Maybe you
have seen a picture from up close and interpreted it to be one thing. When you
zoom out of that picture, you might realize how different the object really is.
Try bringing a book close to your eyes and then read. Are you able to? Only
when you move the book away, at a distance, can you see more clearly. When you
try to hang a painting on the wall, don’t you move further away from it to verify
if it is indeed straight?
When an
unhappy event occurs in our lives, we ask ‘why me’. It is rare to ask the same
question when we are joyous. In the Bhagvad Gita it is preached that whatever
happens, happens for the good. It is difficult to accept this statement by one
who has just lost a job, met with an accident or has got separated from a dear
one. Maybe several months or years later, he might realize how that event was
instrumental in bringing him to where he is today – hopefully in a better place.
I am sure you have heard several real-life stories of people who had not understood
the significance of an incident at the time when it occurred.
We are short
sighted and look at immediate benefits whether on the stock market or in personal
life. In business, change is the only constant and reacting rapidly to the change
is a measure for success. This cements the belief on thinking short term and visualizing
from near. We decide to launch a product in the market since our competitor has
done so, as we need to keep our market share. It is only much later that
analysts point out, when they see things from a distance, why this move was not
a good one.
When a
relationship gets strained, one of the advices given is to maintain a distance.
Separation for a limited time might help to reach the conclusion that indeed ‘absence
makes the heart grow fonder’. It might also bring in a wider perspective to
actions that were earlier thought as incorrect. On the other hand, it might
help to clearly put the pieces in place to conclude that the relationship is
indeed one to get out of. The distance helps to bring perspective.
How many
times have you immediately responded to a nasty email and then regretted later
on? Maybe letting it cool in the draft folder is a good way to ensure the
distance in order to bring in a different perspective. Maybe you will still be
able to communicate what you want to, in a manner that is easier to accept for
the recipient.
When we are
in this journey of life, we are only seeing a limited road and distance. We try
to make the most of what we know and can see. The One Above is at a distance
and can see clearly. Possibly that is why they say that we should just do our deed/karma
and leave the rest to Him. Do you agree?
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