THE MEMORY CARD OF MY GOOD DEEDS
Pic.: Pradeep Nanda I know how important it is – for my mental sanity and peace – not to keep a scoreboard of all the good that I do in life. I find it very difficult not to… Yes, it is not easy to do good and throw it into the sea... as the old proverb suggests. That’s why it is not easy to remain free from cynicism and bitterness in life… I do good… and tend to keep a scoreboard – what good I have done, to whom, when, how much… and, along with that comes my expectations… Not necessarily, that they should do good in return or someone should reward me… but, mostly, I expect gratitude, appreciation courtesy… Yes, these basic expectations from the ones I reach out to, help… I know, it is important to remain detached from even this basic courtesy and expectation… But, then, I am not such an enlightened soul, you see… I remain attached! So, I tend to store the good that I do in my memory card… the scoreboard… And, there is this constant devil’s reminder, tha...