Mystery 0f Serenity

When we hear things that we like to hear, it is music to the ears. But when the reverse happens we become prone to quick bursts of anger and resentment. The feeling will be so powerful that the debate will escalate from just harmless reasoning to hurtful accusations.

Annoyance sets in and the temperature rises to fury or even wrath. The gamut of human emotions will emerge to get your goat at all costs. Such dreaded urge is very difficult to resist, because the impulse to justify and attack is too strong when we feel criticized. The refusal to accept the truth will be in vain, and it is certainly not effective to talk sense anymore.

If we want to learn, we should be willing to hear the truth and try to understand that point of view, but not just nod while formulating our retorts

We are living in a pretentious world and people become too robotic in thinking and living their artificial way of life in the tinsel world. The yardstick that keeps people moving ahead is the temptation of avarice and they conveniently failed to take time to look around the people they are with.

The primordial feelings filled with negativities will emerge and like a double-edged sword, the cut will be hurtful enough to warrant retaliation of the worst kind. Such knee-jerk reaction is to lash back in an aggressive manner just to get even. No matter how hopeless it may seem to be, we should not find time to be angry but to find time for serenity and appeasement.

The greatest enemy of man is jealousy because it blinds us from the truth. When everything that deserves appreciation goes unnoticed; to be suspicious of the worst kind involving our beloved ones; blaming others for our own failures and the refusal to accept our own shortcomings will be the bitter end of our own makings. Such common negative traits badly need the bridge of serenity for us to grow and get better in every aspect of life.

The soothing effect of Nature is the answer to the modern malady of failing to understand and realize the pressure pot we are putting ourselves into. To be with Nature, it gives a serene feeling of peace and comfort, and most of all to be mollycoddled since we need it badly.

Many of us live with our dreams even with a tinge of hope wishing that it will come true one day. However, many dreams too will escape to quirky fantasies when overwhelmed by real world problems. It does not matter living a staid home life or constantly on the move, we all have our dreams. Like a child who may appear to be entirely in the world of “make-believe” it makes no difference for adults to be in fool’s paradise.

Nothing in your drawing board will become hopeless unless it is allowed to buckle under the weight of trivia. And try as you may because you do require a helping hand to rise again to where one should be.

Nothing comes easy but just because of uncertainty most people consider it impossible to accept that there is hope. The helping hand itself comes from your belief that you are willing to give one more try, even it is riding for a fall.

Living with shame, failure, anxiety or unhappiness, hope is the word that every hurting heart understands. There is no necessity trying to walk a mile in their shoes because such adversities will ultimately reveal the similarity in us. The way to overcome such feeling is from the willingness and acceptance that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.

Like the flow of the crystal clear water in the stream sparkling along to unknown destination, it will mollify the troubled hearts. Hope is alive because it is only audible to those who are willing to hear its whispers.

A misanthropist sees nature as friend and a hermit sees people as nuisance. No matter what we have chosen to be, everyone of us has the feeling of deep aching loneliness somehow or rather.

When a powerful surge of emptiness is overwhelming, solitude will sneak up on you. The pain of divource; losing a beloved one; a victim of ostracism or a self-imposed solitude is the evitable emotion that is real. So in the next extended moment of loneliness, find a place where you can be quiet and alone. Sit quietly and close your eyes. There is no hurry because you have all the time in the world to reflect what you are into.

To be alone in the “loneliness” is to find peace and to endure the lonely feeling which will not kill unless you have decided to do so. We are not alone! Lonely persons can be found in every profession, every economic level, every ethnic group, every culture, and every age group. The pain of loneliness is no respecter of persons.

This story substantiates how lonely people are and if only we take time to meet them.

When Joe walked into a coffee shop, he saw a man sitting at a corner by himself with a cup of coffee. Joe approached him and introduced himself to Sam. After a short conversation, Sam confessed that it had been a long time since he had spoken to anyone.

When Sam was leaving, he shook Joe’s hand to thank him for his company and Joe replied that it had been a long time he had shaken a hand.

The simple truth is that a shared pain is half the pain and shared joy is twice the joy. To be alone or to feel lonely is not a sign of weakness but to find peace within.

Ultimately, we will come to understand that happiness is not about changing who we are, but accepting who we are, warts and all, and learning to live with them. When our world seem meaningless and fills with loneliness, we should not dissolve in tears and wails. This will not make us feel better but bitter about what has become of ourselves.

One of the worst human traits is to snap at the moment when it is beyond control. This will escalate the anger, self-pity or even spite making the situation more complicating while the honest exchange of what has transpired will end in futility.

People are in the rush these days leaving very little time to see places or to be with their loved ones and friends. Days are often filled with anxiety, stress and worry and forget what “living” is all about. People who are the most important blessing are our own family and friends. By overlooking such blessing is always regrettable because we cannot turn back the pages of time.

When the time comes to realize what are missing, it is always a chapter too late to write a complete story of our own life. If only we learn to slow down and prioritise, it is never too late to look for the ray of hope to live a life with serenity.

The four pictures (above) were taken at the same spot but at different time. Nature shows her true colours by exhibiting her perennial serenity no matter in what weather- change. This is the symbolic quintessence where it is missing in the human feelings. The difference is that she remains peaceful and calm, and this is the serenity that humans are lacking.

Nature offers solace in time of crisis and when life is in turmoil. When we have no one to turn to and no helping hand in sight, cry your heart out to vent the pain. When the tears have subsided, the unseen hands of Nature will work in a wondrous way with her whispers of hope to make us walk with lifted heads.