DON’T CHANGE YOUR FACE, BUT INNERSELF

We have taken birth as a human being with great difficulty. It is a rare chance granted to us by Almighty God based on our past ‘karmas’ (deeds) and to mend our faults with virtues in the present life. We should keep in mind that we can not escape the sufferings for what our hands have wrought and thus we should try our best to reach the abode of Divine God (Elysium) by attaining virtuous and meritorious qualities diligently. Removing vices from our life is like dusting off our domestic articles for more clarity and benefits or like weeding out the chaff (evils) from grains. Shakespeare had rightly said that lilies that fester smell are far worse than weeds. We are mired in materialism and amass wealth to the fullest of our greed which distorts or dissipates our progress in real sense. It is true that our body is nothing but like a container of typical shape , made asymmetrical/ disfigured by us, full of blood, water, bones and other filth etc. and once the energy (soul) in it quits it, it starts decaying and emanating foul smell the reason why it requires complete overhaul by ridding it of all sorts of evils (vices), which are secreting poison, to churn out the truth (virtues) to receive grace and bliss of Lord to straighten/ iron out the wrinkles of our life. Also our body including its sense organs work like a machine which requires regular control and maintenance for its proper and trouble free function.

One who is successful in such endeavoures wins half the battles of life. We blame God or luck for the faults/ sins committed by us and hardly try to rectify ourselves to enjoy bliss. We have started worrying for the global warming, imbalances in climate, electricity, food and water shortages and never think for the reasons of going against the nature and misuse of science and technology which are the root causes of this tragic state of affairs due to polluted minds.

We adopt different methods to look stylish, sharp featured and sexy by undergoing beauty, smile, and face lifting and enhancing treatments. Cosmetic surgery has helped such glamorous and pleasure seeking persons by removing scars, blemishes, wrinkles of their body parts or shaping curvaceous body structure but all these are unnatural and decepting ways of blossoming oneself. Some adorn and dress-up with garish make-up and by wearing beautiful, sumptuous, revealing, gaudy and sexual clothes laced with frills and spangles sprinkled with perfumes along with designer jewellery and pearls just to attract and corrupt others or be noticed and impressed upon which is a sad and fake reflection of inner self. One will display the virtues outside only if one treasures them inside. His/ her spirits will uplift, face sparkle and he/ she will feel the thrill of life.

It is very often observed that the faces of some people look like moving corpses indicating as if they are crushed under the heavy load of sorrows. They don’t know that every moment in life is a gift from God with a changing phenomenon. Nothing remains ever green and every thing is transitory. One who has taken birth will bloom/ flourish if nursed and nurtured well right from mother’s womb, sucked/squeezed, drained, dwindle and die over a span of time as every one has come in this world with a return ticket. In short, we are finite entities. Only our deeds will leave the imprint here in this world. The time is running out to mend our ways and cleanse our inner selves.

Hardly people fathom the truth. The wicked derive pleasure by aspersing the right thinking people like saints, sages, clerics and pastors etc. and harbour trumped up allegations and misleading complaints. We should be very conscious from such people. Here we quote two beautiful lines from different devotional songs sung by Hari Om Sharan and Mohammad Raffi respectively in Hindi which say:
1) “Man ka phirae na, manka phirae”
(One does not change the heart but twirls only the beads)
2) “Ujle tan par maan kiya, man ki mel na dhoi”
(One is proud of outer clean body; he has not cleansed the mind).

We should not allow our life to become a roller coaster. If we don’t care purging our inner dross/ scum in time we will be caught in snares unawares and fall sick, mentally and physically. We should never hoodwink others and our selves with our vices. It is extremely necessary to root out the sluggishness of corruption., lawlessness, plundering, misuse of religion, ego, selfishness, inducement, back-biting, peevishness, rancour, vilifying (speaking ill of), bragging (boasting), thanklessness, cunningness, envy and hypocrisy etc. from our life to create a flawless society otherwise we are bound to lead murkier life, nowhere to go , cornered from all sides. Imbibing vices is like spinning cob-web around us from where it is very difficult to extricate our selves later on.

Only with purity of heart we can eschew our inner and outer conflicts. It is, therefore, very necessary to shake off vices and completely cleanse ourselves with truth, forgiveness and other virtuous qualities for our purposeful life and liberation. Our sweet language can absolve many intricacies of life. Lord will help us at every moment of our turmoil provided we follow His commandments. In defying Lord’s will we face nature’s fury very often as a curse.

As said above our inner purification and transformation is needed.Vices are good recipe for our destruction only. Cleansing is like rejuvenating our body system for maximum output otherwise we will cripple our lives soon. Generally we detoxify our inner selves by taking some purgatives, and purify the blood through dialysis by filtering it with the help of a membrane. Treatment and purification of water is done by several means for making it potable. In space shuttle even the urine is made potable by recycling method. It is very necessary to control our fickle mind to achieve the virtues and never become its (mind’s) servant. This is possible only with the help and discourses of sages, saints and seers etc.

One will become real gentleman/ lady or a crest jewel of society only through reforming and squeezing out the vices from inner self. This is the only way to get clean chit of our character from Benign Lord and experience the joy and symphony of life which lies in peace and harmony. Be careful from the antics of some so called saints who misguide and cheat you, all in the name of religion devoid of humanity. The real purpose and meaning of life they (so called saints) are themselves quite ignorant of. If we don’t change our attitude for enriching life then the uncertainties will be lurking over our heads for ever.