Do You Really Believe That You Have Any Friends?

–     How could you ask such an absurd question? There are 440 people on my Facebook Friend list. I have good relations with everyone from all my relatives, my family, to people from my office.

–     I agree I made a mistake. But tell me one thing, each time you wear great clothes, buy a fantastic car, pass with good marks or achieve something big, do you feel pleased by belittling your enemy or in making him jealous?

–     Honestly speaking…yes, but that’s because they are enemies. It is always a pleasure to belittle them.

–     All right, tell me very honestly, don’t you feel the same kind of happiness by making your friends jealous or belittling them, whenever you achieve something? Do not get embarrassed. Just understand that as of now we do not distinguish between friends and enemies. Also know that mind is deeper than the depths of the netherworld. Therefore, do not make haste in judging yourself. Seek out all that is hidden in the depths of your mind and simply throw out all the filth that you come across there. Because all the outcomes in life are emerging from what is hidden in the depths of our mind. Thus, start blaming yourself for your current state instead of your friends, the world, God, destiny or society. That is all! This single step will make miracles happen. Because the greatest damage is being done by harbouring misconceptions about ourselves. That is why Kabir says:

When I searched for evil, I met not a single one,

When I searched within myself, I found the evil one!

-Deep Trivedi