"Teaching the World to Walk"
One Fish at a Time: The Sacred Geometry of Empowerment
We often feel a sudden, overwhelming urge to extend a hand to others. Yet, how often do we stop to ask: is our kindness a temporary bandage or a permanent cure? True goodness is a delicate dance between the heart’s emotions and the mind’s rationality. When these two forces are out of balance, we risk giving to those who do not warrant it, while overlooking those who truly deserve our strength.
The Source of the Surge: Soul vs. Mind
There is an inner and an outer facet to every act of kindness. Goodness that originates from the soul possesses a divine quality; it is an unconditional, unrestricted fountain of sacrifice. When the soul leads, we experience an eternal joy—a touch of the divine.
Conversely, goodness that springs solely from the emotional mind can be deceptive. It provides a burst of exhilaration, but like a passing shadow, it is not enduring. It is often a "restricted" flow, limited by our own moods or the circumstances of the moment. The secret to a life of impact lies in the confluence of these two—the magical moment where rational thought meets holistic compassion.
The Lesson of the Shore
Consider the story of the lone figure on a washed-out shore, where thousands of fish lay gasping in the sun. A young girl was there, methodically picking up one fish at a time and throwing it back into the sea.
A bystander approached her, skeptical. "There are thousands of them," he said. "What difference can you possibly make?"
The girl looked at the small fish in her hand, tossed it into the waves, and replied: "It made a difference to that one."
This is the epitome of soul-led goodness. It does not wait for a global solution; it acts on the immediate, the individual, and the essential.
Moving Beyond the "Ride"
Many people "ride" on their emotions. They help when they feel a surge of sentiment, but that help often vanishes when the emotion cools. To truly "teach the world to walk," we must move beyond the emotional impulse.
In a world of shrinking opportunities and fierce professional competition, we are often tempted to guard our resources. We become scrutinizing, asking if someone "deserves" our help. But the highest form of goodness isn't just about giving a fish; it is about providing the "knowledge of how to walk."
Empowerment is the only gift that lasts. When we provide others with the tools for self-reliance, we are no longer just reacting to a crisis—we are participating in a divine cycle of growth.
The Unflinching Choice
Maintaining faith in goodness requires courage. It requires us to look at a shore full of struggle and still choose to pick up that one fish. Whether your flow of goodness is free or restricted depends on your willingness to align your rational mind with your divine soul.
Don't just give. Empower. Teach the world to walk, and you ensure that the light of goodness never stops moving.
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I totally agree with this face of goodness which you described by the words, "Another facet of goodness would be making them learn how to walk refusing politely to give them free piggyback ride. This knowledge will help them to walk forever without our help"..
ReplyDeleteYou cannot/should not keep giving to someone who cannot understand its worth, they get used to spoon feeding and there is a time in your life that comes, when you do not want to be a part of that relationship, something which meant very special to you at some point of time in your life but now because of your overdoing it only makes you feel more pressurized in the relationship and hence you start looking for ways to avoid confronting or being a part of it. It is you who decides where a relationship goes, sometimes goodness needs to be shown in different ways, as you rightly said here "to politely disagree to piggy back", if only people could do this, no relationships would ever mean burden.
Since when in your life certain relationships take the wrong turn, your goodness which led to this, also does another thing, the goodness never allows you to talk or go away and in turn you hurt yourself more each day. And if you are not a happy heart, you can't spread happiness to others. So automatically everything starts getting affected in your life.
But I do believe that it is never too late to understand and realize and start acting on your realizations. Happy to read this article from you, I am sure your writings can bring insight to many and help them deal with their lives hen need be. Shall read other articles as and when time permits, but do keep writing Uncle. I like reading your articles :)
And not to forget the Girl in the article, she did a good job, because one small good deed could lead to a big difference which we may not know now, but yes every fish she put in would have led to some goodness in the sea too