****** Promises UNKEPT *******

Dear All

I am not trying to waver away from the title - please read below before I jump back to the track

Sadhguru (Jaggi Vasudev) - it appears - has never ever missed a yoga class he had scheduled - in fact he was not even late for any of the class. 

He narrated a story in one of the sathsanghs when he got into an accident while travelling in his bike for a particular class - this happened long time back. 

His calf muscle was literally torn and he was bleeding profusely but he managed to limp his way to a local Doctor's house. The Doctor hesitated to put the stitches as he did not have anaesthetic facilities. It appears Sadhguru encouraged him to go ahead as he was already getting late for the class. 

While he observed the doctor doing his part, he had to casually talk to the Doctor who was scared by his own act.....!! 

This was the level of his mental maturity and enduring  capability. 

As one of the audience spell bound by the narration, I still remember his words towards the end "did I not have pain ? it was terrible but I did not get hurt !!" was the way he closed the incident in his typical style.

Now, coming back to the subject, I do not fancy reaching this level of maturity in this life time. 

But it is quite clear that our unkept promises are the root cause of most of our mental agonies. Be it a long pending visit to Kashi / Kedarnath or be some thing as trivial as cleaning up the book shelf which irritates us on daily basis - we are beaten up internally when we just don't do things.

Is there a way to do / achieve every thing that we aspire for ? 

I think the answer is a big NO. 

Either we should learn not to make a resolve / pledge for any thing and every thing OR prefer to take our resolutions bit easier.......!! 

Now, the latter one may put us in real danger of  taking any thing and every thing lightly. All of us know the concept of SMART goal but I wonder if "S" should indicate "selective" instead of "specific". 

I feel it is important to take goals that are worth taking - big or small ones, either way its fine but those simple tasks that we must do, better be handled without a ripple of remorse / pride about it. (I am also including a visit to our native village - which won't take more than a week end if we are willing)

See, In fact - not very long ago - in an unfortunate moment, I thought I am going to write at least one post every fortnight & I did not write this monday because......because, I had nothing to write.....!! Why the hell, a resolution ? (I am just cursing myself - no pun intended)

If you find this post simplistic, I find it a breakthrough indeed. 

At last, before getting old and disabled, I have discovered way to be happy :-)

Love // Suren