Recently I came across an incident from someone’s life that touched me somewhere so deep, thought I’ll share it here. 🙂
Lao Tzu, who opened up the path of Tao, was one of the most beautiful human beings that ever walked this planet. At the age of 84, when he was on his death bed, his disciples gathered around him and asked, “we have seen you in all kinds of extreme situations but you have always been joyous. What is the secret?”
…Lao Tzu said, “Oh that! That’s no secret. It is just that every day, when I wake up in the morning, a thought comes to me, ‘Today, shall I be joyous or miserable?’ Till now, I just happened to choose joy, that’s all.”
…That’s all it is. If you choose to be joyous this moment, you can be joyous. It is just that you have to make a choice every moment that you want to be joyous. No matter what is happening, if you wish to be joyous right now, you can be…
…Consciously, very firmly make a choice that you will live as a joyous human being. Don’t put it on mortgage – “But if this happens, how can I be joyous? If that happens, how can I be joyous?” “Whatever happens, I will live as a joyous human being” – make a choice like that.
Contrary to my belief earlier, I have seen this working for me, just that this needs to be conscious choice and too, every day, every moment, which means I am aware of this thought every moment of the day. I have been able to have some control over my life situations.
Hope this helps!
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