This brings out a unique situation. There are people who contribute actively, I see them running around doing things, getting things done and being visible all the time. There are those who aren't visible so they decide they want to become visible and take up activity all of a sudden.
Remember, if the nut and bolt feel that they are doing nothing and it is the piston which is visible and is doing all the activity and decide to start moving, then the piston would go nuts.
Important to know my station in life and do our best in that station.
"svakarman tam abyarca" (doing your best in your own calling and that is service)
Immortal lines with interesting, albeit painful, antecedents. Penned by John Milton, the poet and Puritan, they stemmed from agony, helplessness, and a subsequent subdued acceptance.
ReplyDeleteMilton's poetry was predominantly religious. So when blindness struck him at the peak of his poetic career, he felt relegated - to being a silent, passive witness from the active services of God. Perhaps, he was validating himself and his new role - 'only to stand and wait', in the wake of a bleak, sightless destiny.
Often, the greatest of poetry stems from the depths of pain.
@Priya..
ReplyDeleteThe lines I drew are from the Bhagawat Geeta and the lines were unlike Milton's, not penned in silent resignation but in an understanding the harmony of creation... we all have a role to play and when I play the role it is an offering onto the Lord