Too focused on the outside, he
overlooks the treasures inside, for it has been said whence one has accepted
his state and condition, the unfair situation, the good luck and the lack of
it, one gathers understanding and through that understanding a sort of wisdom. The
underlying problem is we try to find blame when no one should be blamed, when
everyone should be blamed, when everyone should be blaming himself instead of
blaming others.
The problem is, it is difficult
not to care of what other’s think especially when you were raised in a place
filled with judgmental human beings. The despicable act of judging grows on
you. The point being conveyed is when you stop thinking about judgmental people;
you cease to be a judgemental person. Judging is a disease caught by the
sick trait of the environment.
Constantly judging the self, his
intention and his objectives on the other hand is a whole different dimension. When one concentrates on his every intention, he becomes aware of
his mistakes and weaknesses instead of the weaknesses of others, as a consequesnt being more conscious
of his being and condition. It is not easy looking at the self from the within.
It is not easy to restrict desires all the time. It is not easy always studying the intention on every single thought, speech and action. Sincerity is questioning
every move, speech, gesture and intention is almost extinct.
The remembrance of spiritual
teachers teaching about sincerity comes to mind. They don’t only speak of it
but live it. Looking at the way they live their lives and the internal strength
they extant convinces one more that these are gifted beings. Sure to the kings
who reign the world, they look like insignificant beggars. However the beauty
of character displayed through sincerity portrays what true virtue is.
On a more random note, the part
of life where a fate is decided in whichever household it is born into
suffocates the mind. Though being more and more aware of one’s limited intelligence
and comprehension; a realization comes to mind, it is the community, society,
the people that judge, stereotype, classify, degrade and divide. On and on, generation
after generation, time and time again, the tarnished system keeps consuming each man’s soul for generations and generations, time and time again, on and on.
Men are naturally attracted to physical wealth
and prowess though excessive love for it has changed and shaped the mind-set of
mankind…hence as a result mankind has inherited these values and have all
become trapped victims to a transgressing, selfish society.
However, the goal is to draw
close to the pious and the people who have achieved sincerity, the ones blessed
with wisdom. Although the world might
look at them unkindly and tauntingly, they constantly strive hard for the community, to not be neglectful to the soul. These are the very few who live
with what they have and try their best to not prioritize physical wealth.
Surely they deserve some respect?
After all we are just humans,
weak and fallible, we live for a while and we are forgotten even before the final
farewell, the once producing well is now dry and abandoned, it is better to be
conscious of the self than to spend life for the recognition of human trolls. Most men are not wise they've continue to disregard the soul that lay beneath
the soil. May we be granted the strength, will and the courage to stand against
the tides—for the wealth of the soul is a wealth that is whole.
