Swaasthya

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

I

I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in.
I am lost ... I am hopeless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.

II

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I'm in the same place. But it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.

III

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it is there.
I still fall in ... it’s a habit.
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

IV

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it.

V

I walk down another street.
~ Portia Nelson

Thanks to Bob Roth for reading this above poetry during our twice daily TM Meditation at 2x Daily Transcendental Meditation Group In Gratitude, Sunil Kumar Kanojia, Sunil Kanojiaat Swaasthya

“Every day, think as you wake up:

Today I am fortunate to have woken up.

I am alive, I have a precious human life.

I am not going to waste it.

I am going to use all my energies

to develop myself,

to expand my heart out to others,

to achieve enlightenment

for the benefit of all beings.

I am going to have kind thoughts towards others.

I am not going to get angry

or think badly about others.

I am going to benefit others

as much as I can.”

~ His Holiness

The XIVth Dalai Lama

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