FAITH …A LIGHT OF LIFE

Thinley Pema Bhutia

By Miss Thinley Pema Bhutia: Religion is much more maligned word-Fanatics have made Religion a bad name. As according to me, whether you are a Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, and Muslim or from any Religion; every Religion teach: Peace, Brotherhood, Equality and more importantly Love. To call Buddhism a religion is wrong, as it is a Philosophy; the word philo means Love and Sophia means Wisdom. Every individual has their own way of practicing their Religion, but we should always believe in Karma and Dharma.

As it is all about doing well, for which the good will come back to you. All Religions use certain symbols to express various concepts in Religion, in Christianity the Cross is used to symbolize Sacrifise, the Sikhism the sword is used to symbolize spiritual struggle. And in Buddhism the statue of BUDDHA is used to symbolize Human Perfection. There are countries like America; the crime rate is one of of the major problem. Millions of people are neglected by their children’s and die alone in old age homes, lack of parental care,divorce,murder etc.Such countries are rich in terms of money but poor in terms of quality of life. As far as concerned with Burma, though it is not a rich country but rich in terms of quality of Life; Parents are respected; divorce and crimes are almost unheard. I am writing this with the belief that it is going to change the life of many individuals and draws the attention of the readers towards the actual meaning of life. Despite the hustles and bustles of Life, running to and fro to achieve wealth, success and fame, if one can spare out from their busy scheduled a deep prayer, dedication, concentration towards GOD, than that is the only way to seek happiness. I may not be so rich with money but I am rich with inner satisfaction, having a divine power beside me who will guide me till I breathe my last and also in my next birth. Money is also very mandatory in a ways but there are certain limitations and we should never forget humanity. There are things which money cannot buy and that includesLOVE, TOGETHERNESS, SUPPORT, FRIENDSHIP and more importantly your precious smile.SO, SMILE is priceless and a power of God. Ask yourself, have you made anyone smile with the power of your love? In Life three things are equally important Love,Appreciation,Inspiration.These can be achieved with the true devotion in GOD .I know a Christian guy named Afi Lepcha,a perfect example of true Christian. Once, he found a little girl on the roadside building, a servant. He liked kids and smiled at that girl, but unfortunately indulges with domestic responsibilities, poor condition and taking orders; she forgot the most precious thing to smile. He was entirely touched with it and continued smiling for more than twenty days. But Alas! He was tired of doing it for a long time. And gave a thought of not doing it. The very next day as he was passing by he simply walked by the road but strange thing that he noticed was, the little girl stretching herself to offer a smile. He noticed it and was so overwhelmed and thanked GOD, that he could at least give a precious gift to her. A Smile which is priceless.SO, this is an example that we should never loose hope and stop trying. As man is a social animal, we some way or the other depend on other people. We should never consider anyone as inferior, as we never know when they turned to be more strong and superior due to the grace of God. Inspiration really matters in LIFE, I Professionally being a teacher would consider Miss PRIYA GURUNG as my Inspiration, she is my younger sister but had always inspired me and made me recognize my qualities by saying, BABU, you can do it. Endowed with this INSPIRATION, I can feel within me an inner power that I can make things happen. So, I entirely thank her through my writing which will shine forever in this piece of paper as a fond remembrance. Miracle is obvious in life, always have a faith in yourself and purify your heart with prayers. GOD definitely will send somebody to change your LIFE. As Buddha said: While one lives someone suffers when the separation comes with the death of your loved ones. And so, till we survive we can at least endeavor to contribute in other people happiness. Happiness is so fragile and can be replaced by sorrow and discontent in a flash. And this is life, life itself ends in death, it is a tragedy. Someone had said that it is like an onion as you peel it crying. A Successful life is not about dying, it is about living well. I have met people in my life who have changed people and their communities with their power to love. On the other hand I know people who have lived much longer and left nothing but emptiness. Remember LORD BUDDHAS LAST WORD was: ALL CONDITIONED THINGS ARE SUBJECTED TO DESTRUCTION. So, lets endeavor to do something before we die, Let us change someone life, lets make someone smile, as all such deeds are worthwhile before we die. THANK YOU. God bless you all and have faith in god.