Sunday Funday Reading

Know Your Purpose

One day, the river thought to herself, “Do I need to keep flowing all my life? Can’t I stop and rest for a little while?”? She was a bit discouraged and thought to discuss it with a mountain. She needed advice, so she called out to the mountain and shared her thoughts with him.?

The mountain just laughed and said, “Hey, look at me! I have been standing in the same place for ages!”? To this, the river replied, “You are firm and fixed in one place. How could you ever get tired? Look at me, I have to be on a move all the time. I don’t get to rest for even a single minute.”?

The mountain again smiled and said, “That is how you see it, but I get tired of standing here. Every day, I see the same trees and the same patch of sky.” He continued, “Sometimes I wish if only I could run around like the river. I would visit new forests and villages. I would water their fields, give life, and be so deeply loved by all.”?

The river interrupted, “That’s so strange! Your life is so comfortable and peaceful, yet you feel this way!” “You don’t get it, my sister! The river is worshiped by everyone,” the mountain replied lovingly.? “You flow for the sake of others. And that’s not all, after giving away so much, you offer whatever remains to the sea.”?

On hearing this, the river bowed down to the mountain and said with great enthusiasm, “You are absolutely right, my brother! The true purpose of my life is to give life to others.?"Thank you for your kind wisdom,” she said.?Then, while the mountain smiled at her newfound positive energy, she gushed away with a loud gurgle feeling very happy.

Reflect in life and every time you feel someone else is leading and comfortable life try to see the purpose he is serving. When we know what we are meant to serve our journey becomes beautiful. What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow?.

Our life is the creation of our mind. Remember if you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.”?

The irony of life is we forget that only three things matter in one's life - how much you loved, how gently you lived and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.?

If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path. Lets go ahead in life and not look for a path to happiness because happiness is the path & each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most, we're all here to contribute something unique, that deep within each of us lies a special gift.