Hi,
Everyone errs. Who doesn't? But when you err, is there someone who is willing to correct you? If there is one trying to correct you, how do you take it? Do you get hurt and reject it? Or would you accept that it is done in your best interest? Would you see that it is done only out of a genuine concern for you? Let us look at this incidence and see how Krishna responded in such a situation in this Monday's motivational post.....
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Everyone errs. Who doesn't? But when you err, is there someone who is willing to correct you? If there is one trying to correct you, how do you take it? Do you get hurt and reject it? Or would you accept that it is done in your best interest? Would you see that it is done only out of a genuine concern for you? Let us look at this incidence and see how Krishna responded in such a situation in this Monday's motivational post.....
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If only one could make out the difference between anger and anxiety
Krishna as a child was fond of butter, ghee, and other milk products. He used to eat them with great delight at every given opportunity. He was quite mischievous too stealing them along with his friends from others' homes in Gokul. The residents of Gokul often complained about this to Krishna's mother, Yashoda ma.
Added to all this, one day Krishna's friends and his elder brother Balarama came home and told her that Krishna had eaten some soil too. She became upset and very much concerned. She took a small stick in her hand, caught hold of Krishna, and asked him, "What have you done? Why did you the soil? Open your mouth. Show me your mouth." Everyone thought that she was angry with Krishna. But Krishna thought it otherwise. He saw a mother's anxiety in Yashoda, but not any anger in her. He thought that she was perhaps worried that he might get a stomach ache due to that stolen soil. That's why he immediately told her, "Oh my mother, please don't worry. I am eating butter and ghee in order to digest that."
But when she wanted to check his mouth and insisted, Krishna opened his mouth. And what she could notice in it was not even a trace of soil but the mighty universe including the fourteen different worlds.
Krishna as a child was fond of butter, ghee, and other milk products. He used to eat them with great delight at every given opportunity. He was quite mischievous too stealing them along with his friends from others' homes in Gokul. The residents of Gokul often complained about this to Krishna's mother, Yashoda ma.
Added to all this, one day Krishna's friends and his elder brother Balarama came home and told her that Krishna had eaten some soil too. She became upset and very much concerned. She took a small stick in her hand, caught hold of Krishna, and asked him, "What have you done? Why did you the soil? Open your mouth. Show me your mouth." Everyone thought that she was angry with Krishna. But Krishna thought it otherwise. He saw a mother's anxiety in Yashoda, but not any anger in her. He thought that she was perhaps worried that he might get a stomach ache due to that stolen soil. That's why he immediately told her, "Oh my mother, please don't worry. I am eating butter and ghee in order to digest that."
Krishna knew and felt his mother's love for him. So, even though she appeared to be angry with a stick in hand and frown in her eyes, Krishna did not think so. He was touched more by her love for him. So, he blessed her with a sight that dispelled all of her concerns and fulfilled her life. We too come across situations wherein our near and dear ones express their feelings with a raised voice or stern warning. Is it not what they do that is for our good? If they don't do that for us, who will?
To your continued SUCCESS,
With love,
Siva
PS: For "Monday Motivations" published earlier on this blog, please find them at the link given below:
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