THE BOON OF SAND AND STONE
Pic.: Chetna Shetty W hen the clouds in my mind pass, I can see clearly this sight: In life, the people who love me, care for me, kind to me and wish me well are many times more than the people who hate me, detest me, hurt me and wish ill for me… Similarly, people are loving and kind to me more often than they are unloving and unkind to me… Today, if God came down and asked me to pick one boon which I would need the most – to live life sanely, zestfully and peacefully - I would, without thinking twice, ask for this one: “God, when people are unloving, unkind, ungrateful and hurting, give me the wisdom and strength to write it on the soft-and-gentle sand… Yes, so that my feelings of hurt and pain would get washed away, soon, when the winds of love, forgiveness and compassion come by… And, God, when people are loving, kind, grateful and empowering, give me the wisdom and strength to write it on the hard-and-enduring stone… Yes, so that it remain...