There was a bird who lived in the
desert; very sick, no feathers, nothing to eat and drink, no shelter to
live and kept on cursing his life day and night.
One
day, an Angel was crossing from that desert, bird stopped the Angel and
inquired " where are you going?" Angel replied " I am going to meet
God".
So bird asked
angel ' please ask God when my suffering will come to an end?' Angel
said " sure, I will" and bid good bye to bird. Angel reached God's place
and shared the message of bird to Him.
Angel
told Him how pathetic the condition of bird is and inquired when the
suffering of the bird will end. God replied "For the next seven life
times, the bird has to suffer like this, no happiness till then".
Angel said when bird hears this, he will get disheartened. Could You suggest any solution for this?
God
replied: Tell him to recite this mantra "Thank you God for everything".
Angel met the bird again and delivered the message of God to the bird.
After
seven days, the Angel passed the same path again and saw that bird was
so happy; feathers had grown on his body, a small plant grew up in the
desert area, a small pond of water was also there, the bird was singing
and dancing cheerfully. Angel was astonished as to how this happened,
'God said for seven life times, there is no happiness for the bird'...
with this question in mind, He went to visit God.
Angel
asked his query then God replied: "Yes, it was written there will be no
happiness for the bird for seven life times but because the bird was
reciting the mantra "Thank you God for everything" in every situation.
When
bird fell down on the hot sand, it said "thank you God for everything",
when it could not fly it said "thank you God for everything", so
whatever the situation, the bird kept on repeating "Thank you God for
everything" and therefore the seven life times' karma got dissolved in seven days".
When
I heard this story, it landed me in a different energy zone, i felt a
tremendous shift in my way of feeling, thinking, accepting and viewing
life.
I adopted this
mantra in my life. Whatever the situation I faced, I started reciting
this mantra ' THANK YOU GOD FOR EVERYTHING'. It helped me to shift my
view from what i did not have to what i have in my life.
Similarly,
i started using this mantra in my relationship, finance, love life,
social life, business, with friends, maids, colleagues and everything
with which I can relate. I shared this story with my spouse and children
too which brought a great shift in their behaviour.
This
simple mantra really had a deep impact in my life, i started feeling
how blessed I am, how happy I am, how good life is....
The
purpose of sharing this message is to make all of us aware how powerful
is the power of gratitude is. It can reshape our life.
A
simple word, a simple thought, which teaches us to be grateful for
everything we have in our life has power to dissolve the karmic baggage
which we are carrying from so many life times. Lets recite this mantra
continuously to experience the shift in our life.
I end this article with the beautiful lines:
Be grateful, and see the change in your attitude.
Be humble,and you will never stumble.
Deep love and gratitude to you for reading it.
Thank you
Forwarded with utmost gratitude,
Thank you God for everything!...
