Magic of Silence

Giridhar was an old man aged 75 years. He lived very happily and formed a beautiful family. His children grew up and moved to different cities in pursue of good career and future. He lived in a small village carrying the memories of his deceased wife. Giridhar had 4 grand children and they used to visit him during their holidays, and it was the vacation time and Giridhar was eagerly waiting for the arrival of his grand children. He was preparing his home for the kids, cleaning the home, mowing the garden, rearranging the household items, buying the favourite foods, dresses for the children, etc. In the busy arrangements, he lost his favourite watch, old-watch gifted by his wife on there first night after marriage. Giridhar had many watches there after gifted by his kids but this one he treasured the most and it became his sole companion after his wife’s death. He forgot the watch missing and was happy receiving the kids at home. It was only the next day when he was about to take bath, he remembered that the watch was missing. He saw the watch last when he was arranging things in the storeroom. He was shocked and very upset. His grand children asked him why he was so dull and asked him what troubled him. Giridhar said, ‘Dear children, I lost the most precious watch. It was gifted by your grandma and I lost it while cleaning the home! I feel like I’m missing my heart.’ Giridhar was in tears and the children promised him that they would search the watch for him. One granddaughter asked ‘dadaji, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it was missing?’ Giridhar told, ‘I guess when I was cleaning the storeroom because the door bell rang and i checked the time to guess who it could be!’ The children decided to search for the watch in the storeroom, which was full of waste materials, books, scraps, broken furniture, etc. The children searched for more than 2 hours with help of Giridhar and there house help, but could not find it. Giridhar was completely shattered and asked the children to stop searching as they could not find anything. The kids were also too sad, and consoled the grandfather. One grandson again moved to the store room, when Giridhar asked why he was going there again, the little boy requested others not to follow him and remain silent. While the others were little surprised, they still followed what he said. The little boy went to the storeroom and sat there in silence. The other children reached him and asked him what he was doing and the little boy asked them not to make noise. All sat for 5 mins and left He sat there for about 15 minutes and then rushed out of the room to his grandfather screaming i found it & happily gave it to dadaji. All were surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied, ‘I sat there without making a noise and the store room was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick tick’ sound and found the watch. Giridhar?hugged him and thanked the little boy.

Reflection by Dr Anjana?https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/anjanavinod

Reflect in life and recall when was the last time you sat patiently to get answers to some deep questions you had? Remember silence isn't empty its full of answers we just need to listen consciously & carefully When the dust settles and we look back, will we find many answers.?The irony of life is we forget yesterday is ashes, tomorrow wood, only today does the fire burn brightly. Life is so full of hustle and bustle, lets take a few moments of quiet time for ourself each day, counting our blessings and thinking about what we are grateful for, this will go a long way in calming your mind and spirit. Stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there & for fast relief, lets try slowing down Lets go ahead in life and set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it by staying calm because calmness is the cradle of power Today lets start our day with a smile, calmness of mind, coolness of emotions, and a heart filled with gratitude