Love or Hate

What is the world coming to of late? The world is full of hatred and violence that even Mother Nature is against humanity. The recent earthquakes, tsunami, fires, floods and volcanic eruptions are proof of this. This reminds me of a saying, "The universe gives to you in return what you give to it".

There is this little story that I want to share. There was this little boy in a small village by the hills. He is a shepherd, taking care of a dozens sheeps. He tends to get bored and lonely sometimes, so he shouts at the top of his voice to entertain himself. He was surprised when he heard another voice repeating whatever he said. He tried asking who it was but all he got in return was whatever he himself shouted. This went on for some time.

One day, a traveller was passing by the place and he saw what the boy was doing. He immediately knew that the boy obviously didn't that the repeated sound was none other than the echo of his own voice. He asked the boy what he was doing and the boy told him everything. The boy was shouting angrily at his own echo. The traveller then said to the boy, "That is the universe giving you back in return whatever you gave to it". He then told the boy to shout, "I love you". The boy shouted it and his echo repeated the same. The boy was surprised. The traveller then told the boy that the universe will give you back whatever you give to it. So, if you say nice things you will get nice things in return.

This is not just a story but something which is happening in our everyday life. We do bad things and expect good things to happen to us. How is this even logical? This is the Universal Law, we get back in return whatever we give. So, if we want good things to happen to us, then we should try doing good things too.

We should try spreading peace and goodwill to people around us. Spread the love and feel it coming back to us more than we could imagine. Try not to hate anyone but accept their flaws and shortcomings, and love them too. Its always easier to love someone rather than hate them. You use less energy and also help yourself when you try to love someone. Whereas when you hate someone, you stress yourself, think of bad things and end up with a negative energy which ends up harming yourself more than the person you hate.

So choose to love and not hate. Love your family, friends and maybe even your enemy. Try to make someone's day, not ruin it and I'm sure that your day will be made to. Honestly, nothing can beat the satisfaction I get when I have helped someone. Even small things like offering my seat to an elderly person in the bus or giving someone directions. Enjoy all the beautiful things that life has to offer. I even want to thank my enemy(I don't have one technically...just the people whose company I don't enjoy much), as they have taught me what I should not do in my life.

From the bottom of my heart, I want to say that I love you all very much. Each and every person present in my beautiful life. You people make it meaningful and worth living. I love my life and I thank GOD for giving me this life. So spread the love and go make someone's life meaningful and beautiful today.