Coffee Musings Under the Maple Tree (Part 11)

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Coffee Musings Under the Maple Tree

(Part 11)

 

ü  The foundation of a happy person is one’s acceptance of once roots. Never deny where you truly come from – what kind of family, education, community, religion, culture etc., you have. Those were the different factors that influenced who you are today. Of course, in the journey of life, a lot of things have transpired and somehow helped mold who you are as well. But the foundation of your identity is your roots – “where you come from.”

ü  It may hurt for some time when someone you dearly loved gave up on you. But here’s the thing, because you loved the person very dearly, you would let the person go if that person wanted to. There’s no point in holding on when the other has made a choice. The pain is temporary just as that person’s love for you was temporary too.

ü  Never beg for someone to love you. Do not chase. True love will find you.

ü  Until my eyes dry out of tears; and my heart gets numb due to grief … I will still love you because my love is true.

ü  A “goodbye” means a new “hello” is in the offing.

ü  Will I still be patient, or should I start anew? Does my heart speak of you, or my mind whispers to let you go? Will everything be buried in my memory, or shall I let them linger on? Has our love faded, or have we become jaded?

ü  The grief of losing someone very dear will end only when you come to unite again in the hereafter.  

ü  Some people are not meant to stay but they are just passing by to experience your kind of love and care. Transients of love.

ü  No matter how much we deny and forget, an experience of true goodness from a person who loved and cared for us will always remain in our hearts. Despite that person having hurt us and we move away, we will always carry with us that person’s memory.

ü  If ignoring someone elates a person, what does that make of that person? If one turns a blind eye to the other’s sufferings, does it make us whole? Detachment from truth that someone is hurting because of how we treat that person, what does it make of us?

ü  Silence is a powerful tool to convey a message. In spiritual silence, God speaks. It gives a certain sense of tranquility and joy.

ü  But in human silence is different. Sometimes it allows a person to have a much-needed space to understand the events of life. Sometimes it is a weapon to emotionally abuse another without us knowing it to be so. That kind of silence poisons the heart of both parties. Be kind.

ü  It is not overthinking. It is called intuition. Or sensitive feeling. Never assume that the others didn’t notice. They often do; but out of respect and good manners, they pretend that they did not notice. Do not abuse them. They have their limits.

 

Acknowledgment:

http://secondbaptistrva.org/coffee-and-computer/

 

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