Smile and the world will smile with you

Looking back at my last post, it has been almost 3.5 years – can’t believe so much time has passed. Just like majority of the world population, I had disappeared in the robotic routine of this world that I forget why I started writing in the first place. This blog was my way of sharing my life’s journey with you – my fellow earthlings. Thinking maybe someone out there somewhere would find all my blabbering informative and life changing.

I would still have been stuck in my routine and blog would have had real spider webs on it, had it not been for a special friend (let’s give her a cool nickname, White Dragon Lady). She, in your own way, pestered me about why I stopped writing, and it got me thinking, why indeed. We all strive for a better life… more money, more fame, more materialistic things that we lose sight of one of the more precious things in this world… being a good human being.

“Be a good human being, a warm hearted, affectionate person. That is my fundamental belief.” – Dalai Lama

We are all so busy living our lives that we have forgotten how to be human beings. For us time is just 24 hours in a day to get through our daily robotic routines.

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Why has it become so hard to treat others with love, respect, and dignity? Why has money and success become the most important thing in the world? I remember the time when people came first. When how well-connected one was with their family and friends mattered the most.

“Who are we as human beings if we ignore the suffering of others?” – Anonymous 

My message I would like to communicate here is for all of us to try to focus on spending time on being a better version of ourselves. Be a person your future generations can be proud off. Start with today and become a reason for someone smiling today. Spending time with your family, friends and even some alone ‘me’ time helps one heal physically, mentally, and emotionally. If we are emotionally in a good place, we send out happy and positive vibes outwards in the world. Once you start treating others with love and respect, you will notice the difference in few people’s behaviour (not everyone, so don’t quote me on this).

I’ll end the post with some food for thought words from The Black Eyed Peas:

  People killin' people dyin'

  Children hurtin', I hear them cryin'

  Can you practice what you preachin'?

  Would you turn the other cheek again?