She was upset. She said that I have been doing so much for my family. I have been doing so much in the world and still, I do not feel happy why?
I asked her, what does she think all day? She shared that she felt stuck and she was not happy with her life. She was doing things for her family and others but she felt she was stuck. She did not want to and because she did not want to, she kept calculating what others were doing for her. When she did not find a satisfactory result she felt upset.
This energy system does not run like this. If you water a tree, the tree does not give you water. It may not give you anything directly. It will keep the Earth intact, it will purify the air for you, it will support ecosystem. The rain will come from the clouds and then into the river and then the water will reach to you. If you are serving your family, they may not serve you back but they may support the ecosystem you are in. Who is doing what, you may never imagine.
The second thing. Either you can think like what you have done and what others are doing, which will definitely create anger in you because you will never find a balance or you can simply ask yourself, what more I can do? You cannot hold both the thought processes simultaneously.
The third thing is, service is not only in actions. The service is also in heart and mind. If you are serving only with actions, you will be frustrated. But if you add your heart and mind to it, you will be peaceful.
The fourth thing, like Krishna, said in Gita, You do your Karma and let me decide the result is actually true. There are so many permutations and combinations that we can never calculate the results. So why put our mind into that. So keep doing what all you can do and everything will definitely be fine.
Now let me ask you, do you feel you have everything in life?
Yes, I have two sons, one husband, we live in a very big house, his parents support me, and I can get anything I want. Be it international holiday or anything else. What else are you expecting then? All of this must have been a blessing for the things you have been doing. She was quiet. She wondered what else she wanted. But then maybe sometimes we all are.
We all have lots of things. BUt may be we do not realize. The only way to gain peace is keep asking yourself, how can I serve more today. Do not ask, what did I get today. More you serve, more anyway will come.
