Spirituality - The Four Gentlemen Who Created A Beautiful World

Four gentlemen visited me in my office.They came to say goodbye to me. They did not want to be part of this world.. They blamed me for their departure from this world... "It is a shame that individuals like you are forcing us to leave this world. We came here with a noble intention but it seems that you are not interested in us at all . You will suffer all along your life Vish. We curse you......"

" Go to Hell" I said. I have been doing my duty to the best of my abilities and you seem to say that i have been responsible for your exit...."

Turning to the Happiness, the first gentlemen, I said " You have failed to cheer up people..... so don't open your mouth..."

To Honesty I said " You have lost all interest in mankind....You are selfish and care only about yourself... Who cares for you anyway?..."

To Integrity I said " You fear to partner with ordinary human beings and roam around only with the great people. So Get lost this moment....

To Knowledge I said " You want to share your secrets only with few people. You are afraid that if everyone knows these secrets your value will be undermined.. You are playing a game and your intentions are not genuine, I dont need you in any case...

All the four gentlemen left my office.I heaved a sigh of relief. I became light... These four people had good characteristics but they put too much pressure on my being.....

Everyone in this world is trying to be happy....

Everyone in this world is trying to be honest...

Everyone in this world is trying to integrate their inner world with the outer...

Everyone in this world is trying to acquire knowledge...

And they keep trying for the rest of their life......

They will never succeed. How many people have been born and how many have died?. Billions have come and gone and all we have been doing is trying, trying and trying.... We are failing, failing and keep failing....

The reason is simple....

We tried to find happiness in only good things ,not the bad ones. Who told you my dear friend that happiness means showing of all your teeth? Who gave you the permission to deny happiness in sorrow and pain? Which school of thought related happiness with only pleasure...You belittled your own happiness and forced me to drive this gentlemen away from your life....

Majority of the human beings are honest. They pay all their bills on time and never cheat other people. But they cheat themselves. When you heard that faint voice from within you say something why did you not pay attention to it ?. Why were you not honest to all those wonderful things your inner voice whispered to you? Why did you cheat it my dear friend? Why did you not have the guts to follow it? Why? Why? Why? You did not earmark a place for honesty and forced me to drive this gentlemen away from your life....

You balanced your personal life with your professional life. Atleast you attempted to do.. But you never cared a damn about balancing your inner world with the outer.You gave it the stupid name of spirituality and gave it the last preference. When everything else failed you took shelter in your inner self. You are not ashamed to visit the bank everyday,you are not ashamed to have sex everyday but you have problems praying to God,to evoke your inner being,to visit a temple,church or mosque... everyday. You thought you could integrate your inner self with the outer at a later date, which stupid thought gave you permission to think in this manner my dear friend? You lost out on a golden opportunity to tap into the vast potential of your higher self and realise all your dreams ... You forced me to drive this gentlemen away from your life....

You gave education a lot of respect. I appreciate you for that. You worked hard on your education and you did very well. I salute you for that. But where is the sharpness of the mind... where is the concentration of the mind... How did doubt creep up in your mind, from where did insecurity manage to get in, how did you allow fear to enter into your premises?. How could these have happened if you had the real knowledge? Education is knowing the external world and knowledge is about mastering your inner being. You were educated but you lacked knowledge. You were an individual who went into the battlefield with all the tools but you did not know which territory to capture. You captured everything which came your way and this spelt doom for you... You could see but you could not visualise. You were strong but you were not powerful. You were wealthy but you were not rich. You were happy but you were not blissful... You were ignorant about knowledge and paid no attention to it. You had everything and yet you had nothing.... You forced me to drive this gentlemen away from your life....

"Relax...." said the four gentlemen to me... "We will give you and everyone else another chance. This time we will go out of our way to help everyone.. We promise you that... We will work one on one with every individual. We will work day and night for you. We will help you restore beauty in this world...

I thought about for a moment. Should i accept their proposal... Are these four guys genuine...?

I rose from the table and slapped them hard on their face. I returned home... "Daddy what happened to you, did someone hit you on your face. Your face is all red and swollen" said my six year old son. I looked at the mirror. I could see the four gentlemen smiling. Their face were not red and swollen... They were not affected by my reaction. " We are here to stay and help you... We are not going anywhere.We look forward to your criticism and active participation...." they seemed to say... I was embarrassed. My child came running. I hid my face. He forced it open with his gentle hands. The redness had disappeared and so was the swelling... We hugged each other.The four gentlemen also participated...... A beautiful world was created that very moment...