All his life he had been earning well. Still he wore a torn shirt. He was earning good, had a good house and big family. He had many responsibilities. He felt guilty of spending on himself. He kept doing things for others, waiting for someone else to come and do things for him. But who would do? There was no one in the family who thought that he also would need something, everyone just busy with his/her own life. When his friends went out for dinner, he missed them thinking if he could complete another responsibility, though his children ate in the expensive restaurant. He did miss those things, kept feeling bad for himself. He always had a complain that why am I deprived of everything? The answer is still same, he kept doing things for others and some how he had a conditioning that if he would think of himself, he would be a selfish person.
It is a good thing to give and do things for others. But if we have been feeling deprived and bad for ourselves or if we have been doing things with guilt for self or with a feeling a lack for other, then there is something terribly wrong. We need to re evaluate our thought process.
All the teachings have been interpreted in wrong way.
We must give, we cannot keep inhaling, without exhaling. We have to give to receive. But we need to remember to give also, we need to take. Without that we will not be able to give also.
We deserve best. Do not put yourself down. Like everyone else you also need to be treated well.
Do not wait for someone else to come and do things for you. Get up and take charge of your life and start doing things.
Treat yourself with respect, look at yourself with respect, appreciate yourself, love yourself and be happy for yourself.
Do not feel guilty, do not criticize yourself.
You deserve the best!
Whatever you do, do with happiness.
Bless your life rather than feeling bad for yourself.
You cannot be grateful if you would always feel deprived.
Be grateful, receive with grateful heart and give with a grateful heart.
