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THE VISION
Apr 2014
some persons, we love some persons, we are compassionate towards some and we tolerate some and in some cases we also sacrifice our interests for the sake of others. These human values come from the Spirit within and they are always spontaneous. That means these are inherent and concurrent in us. However, why is it that we are unable to bring these out every time we transact with the world outside? There must be something that blocks the reflection of the traits. We have been told that the traits are not fully reflected because of the opaqueness of our mind — due to fixed opinions, likes, dislikes, prejudices, selfishness and the like. If we keep on thinking of the joy we derived when these inherent traits came out in the form of actions, to a very great extent, the opaqueness will get reduced. It does not become an academic or dry exercise because it will help us to relive what has been experienced by us before. Added to that, we should also try to think about the good things done by others. If parents care to share thoughts of this nature, based upon their own experience, with the young ones, the generation will be freed from the negativities. The individual as well as the society will stand to benefit. — MUKTANANDA