When Pain was Born!

Pain, misery, depression were born after the birth of its elder siblings in the mind of man. The Eldest is Ego.

Ego- Me, Me, Me! I m the wisest, smartest, most handsome, most gifted, most powerful...etc are the symptoms of this disease.
If not for me world would have a shade less bright. Well, you could not be more wrong sir! Achievements of a man are mostly a product of his gifts (from God), his birth, his circumstances , his opportunities etc, every iota of which is by the divine will. If you are strong, opulent, beautiful etc then instead of bloating this 2lb of head in this body of flesh and bone, lets be grateful to HIM for all of this.
This life hangs by a thread in this tumult called life.
Every day we live is a blessing,
Every mile we walk is a blessing,
Every hug we get is a blessing,
Every bite we eat, every song we sing, every thing that we see is all a blessing.
But alas! Only those can appreciate the above, who have seen the face of death and know how precious life is. In fact nothing is as precious as Life.
Nothing But Life is worth Living for!

So, We carry so much ego, and self importance in a body that is of flesh and bones, ageing every second, and a life that hangs by a thread. How naive!
As Omar khayyam said," The soil we tread on, it has hundreds of Heroes, ten times smarter, stronger, more gifted, more handsome/beautiful etc all deep below. Nothing is left...
What is left are some stories which will live for a while.
But, what you carry with you, beyond the doors of death is what you did to others, what you earned, your karma, your samskara, the state of mind you lived in. Thats it. So lets accumulate what we can carry instead, and vanity is naivety my friend.
Humility is a gift, it makes life more liveable, more fun, less conflicts, less diversions, less anger, and less pain.
The bigger the ego is, the harder it is to fit anywhere.
Shun ego, praise and thank god for what you are, love your family and the dog, the neighbour etc.
Feel the breeze on your hair, inhale the air, smell the roses, hug the family, play with the dog have fun....
The most precious things in world are FREE.