So the world is perfect, now what becomes important is our inner world and the
first thing to consider in this inner world is the attitude. the attitude we
keep towards the outer world gives us the experience of happiness and distress
Our attitude you don't believe let me give you a
example!
Two patients were admitted in a hospital ward, they were in the same room both of
them were bedridden. One's bed was by the side of the window every day for one
hour he would be made to sit up so that the fluid in his lungs would drain out
he was critically ill the other patients bed was away from the window he had to
remain bedridden lying down. Since the two were together day and night they became
good friends they talked about their childhood their likes and dislikes their
youth teen years their jobs bosses spouses everything under the Sun a great
bond the friendship developed between the two of them for the one hour that
the first patient would sit he could see outside the window of that hospital ward
which was practically like a cell for these patients and seeing at the
beautiful world he would describe the wonderful scenery to his friend there
was a garden by the side a fountain existed in the center of the garden
it had a Ledge people would come and sit there and speak with mirth and frolic
little children would come and play old couples would sit there basking in the
Sun young lovers would walk hand-in-hand ducks and geese would also make their
way there to make it all a merry scene when the first patient described this
the second patient would be thrilled he would watch the world through the eyes
of his friend. He began looking forward to the one hour when his friend would
see outside and describe what he saw. He began relishing the beauty of the outer
world sharing the vision of his friend However one day an evil thought crept
into the second patient's mind. Why does this guy get to have all the fun?
why is God unfair and why can I not see what he can see? He allowed that thought
to remain in the mind and as happens with thoughts
it started festering until it created the wound inside until his whole
attitude got affected and he started burning with envy that grew into hatred
for his friend, this guy's so lucky I hate him!
One night the first patient started coughing it was a different kind of
cough as if he was getting suffocated finding it difficult to breathe the
obvious right thing would have been to reach out for the emergency Bell and
press it but he was so distraught with the pain that the thought did not come
to him. The proper thing for his friend would have been to press his emergency
Bell but the friend was so consumed with resentment he said he's suffering let
him suffer serves him right for being such a bad person
The first patient coughed a few times and then he was quiet. In the morning the
nurse came saw what had happened without a fuss the dead body was moved
away. Nobody was the wiser of what had transpired at night in the second
patient's mind. He allowed a few days to go by and then he made a request now I'm
a little healthier can my bed be moved to the side of the window they said
surely, he was moved there. He said can I sit up for a while they said why not
they made him set up and he had the opportunity to look out of the window as
his friend would look but all he saw was the wall of the neighboring building. He
was astonished he was disappointed he said what is this they said this is the
warehouse that is by the side of our Hospital it's pretty big that is why our
window oversees it he said what is it that the other patient used to see and
described to me
he said that was his attitude that was the beauty of his inner world that he
was sharing with you. As the saying goes two men looked out from the prison bars
one saw the mud and the other saw the stars. We all have our attitudes and in
those attitudes we experience happiness or distress. When there was the flooding
in Uttaranchal
the TV crew was covering now they are concerned with their here our TRP points
and GRP points etc so bad news is the only news. As they say that if a dog
bites man it is not news if man bites dog it is news so they were interviewing
somebody what happened what was your loss. Oh!! my house got destroyed and and then
they came to this lady. What is your problem? She said nothing at all and
thanking God nothing has gotten destroyed no my houses mean washed away
really and you're not miserable. No because my husband is alive my
children are alive I'm thanking God for his Grace's
I was seeing these interviews and I said look what a difference in the attitudes
These attitudes we keep is not created by God, don't blame others for it take
responsibility for your attitude. Your attitude is in your hands.
Choose the proper attitude!