As we grow in size and opinion, each day we are told by the people around us how difficult things are. How difficult it is to study and achieve a good grade, how difficult it is to get into a good university, how difficult it is to get a job, how difficult it is to get a good salary, a promotion, a car, a house. An almost endless list. How I wish people were brighter on their general outlook in life!
However, there are more people that have most of the things listed above, and yet do not have Love in their lives. They have pleasure, but not peace.
So what is the real challenge?
Is the real challenge to become an achiever? A person who can get all these things? Or is the REAL challenge one which demands you to become a giver? A giver of unconditional Love?
I meet many people each day - and each person remembers to tell me about the 'bad economic climate'. I understand it is a reality. But it is also true that anything is only as much of a reality as you accept it. It is very important to be mindful of the circumstances we are in, but it is more important to mindful of the fact that it is temporary. We've lived in eras of civil wars, world wars, the Great Depression, and yet survived. Not only have we survived, but we have given birth to more prosperous generations. It must be understood that many key individuals of these generations have tripped and given in to selfishness over selflessness. Therefore, the real challenge is not only to become an achiever and gain success. The real challenge is to know that achievement and success are temporary just like the person who has achieved them. There is a powerful choice that comes along with success that can make a enormous difference to how people in your surroundings, and even in the world perceive you. That is the choice of being selfish or selfless.
Remaining grounded, and in unconditional Love, no matter what your external state might be - that is the Real challenge. And remaining in unconditional Love and humility, after being blessed with the strength to work hard and achieving brilliant success - that is an even bigger challenge. For the man that is poor by money makes do, and knows that his shining heart will definitely make the difference needed to help people around him. But the man that is rich is quick to forget Love and confuse it with pleasure.
Remaining within Love, that radiates from within, and using that as your powerful tool for transformation is the Real challenge. People remember and use their minds amazingly to analyse situations and people and create opinion. However, they forget they are blessed with hearts too, and that the intelligence of the heart is supreme because it is a mirror of the intelligence of the Creator. Your Heart, which is the seed of your life.
The REAL challenge is to remain true to your heart, in all situations, knowing that all situations, in reality, are temporary.
© Sneha Singh 2010
