Yesterday I was reflecting on Yuvraj Singh’s
life over last one year. He was on top of the world after receiving the Man of
series title in World Cup 2011. He had
the whole world at his feet and everyone was raving about him. Nothing seemed
to going wrong with him. On February 5th, disaster struck and he was
diagnosed with lung cancer. The world had turned upside down. From the epitome
of success, he slipped to the lowest depths of misery. I just wondered about
the unpredictability of life. You don’t know what’s going to strike you next –
fortune or misfortune.
One of my friend’s dad had a paralytic
stroke and has been bedridden for 5 years now. My friend was in a state of
shock as his dad was hale and hearty when he left for work that morning. Now he
has been seeing his dad motionless on the bed for past five years without any
improvement. He told me yesterday that he has developed such a physiological fear
for this unpredictability of life that he was considering consulting a
physciatrist. As I was trying to console
him, one thing struck me – unpredictability of life has its own pits and falls.
Though it shocks us sometimes with extreme grief and happiness, it also
emphasizes us that life is short and to live it 100% each moment.
Now what is living 100%? A commitment
to wear a smile on your life even during the most turbulent times is living
100%. A life without any grudges or complaints is 100% living. A life spent on bringing
smiles on people’s faces around you is 100% living. Unpredictability dawns a
sudden realization that we need to keep unnecessary emotions at bay and work on
priorities in life. We realize life is too short to cry and crib over trivial
matters. It encourages us to give our
best effort on every job we do. With death we realize that we can be remembered
after our death with our good deeds not by our bank balance.
I would like to quote one of my favorite
guruji’s (Sri Sri Ravishankar) quotes
The
realization that life is very short brings dynamism in your life. Unwanted
things will fall off as well as distractions. When you have to be acting or
putting out effort, know that life is short. When you are expecting a result,
then you are often frustrated. The ignorant person does it the other way: He
hurries for the result and is impatient. Impatience goes away when you know
that life is eternal. When you are looking for a return of a favor from someone
or a result from your good deed, you want it quickly. When you realize life is
short, procrastination falls away. But when you know that there are many lifetimes,
you realize that if you don't get it sooner, you get it later. Wake up and see
your life is too short. Time is running so what are you doing with your life?
Is it being useful to you and the world around you? Realize life is too short.
WAKE UP! LIFE IS ETERNAL!
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