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Soul Sustenance 06-12-2012
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Are You A Compulsive Complainer (Part 1)?
We live in a world full of imperfections, and, luckily, we are not perfect either.
Luckily, because being imperfect offers us the possibilities of learning, change
and hope. It inspires us to make an effort and it prevents us from getting bored.
However, for the one who complains it seems that the world should be perfect. With
such a habit it becomes something natural to think how things should or shouldn't
be or could or could not be.
When you complain, your energy and clarity reduce and your unhappiness increases.
You don't accept what there is or what is, as it is. Your complaints lead you to
criticism and to useless gossip. In these kinds of conversations time and energy
are lost and mistrust and unhappiness are generated. Relationships are harmed and
then require a good investment of time and energy to get back the lost trust.
Someone who complains regularly expects the world to make them happy and the Universe
to dance to their music. As things are almost never as they want, they are in a
state of constant complaint. They don't realize that happiness comes from within
and is cultivated within. They expect situations and others to make them happy.
And, as this does not happen, they complain constantly.
The person who often complains feels disappointed and gets discouraged. They feel
that they cannot do anything to change what they would like to change. They feel
weakened inside.
(To be continued tomorrow …)
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Message for the day 06-12-2012
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With benevolent feelings and good wishes we can free people from worrying.
Expression: When we come across people who are faced with a difficult situation
because of which they are worrying, we too usually tend to think about it. Instead
of helping the other person to be free from worrying, we too begin to worry. This
doesn't help either of us in anyway but only adds to the negativity of the situation.
Experience: We need to develop such benevolent feelings for the ones who
are going through the situation that the power of our positive feelings will spread
to them too. It will act like the light of the lamp, which helps to dispel the darkness
around. Only when there is positivity in the mind will they be able to think of
some solution.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris