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Spread the Grace of Love

“Love cannot be learnt or taught. Love comes as Grace.”
-          Rumi
Rumi was right. Love comes as grace and spreads as light. Often we over estimate ourselves as the most lovable and loving souls in this universe. But in the name of love, we act so selfish. Our attachment to our own world and people is often misunderstood as love. So what is selfless love? There are different definitions for selfless and pure love. I share one of my encounters with a simple yet wonderful lady in a city bus. I was sitting in a bus behind the seat reserved for senior citizens in which a young lady sat. After a while, a sixty year old woman entered the bus and asked me to get up and offer her my seat. I, claiming myself a rule bound person didn’t give her the seat but suggested her to ask the lady who sat in the senior citizen’s seat. The woman instead of asking her started scolding me. I was taken aback by her rudeness and became even more rigid in offering her the seat. Then the lady next to me offered her the seat and stood up. She was genuine and happy for her gesture. When I questioned her, she answered with a smiling face, “Sometimes it is ok to let go off the rules and regulations. I offered her the seat because she is old and can’t stand. I didn’t bother about her attitude or the attitude of the young lady sitting in senior citizen’s seat.” Her innate kindness impressed me and made me think. Not that we should always sacrifice at the cost of our own comfort. But, despite being in a good enough position to stand, I didn’t even think about offering her the seat. 

Most of the time, our goodness depends upon the behaviour of the other person and our convenience. Very few people are blessed with innate kindness and unconditional love. They are not just good people but they are noble. Many a times we change and become empathetic and kind either by our own experience or by seeing others. Why? We learn to forgive as we were forgiven by somebody else in the past. We stop judging others as we were judged by others in the past. We don’t believe in the unknown and unseen truth as we were the victims of such false allegations in the past. Let it be! May our kindness be innate or through experience. The world needs generosity today. The universe demands that extra mile of effort to make peace with the people around us. One random act of kindness may light a spark in the other person to think. It enlightens them one day or the other to be empathetic towards others; to shower unmitigated affection for others; to make ‘Love’ as the innate quality and common genes of every human being.

A Thank you note to your security guard.. Chocolates to the street children... Bangles to your maid... or a wonderful party just for yourself.. Try one random act of kindness just to feel that goodness of being genuinely good.




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