WHO IS WHO?

Hi friends,

WHO IS THE SMARTER OF THE TWO?

The proverb says give the work to the one who works and the pay to the idler. It is believed that the smart would get all accolades and go up in the ladder. But in fact, you will only repent as people will load you with more work. There are two types of people.

The workaholic returns home, removes the shoes, keeps it in its place, takes a towel, goes to the restroom, finish washing, takes the coffee kept ready for him on the dining, sits on the sofa and talks passionately with his wife about the day. He then helps her in domestic chores.

The other one, does no work in the office, except gossiping, visiting canteen, returns home. At the street corner, loosens his tie disturbs his hairstyle, unbutton and rolls up one of his sleeves, enters the house posing tired, throws the shoes and lies down on the sofa fully stretched. His wife brings coffee, applies Wicks on his forehead and he retires to his bed till dinner is ready.

WHO IS A SENIOR CITIZEN? 

Most of the people are under the impression that if a person is 70 and another is 30, then the first one is elder and the second is younger. It is not so. There is a new theory to find out who is elder and who is younger.

To merge with God is the ultimate goal of life. To achieve this, one has to become pure. To become a pure soul, realizations of God is important. For realization, renunciation and bhakti are important. For renunciation one should get fully satisfied to leave an object. To get fully satisfied one has to take many births.

Assuming it takes 100 births to merge with God, a person who is 70 may be in his 20th birth desiring more objects of pleasure. The other person who is 30 may be in his 50th birth might have left most of his desires. Therefore, the one who is 70 in his 20th birth is younger to the one who is 30 in his 50th birth.

So whether a person is elder or younger is assessed by his desires and not by his age in a particular birth. A person with fewer desires is elder and the person with more desires is younger.

WHO IS BETTER?

While talking about people, their upbringing, education, employment etc my grandfather used to make the following remarks. I don't know how far he was correct. He had already reached the Lord's lotus feet.

People can be compared to a hen. There are three types of hens.

1.Hens that eat in the owner's house and also lay eggs there.

2.Hens that eat in the owner's house but lay eggs with the neighbour.

3.Hens that eat in the neighbour's house but lay eggs with the owner.

You can judge which is the best.

WHO IS A GURU?

In earlier days, every family had their priest like a family doctor who knew the details of the members. Now, it runs like employment exchange, with a senior priest deputing someone not known to us to perform a function or ceremony. I do not wish to discuss the definition and the role of a Guru. Life has changed and they should also lead their life like others.

For my father's ceremony, a priest was deputed. After the ceremony, he demanded an exorbitant fee which was more than what I had agreed to with the principal priest. When I told him, he said it was his rate and he should be paid his amount. It did not occur to me to discuss the fees with him when he arrived to perform the function.

I told him there was no prior understanding between us and requested him to talk to the principal priest who had sent him. He talked to him and did not listen to his words and started creating a scene. Unable to bear the humiliation, I paid the amount and sent him off. This is how priests who take the temporary place of a guru behave nowadays.