Being Impersonal
Have you ever done any impersonal act in your life?
Have you ever done something so that other people benefit from it?
You would think of either or both of these 2 replies :
Either
that I am not capable or I do not have the skillsets to do something for somebody else.
or
why should I do something impersonal when I am happy and satisfied with the life I am living at this very moment?.
For those who think either of these two ways, there exists a single refutation to your proposal. And that is:
We have never known the kind of satisfaction and hence happiness one can experience by doing something impersonal. We have never tasted that kind of sweetness before. All we know is that today I have completed my work, today I did go to the gym, today i did pay my telephone bill, today i did prepare for the exams i will be giving next month..and so on and so forth. We extract happiness by telling to ourselves that I have completed so and so of my responsibilities today and so I should be satisfied. This happiness is all for you. It is all personal to you. What have you done here that is going to benefit your neighbour or maybe the person who sits next to you at your workplace?. The answer is 'Nothing'.
Very few people in this world learn something or study something for the sake of benefit of others. Very few people first keep have a goal of being a benefactor to somebody and then start preparations for all that is needed to being such a benefactor. Ask yourself, when was the last time you studied something that was not in your curriculum, when was the last time you tried to improve your speaking skills so as to be a good orator. When was the last time you made an attempt to give a thought to uplift the downtrodden life of the beggar who pleaded for a coin before you while you were just trying to enter the hall for a birthday party thrown by your friend and you shouted 'NO' to that beggar?.
There was once this rich and wealthy businessman who was travelling across a city for some of his business deals. At one point in his journey, heavy rain showers started and it was the darkest part of the night. The business man was in his car so he didn't have to bother too much about the heay rain outside. At that time he saw a beggar alongside the road, the beggar had nothing to protect him against the pouring rain. As a result he was completely drenched and his condition was miserable in that unforgiving shower. Feeling pity for that beggar, the businessman got down from his car and gave him some piece of blanket that he was carrying. Then the businessman faced the sky and asked God with fury why was it that one of his men was so comfortable travelling in a well furnished car as his in the face of the rain whereas the other had to bear all the misery and suffering that he had to. He asked why wasn't the other person also living a comfortable life just as him. He expressed great grief over the impartiality. With the same enragement he started walking toward his car with his face towards the earth when he heard some voice. The businessman was stunned when he heard God's reply.
God replied "Thats why I have send you my dear son."