Meena Mangalathil:

Today I saw the most surprising sight, which really awed me and made me think too. A fishmonger was taking his fish in a cycle. The container was open and the man was cycling fast. But a crow came flying silently and took a fish and flew off and the man was not even aware of it. If he goes on cycling like that for a kilometer, he would become poorer by a kilo. Because crows are far smarter than men. We are like the fish monger. We have loads of talents, we have loads of goodness in us. But we don't even bother to keep it intact by not acknowledging it and cherishing it and in the end, it won't stay with us. It goes off. I have a friend, who has only one aim in life, to become rich. So he doesn't spend on himself or for his family what he earns. He feels, that if he saves that much money, he could be richer by the day. But alas, money is for daily use. If it is not utilized wisely, it goes off unused to others hands. And that is what happens to talents or goodness too.

Yesterday, in Kerala, there was a small news regarding the marriageable age of girls to be made legal when she comes of age. During my school time, there were girls who gained maturity at the age of 8, an age where children have not even got separated from Barbie dolls. An age where she doesn't know all her body parts. Then how come she would fare, when she gets married? Is it so important for the law makers to marry off a child? Are women just for sexual satisfaction and procreation? Don't you think, she too has an identity of her own? I would say, woman is more powerful than any beings on Earth. The first proof is in the Bible. Mary was going to become the mother of Jesus. Before that, something unusual happened. She was asked permission, whether she was willing to become the mother of God, not by her husband Joseph, but by God Himself. If God, seeks permission for such a small matter. Then know that, it is not any simple matter. It is important because, it is not of a gi

Hearing this, some have a smile and some get creeps. But in real, do we really need a family? Yes we need a family, with parents, siblings, cousins, etc. They are the people, who help us reach our perfection. I know, its difficult to believe. But its true. I have two sons, very cute and cuddly, but they both test my patience to the very limit, that now, I am the epitome of patience and when I am short tempered, they temper me down. That's cool isn't it? Yes, family teach us the realities of life, the harsher way. The only thing is, be sure, that you know that they are there for you and not the other way, we for them. So I conclude that family is not a burden, but a treasure and we need them for a lifetime. Don't let them by without being with them. The loss would be ours and not theirs. See you tomorrow. Until then take care. Bye. Meena

I have always thought, why do we need celebration. Is it very important? Do we have to go, when we are invited? etc…etc.. And the old would say, “Celebrations are Important. You should be there.” And the people who have loads of things to boast of are happy to be the centre point of celebration. But for me, I really feel like an alien. But that ends till the corridor of the celebration, after that, I am into the celebration mood. That’s weird right? The reason is simple. When a drop of water comes near a glass of water, it automatically gets attracted to the glass of water, joining that single drop into that big water world. Just like that, we are a drop of soul and when we come closer to the soul ocean, the celebration rush, we get united with the ocean and we get attracted to similar souls, which have our own ambitions, thoughts, attitudes, etc. and we open up to them and they openly share their experiences and then a bonding takes place. We feel very peaceful, happy and relieved

I had the shock of my life, when one of my colleague backstabbed another colleague, whom she cannot tolerate. She heaped so much complaints,flaws against him, that any normal person would think twice before we would allow the alleged to work there. But the officer was much more fair minded and wanted to ensure, whether the allegation was all correct. And the first target were we. He asked us, whether the allegations were right. Well, we naturally refuted because, there were lots of frills attached to the allegations. So we cut all of it, which cleared all the misunderstanding. Anyway, the funny part was, the alleged didn't know, that he was being wrongly alleged. Great isn't it? There is one thing, which we should know. We are all imperfect beings. Imperfect in the sense, that we don't do the perfect way like the Sun rising at the right place at the right time, with the right co-ordination, everyday or like the flowers blooming with the perfect colour, smell and above all

Now when I said about pyramids, I had in mind about the advancement of intellect alone without any basic education. But the funny part is, they have given a blue print of their life style and whatever they did so clearly that, we are still baffled with the simpleness as well as the complexness of the matter. The Bible, the Koran, The Bhagavad Gita and all spiritual books were their users manual, that we are still unable to decipher the actual meaning or the inner depth of what they have written. Where have we gone wrong? Nowhere, we are still babies in the cradle of spirituality. That's it. Why I am saying this? So that we all could gain some mileage in our lives. Just give a twist to your life, be spiritual. See you tomorrow. Until then, take care. Bye Meena

Two days back, I happened to see the movie, The Mummy Returns. I was awed by the magnificence of the engineering skill and the architecture of the pyramid. It was ages back, they built this structure, they didn't have the current technology or science had not developed so. But, with all these facilties, we cannot even make a replica of the pyramid. Why is it so? The secret is, at that time, man was much more spiritually attuned than we are now. So just know, we can gain perfection only if we grow spiritually, not physically or scholarly with lots of degrees or diplomas. The people who constructed the Taj Mahal or the people who painted in the Ajanta caves, might not have seen the corridor of a school. Where do we keep these degrees , when death comes to our door step, nowhere, it goes off into thin air. So my suggestion is, live a spiritual oriented life. It doesn't mean always recite pre written prayers. First try to make peace with yourself. Then whatever should be