A husband said to his wife, “Look! How beautiful the moon is.” The wife replied, “If you have to, then say something novel; the moon has always been so. Have you taken your medicines? Take them; else you will forget them again.” The Husband replied, “Okay, I will take them just now.” The wife again asked, “Did the younger one call today?” The husband replied, “Yes he did. He was asking if there is anything required at home, to let him know, he will arrange to send it.” The wife said, “Then you should have told him that if possible, send a little bit of happiness!”
Having earned and received so much in life, yet so destitute that to pine for just a bit of happiness. This is because money can never buy happiness. People spend so much money to be happy; some even destroy their bodies in search of happiness. When there is no happiness left in life, then man starts craving for death.
The actualities of life are so harsh that they break down a man. Man is unable to live the way he wants to live. What a person desires, things do not turn out that way. He has to suffer what he never imagined he would have to. Why is man so restless? Sickness, problems, deficiencies and lack have made him bereft of all happiness. After all, what can a man do? You should know the truth, whether or not you accept it. Sin is the root cause of all problems, and like termites, is eating away all our happiness. Has the curse of sin affected your happiness too?
There is nothing more miserable than sin. One single sin makes us useless. There is none amongst us who has no sin. To eliminate or decrease sin is beyond human capabilities and neither can religion be of any help in this. If Christian religion could have made man worthy then there would have been at least 30 million worthy people in this world. Sin is increasing in this world, and wherever there is sin, there is its curse too. The curse of sin has made this world so nasty that you never know what someone may do to you at any time. Millions of women and children are subjected to such horrible atrocities that you will be aghast to know of them. The world is full of wicked people.
The Place Nobody has Ever Returned From
Religion blinds people to realities; people go and offer large, valuable and precious sheets of cloth to cover the tombs of the dead but are blind to the destitute naked beggars standing and shivering in the cold winter there. In communal riots a pregnant lady’s stomach was ripped opened, her unborn female baby was pulled out and then both of them were thrown into fire. So much of similar blood-shed is happening all around and this spilt blood is crying out. Is God not watching all this? Why is He tolerating it? What’s the point? Why does He not do something about it? He can do everything that is required in a moment, but His desire is that not even one person may perish; that somehow everyone may repent and be saved. It is for this reason that He is tolerating; but man is bent upon making this world a living hell before going to eternal hell himself.
Our pride does not allow us to stoop. He who cannot stoop will be unable to look into his heart. Our heart too is stubborn; it deceives us and prevents us from humbling ourselves. Today are you happy and content with your life? Will everything really be okay? Or are you playing around with the thought that we will see what happens. One who has no remorse for his deeds, how can he ever be penitent for them?
Turning Those Our Own Into Strangers
All that you think for yourselves may not be good for you. I ask you a question, how are your words; words that you speak to your spouse, to your children, to your family, to your neighbors? Do you extract revenge from others through the barbs of your demeaning words? It is these words that turn those who are our own into strangers and cause distances to come in between hearts. May be you have been treated very shabbily. But if you keep pondering over the evil things being done to you, you will keep filling yourself with evil thoughts and will never come out of this situation. You will keep burning with a desire for revenge and will crush your own happiness.
You can come out of this negative situation only if you take a firm decision to come out. God’s Word tells us, “Overcome evil with goodness” (Romans 12:21). This very moment say a prayer, “Lord Jesus, enable me to think of good for them and to do good to those who have done evil to me.” Your enemies may be helpless to say any prayers for you. But you be of help to them and pray for them. Always be on the lookout for the opportunity to be of help to them. If today you sow goodness, you will also reap a harvest of goodness; not just here but even in eternity.
Come to a decision and say a prayer now itself.
Many thoughts will try to keep you from saying the prayer, but if you stand firm in communicating with God, then everything will turn out to be alright. Life is very uncertain; one never knows when it will slip away. Now is your opportunity; now is the time to decide. Do it now, else delays will only lead to further increasing of distances.
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