When I was small, there was a mulberry tree in our yard. The fruits were so sweet and they were so much. Who so ever came, plucked and ate freely. I miss them and still i am unable to find such taste. I was wondering, if the tree ever calculated, and held ego of giving me so much, would I have still thought of it with so much love and respect?
I look at the sun every morning and I know we cannot live without sunlight. Our bodies will start falling apart without sunlight. Infact we cannot even walk properly if we lack sunlight. Same way, the air, water, land, everything in nature is given to us in abundance without asking, and what if they start holding the ego?
My domestic help shared that one of her former employers had given her some clothes and when ever she needed something, she always held that at her head saying, I gave you that so you are bound to help me. Finally, one day, she returned those clothes and left saying, she would better earn or not wear anything. This was harsh but then wasn’t the way she was being treated harsh? NO one likes obligation and no one wants to hear it. And when we give there is no obligation. We shall be grateful that we have been blessed in way that we can even give and share. Bhagwd gita says that any kind of charity given with ego is of the lowest category. The highest one is without ego, without motive.
Further more, how would we feel if we have to receive with someone’s obligation? We need to actually sit and write, how we want to feel when we receive anything. Exactly same way, we shall treat others, and we will be able to see the change.
