Race Of Thoughts - Negativity

There have been numerous ocassions where I have made a self-analysis and found that in our general life, we get instinctive thoughts of negativity - maybe because we are too worried about wanting something and are overwhelmed by the loss in the risks associated. However, this fear evades us from being a true self. That loss is factually the biggest loss we can imagine of - to loose the true oneself.

Let me explain you in a very simple story, what is instinctive race of thoughts and their influence on negativity.

One day a laborer is traveling through a very small district, where the houses are far apart from each other. This man, after extreme hard work in the day, has left for further work in the scorching heat.

As he walks past a vast barren stretch of land; he starts feeling extremely thirsty. He continues however; but with course of time realizing that he cannot continue anywhere further. Straining his eyes to see ahead of the dusty path he notices that at the end of the lane is a huge mansion, and he gallops with new vigor. On reaching the mansion he finds another person on the top floor trying to call him over. The laborer calls out to the man, to help and give him some water if possible.

The man immediately nods and shouts back, “I’ll get you some, right away, you wait there sir! I’ll come downstairs myself to give you the water.” The laborer is all but more than pleased to find such a courteous man to help him. He wishes from inside, “Let this man live a long life God. He is a patron of selflessness, great conduct and true fellowship.” Thinking so, he settles himself on the rock beside; waiting eagerly for the man to return.

However, after 10 minutes, the man does not return, and the laborer is furious. He gazes at the skies and retorts, “Why do you create such being GOD!! Can’t they have the little courage to practice honest conduct? Why do they be so selfish, for a pail of water? Couldn’t you nurture a seed of fellowship in their minds? It really is worst that he did not flatly refuse me; instead fooled me by making false promises and then backing off. Oh God! Oh virtuous, do punish him severely for that, if at all you cannot do anything else for me.

So saying, with his heart still sobbing for the ‘lost faith’, he trudges the way ahead. But had he not moved even a few feets ahead, he suddenly hears a cry from behind, calling out. He turns behind to see the same man running towards him. But what is this…he is carrying a few sliced lemons in one hand, and a glass in the other. The man reached over him and said, “Hey man! Sorry for the delay in coming down. When I saw your face, I found you almost crestfallen from body and soul, tired maybe after that long journey. So I thought I might as well prepare some lemon juice for you and also provide you some more for your long and exhaustive journey ahead.”

The laborer…he was speechless. He did not have words to believe and express gratitude for this unknown man who had thought so good for him. Not to mention, the laborer felt like killing himself for thinking so badly about a man so kind and generous.

Now what to infer from this? Lots of time we have been in a situation where we have struggled and dedicated completely for a task/event/relation or for that matter any such entity. We feel so happy when we are at its peak, and we give all our support, blessings and good belief to the Almighty, or to that matter to ourselves, in some cases.

But when there is a delay in the oncoming fruits/opportunities/results, we start frustrating ourselves easily. We become negative in the race of thoughts.

And by the time you have known the delay was for some good, the same thoughts have crippled your power of belief in hard times. How do we counter this then?

Just look at the small child for an instance. Look how engrossed he is in his toy, even if half-dozen people around him have struck to the ‘CLIMAX’ of some super-hit action thriller Hollywood movie, forgetting anything else. The child does not care whether it is 10 people around him staring at the TV or even more than that. His focus is only on that toy and how lovely it is to play with.

Do not run or act like the crowd does or where the crowd goes! Focus on what exactly you wish to achieve. In a similar manner, get yourself embraced in the web of complete faith on the one you believe – it may be the Lord – or it maybe your SELF too. It may not help you in your cause for your well-being, but it will at least instil complete positiveness to your life - making each and every moments of your life fruitful and enjoyable.