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The fourth idly!

 Here is a story I read long time back and I keep repeating it to my wife as 'The fourth idly'.     Two friends met over a breakfast. One of them is very hungry and orders 2 idlies. He hogs it but that does not fulfill his stomach. So he orders couple of more delicious idlies. He finds that he is full after the fourth idly. Suddenly he thinks what if I had the fourth idly first. Wouldn't that one (the fourth one) idly filled my stomach? You might call it as naive but a beautiful message is hidden in this story.  Those first three idlies that he ate are the foundation which made him full once he completes the fourth one.       Bottom line of this story is we need to go thru the process rather than just the end result. It has occurred to me that couldn't I have had done this degree or certification earlier in my life, wouldn't that have made me successful or better prepared? Looks to me that the dots I am trying to connect had not reached to the...

Boomerang!

           Karma is so often linked to boomerang at play. It is believed that both have one thing in common. What you throw, comes back to you. A simple funda yet is probably the essence of  our existence. Our actions, deeds are all supposed to come back....does it make sense to keep it good? If at all if everyone knows this, then I wonder why such pain and agony exists in this world.          I was watching a YouTube video today morning on the laws of karma. One law which really stuck me is "when you believe something to be true, at some point of time life puts you into a situation to prove what you believed". Isn't every moment of your life being manifested either by your own thoughts or deeds?  Well it could possibly be your manifestation or someone close to you who has prayed for you. Let us pray that others have good intentions while manifesting on your behalf.           On my sincere quest...