CRY FOR HELP In The Aftermath Of The Tsunami!
Today, I was scheduled to write about "Profit Impact Of Business Loyalty". Somehow, it does not seem appropriate. I am of indian origin, and although I now live in UK, I still have many relatives and friends who have been directly affected by the tsunami of 26th December 2004. Obviously, like everyone else, I have contributed what I can afford while I live out each day, in a HURTING world faced with the extensive devastation and loss of lives caused by this calamitous disaster. The swiftness and scale of this monstrous event has affected all of us to the core, and may possibly drive some to the edge.
A few years ago, during my forties, I experienced a series of personal traumas that drove me to the edge of the abyss, and permanently changed my perspective on life. The way I dealt with my grief and adversity is perhaps best reflected by the words of the Persian mystical poet and sufi saint Jalaluddin Rumi (1207 – 1273) when he wrote:
I saw grief drinking a cup of sorrow and called out,
“It tastes sweet, does it not?”
“You’ve caught me,” grief answered, “and you’ve ruined my business, how can I sell sorrow when you know it’s a blessing?”
You see, prior to my period of excruciating pain and anguish, I had been blessed with good fortune but, I had taken everything in my privileged life for granted. I was not happy. I was acquiring wealth but not richness. Certainly, there was no richness in me either in spirit, or in the quality of my life. I was like the man who knew the price of everything, and the value of nothing. I had a caring wife, three wonderful daughters, a beautiful home, and yet as a business-obsessed workaholic there was no self-appreciation of anything in my life. I wanted more, and demanded more from my nearest and dearest. I was invincible. I gave no thought to my mortality, and I was prepared to pay any price to be successful.
Obviously, I now know there is nothing wrong with wanting to improve my life and to have more, to do more and to be more. It is my birthright. However, what is vital is balance. There is nothing wrong in planning my work as if I am going to live forever, but I must also live each day as if it is my last one, while giving due consideration to my spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical health. Nature has its own way of reminding us that nothing is certain, except unexpected death.
Now, when I wake up in the morning I am grateful for another day on this beautiful planet in the company of those I cherish. My heart is full of joy, there is a zest in me for living that day to the full, doing and trying all the things that I want to do without either harming anyone, or ignoring my loved ones.In fact, I am now not afraid of death, and I seek for my resting place not in the earth, but in the hearts and minds of the people that I know.
I am sure that, like me, you would like to do more for the victims of the tsunami. Well, We Both Can Do More by you buying an e-book that will help you with your relationships as you get on with the business of your daily life encountering, joys and sorrows, trials and tribulations, pleasure and pain. BUY the e-book, and I Will Donate The Entire Proceeds From Your Purchase To The DEC Tsunami Earthquake Appeal.
I hope that the words of John Donne (1572 - 1631) will inspire you into action: "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent,a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a manor of thy friends or thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved I mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls forthee."
A few years ago, during my forties, I experienced a series of personal traumas that drove me to the edge of the abyss, and permanently changed my perspective on life. The way I dealt with my grief and adversity is perhaps best reflected by the words of the Persian mystical poet and sufi saint Jalaluddin Rumi (1207 – 1273) when he wrote:
I saw grief drinking a cup of sorrow and called out,
“It tastes sweet, does it not?”
“You’ve caught me,” grief answered, “and you’ve ruined my business, how can I sell sorrow when you know it’s a blessing?”
You see, prior to my period of excruciating pain and anguish, I had been blessed with good fortune but, I had taken everything in my privileged life for granted. I was not happy. I was acquiring wealth but not richness. Certainly, there was no richness in me either in spirit, or in the quality of my life. I was like the man who knew the price of everything, and the value of nothing. I had a caring wife, three wonderful daughters, a beautiful home, and yet as a business-obsessed workaholic there was no self-appreciation of anything in my life. I wanted more, and demanded more from my nearest and dearest. I was invincible. I gave no thought to my mortality, and I was prepared to pay any price to be successful.
Obviously, I now know there is nothing wrong with wanting to improve my life and to have more, to do more and to be more. It is my birthright. However, what is vital is balance. There is nothing wrong in planning my work as if I am going to live forever, but I must also live each day as if it is my last one, while giving due consideration to my spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical health. Nature has its own way of reminding us that nothing is certain, except unexpected death.
Now, when I wake up in the morning I am grateful for another day on this beautiful planet in the company of those I cherish. My heart is full of joy, there is a zest in me for living that day to the full, doing and trying all the things that I want to do without either harming anyone, or ignoring my loved ones.In fact, I am now not afraid of death, and I seek for my resting place not in the earth, but in the hearts and minds of the people that I know.
I am sure that, like me, you would like to do more for the victims of the tsunami. Well, We Both Can Do More by you buying an e-book that will help you with your relationships as you get on with the business of your daily life encountering, joys and sorrows, trials and tribulations, pleasure and pain. BUY the e-book, and I Will Donate The Entire Proceeds From Your Purchase To The DEC Tsunami Earthquake Appeal.
I hope that the words of John Donne (1572 - 1631) will inspire you into action: "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent,a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a manor of thy friends or thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved I mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls forthee."
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