Monday Motivation for Success from Siva (58): The great are never satisfied of giving and serving.

Hi,
The great people give their best at their work. They serve to the best of their abilities. They understand the requirements of others at home and work place and serve them in all the engagements they are a part of. However well they perform in their responsibilities, they are not satisfied. Because, they want to give more and more. Their desire to give is never satiated. They are so thirsty of giving that they never get complacent and therefore always explore the opportunities for giving more and more to the people who depend on them. Let us look at this story from Mahabharata and see what we could learn from it for our own success in life.
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The great are never satisfied of giving and serving

Yudhishtira fell for the game of dice and lost all his wealth, his brothers, and himself. He betted and lost Draupadi too. She was then dragged to the court of Duryodhana by the wicked Duhsasana. She was caught by her hair and brought to the assembly. He started disrobing her by pulling her garments.

She asked Yudhishtira, Bhima, and even Arjuna to save her. They bent their heads and kept quiet. She pleaded with the elders sitting there for justice. None of them rose up to stop Duhsasana. No one uttered a single word. They felt shameful and closed their eyes so as not to see the cruel attempt of disrobing her. Draupadi felt helpless. She asked for god's help, "Oh Krishna, the lord of the world, abandon me not in this dire plight. You are my sole saviour. Protect me." The divine intervention occurred, and she was given unlimited clothing that however long Duhsasana tried pulling and stripping her, she got fresh garments that clothed and covered her body. Duhsasana tried and tried pulling her saree, but failed to disrobe her, felt tired, and fell down.

In the later days of Krishna, he used to express his grief by saying, "When no one came to her rescue in the full assembly of the Kauravas, Draupadi had so much of trust in me that she cried for my help calling me 'Govinda, Dwarakavasa.' I could not do anything good to her." But Krishna actually gave her the unlimited clothing that indeed saved her respect and dignity on that day. He also gave protection to her mangalasutra by saving her five husbands time and again from several threats to their lives during their life. Though he did so much to her and the Pandavas, he always felt that he did not do enough for them. He wanted to help them more and more. That's why He is called Analah.

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We work. We give. We extend help to others when in need. And, it is important to continue to give more and more in fulfilling our responsibilities at home and work. We must always ask ourselves about what best we could give more and how best we could serve more to others. And, when we get into that nature of giving and sharing, we improve our inner self and love of helping others, we make our homes more joyful and our work places greater and more empowered and enjoyable for all. Can we shift our focus from questioning others about what they have done to asking ourselves what more we could do?

To your continued SUCCESS,

With love,

Siva

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