Imagine you are thirsty and there is no water around. You become thirstier and
search for water. There is no water around. You keep searching, you search
everywhere, and all of a sudden, you find a hand pump and to your surprise, it
pumps up the water. You pump the water, drink it to your satisfaction and
without mistake, you will thank god for providing you with the water.
It was not just the water, but it was your thirst and the subsequent water,
that would have made you thank the god. Water was always existing in the hand
pump. It’s your thirst, your search for water, you drinking the water and the
final outcome of satisfaction that made you thank the god.
Now, imagine you need money - lots and lots of money. You don’t have a way of
getting your hands on it. There is no money around. So, you search for it. And
you don’t find more money. You keep searching, you search everywhere, and all
of a sudden, you find a new job and to your surprise, it pumps more money for
you. You do the job, get more money and keep living your life. Did you ever
thank anybody for this ‘more’ money?
You are happy to get a job, you are happier to get more money, but did you
thank the god? After a few days, you will need more money. You will go through
the same process, get a new job, and get more money. But, are you not missing
being thankful, being grateful to god?
In all this process, day after day; day in-day out, you are going through life.
You are earning money, you are doing your job well, you are taking care of your
family – your spouse, your kids, your parents, you are a good friend to
someone, you are going out of your way and doing a random act of goodness. Have
you taken a moment, sat down for a second and thought how this has happened?
You might find it odd, but you will find that you have never thanked yourself.
You have not thanked yourself, for a long long time - your efforts, your
achievements, your failures, your deeds, your mistakes. Even if you wouldn’t
live another day, you would find that you have lived a life that you ought to
be proud of.
Start today - thank yourself, value yourself, continue doing
your best and better yourself.
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