Positive Mental Attitude  

By Jayaram V

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Today's sorrow hides in its bosom the joys of tomorrow. Adversity is the soil in which you sow the seeds of success. The rains that came today and ruined your paths would soon make the earth green and abundant.

In the womb of loss is the seed of gain. The storms and tempests that devastate life on earth also enable us to start life afresh. The night that invokes in us fearful thoughts, also reveals to us the beauty and majesty of star filled heavens.

Life is what we make of it.

Life is as we think about it.

Life is what we want it to be.

Life is a mixture of colors that we choose and put on an otherwise empty canvas. We see what we want to see, accept those we believe in and ignore those that do not interest us.

This is the wisdom of the ages, ancient as well as modern.

So think positively. Even amidst difficulties hope for the best. Keep courage. With faith in your heart and confidence in yourself, you can surmount all your problems. Know with certainty that after darkness there can only be light.

Your suffering is but a part of your spiritual evolution upon earth. It sets in motion a purifying process, which ultimately leads to your awakening and enlightenment. If you look at the world with thoughts of love, full of compassion, you have little chance to live in despair. If you look at yourselves with understanding and unconditional love you have no reason to be unhappy.

How often we spend our lives, feeling unhappy and inadequate about ourselves! How often we crush ourselves, with thoughts of self-criticism! How often we injure others, with our vehemence and frustration! How many relations we lose, because we are too judgmental and critical about others!