Author Topic: Appreciate (Read 663 times)

cнιяρу νιвєѕ ツ · « **on:** May 02, 2014, 01:10:48 PM »

Just thought it's worth sharing :-)

Appreciate
A friend has taught me to always be grateful for my appearance. That may sound vain, but it is a truthful statement. Any time I obsess over a pimple, scar, or some weight gain, I am reminded that thousands of beautiful women around the world have been victim to acid attacks. There are countless stories of women who were just like us; they had dreams and aspirations.
They had fun. They had friends. They relaxed, they danced, they sang, they had love for God.
Imagine being victim to an acid attack. Your entire face would be ripped, burnt, and extremely deformed. Yet you would still have to stand up and face the harsh cruelties of the world. You would challenge your perpetrators. You would pray endlessly to the Creator. Most of all, you would be confused and hurt.
But you will most probably realize that you took your decent appearance for granted. You didn’t have to face hard, cold stares when you walked out of the house. You didn’t have to be known, recognized, and 'popular' for something that wasn’t your fault.
You wouldn’t be an object of pity among your family and friends. In fact, you would feel like a piece of crap for taking your perfect life for granted. You would feel stupid for being so self-absorbed that one pimple or one “physical imperfection” bothered your inner peace so extensively.

I challenge myself to remember a woman who has been victim to an acid attack any time I stand in front of the mirror and scrutinize my face. I challenge you too.
We are blessed.

kathanch chapal mohanee roopan paekhanthae thiaagan karoth
Who is restlessly attached to beauty? It leaves, as soon as we see it.

rehanth sang bhagavaan simaran naanak labadhhyan achuth thaneh
Only the meditative remembrance of God remains with us.
O Nanak, it brings the blessings of the Saints, the sons of the Imperishable Lord.

- Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji (Salok Sehaskritee)

Source: ChildofGurunanak

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