Guneet is my younger daughter. She is now 6 years old. There is something about her which is not of this world, which is divine. I enjoy looking at her, her eyes, and try to feel life thru her. There are so many things to learn from her. Once, we are playing "Ladder and Snakes". We used to be happy when we would go up the ladder, and sad when bitten by a snake. We will pray for a number so that we could step up the ladder, or silently praying for a number for our opponent, so that he gets bitten by snake. Everybody wanted to win and not lose. Among us, there was Guneet, who was happy just by having a turn to throw the dice. She wouldn't bother what number came on the dice, whether she is ahead of us or behind..... just getting the chance to throw a dice would make her happy. I learnt that playing itself is so enjoyful, every part of it, without thinking of losing or winning. Same is true for life. Living itself is fun and not winning or losing.
Another time, it was the last swimmimg class, and the kids were to get their report cards. Simran and Guneet passed and moved to the next level. We were happy that they passed. But Guneet was sad, coz she wanted to be with the same teacher in the same level. She was so unware of the worldly concepts of winning, succeddding. She was just concerned about the happiness that she is deriving from the current class. As Osho says 'Whenever you enjoy something, you are in tune with yourself and you are in tune with the Universe, because your center is the center of all…so do only that you enjoy, otherwise stop’. And he also says, nothing fails like success. The philosophy was same. Enjoy what you enjoy. Don't put labels of success, win etc. on things.
I am waiting to learn lot more things from Guneet. She is one of my masters.
Another time, it was the last swimmimg class, and the kids were to get their report cards. Simran and Guneet passed and moved to the next level. We were happy that they passed. But Guneet was sad, coz she wanted to be with the same teacher in the same level. She was so unware of the worldly concepts of winning, succeddding. She was just concerned about the happiness that she is deriving from the current class. As Osho says 'Whenever you enjoy something, you are in tune with yourself and you are in tune with the Universe, because your center is the center of all…so do only that you enjoy, otherwise stop’. And he also says, nothing fails like success. The philosophy was same. Enjoy what you enjoy. Don't put labels of success, win etc. on things.
I am waiting to learn lot more things from Guneet. She is one of my masters.
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