WEB OF SPIDERS
Bharat Hiteshi
Lakshmi Hayagreeva Cultural & Educaional Trust
It is a well-known fact that a spider from its own saliva weaves a web to trap and catch flies for its sustenance and livelihood. Likewise human beings, especially adults weave a web around themselves, so strong and get entangled that they find it difficult to get out of it and free themselves from attachment to human relations. The first desire is to have a child; then possession of objects for external comforts and then to achieve these finds legal and illegal means to do so and the passion becomes so great that he or she cannot get out of it. The entire life is woven of this relationship or that be it a wife or son or friend that ultimately all this breeds only sorrow when lost and is the cause of frustration. Frustration leads to anger and anger to loss of control over the tongue that is ready to wag and leads loose talk and breaking up of relationship with others. Physical and mental action can result when we are entangled in our web of ignorance and wrong feelings for those who do not wish for our happiness or joy.
The deities or Idols of Hinduism find a place then in our lives. The statue picture of Hanuman should invoke in us a spirit of doing service to the Lord and in His name like Ram and should not expect anything in return be it even our son.
“Jai Javan Jai Kissan” was the slogan given by Lal Bhadur Shastry. Both the solder and the farmer give all they have for their motherland not expecting anything in return. “Give me your blood and I will give you freedom” is what Subhash Chandra Bose said, so man must have a goal and ambition and keep it always in mind especially when dejected.
The shackles of desire should be broken as the spiders’ web is removed and recall to mind what Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru said “ Aram Haram Hai”.
Taste is the cause of joy and can end in sorrow. The weakness of human beings is to give into items of taste. One may like sweet meat very much; eating it in excess can lead to health problems. Smoking can be relaxing and nice to begin with but ends in cancer and other ailments.
“ A wise man does not become a slave to any taste” – Bhart Hiteshi.
Breaking the bondage of external attachments causes a revolution in our way and mode of thinking. It is like pulling out of bottle something and once it comes out it cannot be checked. So too let us pour out from our lives that which is unnecessary and keep control on the liquid we need most. This requires a cool head and cool mind.
The deities or Idols of Hinduism find a place then in our lives. The statue picture of Hanuman should invoke in us a spirit of doing service to the Lord and in His name like Ram and should not expect anything in return be it even our son.
“Jai Javan Jai Kissan” was the slogan given by Lal Bhadur Shastry. Both the solder and the farmer give all they have for their motherland not expecting anything in return. “Give me your blood and I will give you freedom” is what Subhash Chandra Bose said, so man must have a goal and ambition and keep it always in mind especially when dejected.
The shackles of desire should be broken as the spiders’ web is removed and recall to mind what Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru said “ Aram Haram Hai”.
Taste is the cause of joy and can end in sorrow. The weakness of human beings is to give into items of taste. One may like sweet meat very much; eating it in excess can lead to health problems. Smoking can be relaxing and nice to begin with but ends in cancer and other ailments.
“ A wise man does not become a slave to any taste” – Bhart Hiteshi.
Breaking the bondage of external attachments causes a revolution in our way and mode of thinking. It is like pulling out of bottle something and once it comes out it cannot be checked. So too let us pour out from our lives that which is unnecessary and keep control on the liquid we need most. This requires a cool head and cool mind.
One must be patient like the spider and take out the web when not needed.
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