31. The case of Right Action, but Wrong Reason

It doesn't help if you do the right thing but with wrong reason in mind!

You might argue that how does it matter, if the end result of the action is same? Does the reason behind the action really matter?

Well, it does matter! Paramahamsa Nithyananda proved his point through this joke:

Once, three madmen in a mental asylum go to the resident doctor and say that they are no more mad, and now have come to their senses. The doc then prescribes them to undergo a test next day to prove their sanity. The next morning, the doc takes them to a swimming pool, and asks them to go up onto the diving board. The swimming pool at that time isn't filled with water due to pool maintenance. The doc asks the first madman to jump, and he jumps, breaking his hands. Now is the turn of the second madman, who dutifully jumps and breaks his legs. Finally when its the turn of the third madman, he hesitates, and then says he won't! The doc is happy that atleast one amongst the three is sane, and asks him to climb down and meet him in his office. The doc seated in his office chair, asks the sane one what made him decide not to jump. He replies, "I don't know swimming!"

30. "Hello," says me.

My cellphone rings alerting me of an incoming call. The number on the display says "Call 1". The caller has hidden the number. I just pick up the phone and say, "Hello!" in my characteristic voice.

I hear at the other end an imitator repeat my hello back at me! In the background I hear a child giggling.

Hmm! Seems like someone is trying to pull my leg, that too on the phone!

I keep quiet, and maintain my silence for a while, just to see if the caller can imitate that.

I now hear some more imitations of my first hello. Sorry dude, I won't budge from my silence, may what come. The child in the background is trying hard to retain its giggle, slowly losing the reason to do so.

And then I hear the click. The call has been ended! The tables have been turned! My silence worked! Yippee, said I in silence!

If the callers were trying to have fun by annoying someone they could reach by dialling some random number on their phone, they couldn't pull that trick on me! The silence has spoken!

Now I am searching for them, just to thank them for proving to me that "Silence Speaks Louder Than Words!"

29. Yet Another Day to Rejoice!

The Sun has dawned...
It's Ides of March!!!
March 15th!

Rejoice!
No one to be afraid of!!

We are already the Ocean,
And not just the fleeting waves on the Ocean bed!

This very day 29 years ago, a wave had started its journey...
This wave now hopes to merge with the Ocean in Total Awareness...

May Sat-Chit-Ananda Prevail...
Om!