Helllo Lifectioners,
Humanness.. And what does humanness mean? I don’t believe it’s about kindness, per se. Kindness is for the benefit of people in need. Humanness can be less assertive. Humanness is not about giving to people who require help; it’s more a way of acting and doing the right thing, the appropriate thing, the respectful thing the emphatic thing..you know what I mean…humanness.
In one of my previous blog posts, I talked about BEING HUMAN. And throughout my life, I saw the best example of HUMANNESS in form of Nirankari Head Baba Hardev Singh Ji, who lived his life throughout for the purpose to create Humanity, leading to a better society.
He also established Nirankari Foundation who works day and night for betterment of the society in form of various Blood Donation Drives(making records for largest voluntarily blood donation camps), Tree Plantation Drives (making records for largest number of trees ever planted together at once), Cleaning the railway stations as a goal for SWACH BHARAT ABHIYAN (started by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi). For more details about the Nirankari foundation and what do they do, please visit http://nirankarifoundation.org.
For him, humanness was about living
a gracious, benevolent and satisfied
life. In all his messages, he invited us to be humane and cultured
– to live good thoughts, good words
and good deeds. his humanness
was graciously complete, mentally
appeasing, physically and emotionally
balanced and steeped in humility. After having taken on the mantle, on 27
April 1980, right
up until 13 May 2016, he never looked
back. His personal and enduring sanctity
touched all alike, wherever he moved
in the world. Sacrificing any personal
needs or wish for comfort, He was
one with the shanty town dwellers or
rural communities, with whom he would
sit even if it meant hours of travel and
toil. They would sing and dance, feeling
overwhelmed by these moments of
joy. He was equally at ease with heads
of state, who were enamored by the
simplicity with which he was spreading
messages of peaceful co-existence and
tolerance. Wherever he went, He rendered the ‘covert’ divinity in each
and every person, abundantly ‘overt’. He
touched all asunder. So much so that his
humanness transformed the atmosphere
into vibrant love and compassion, filling it
humanness
with the fragrance of purity and empathy.
In his presence, all doubts and delusions
were transcended with ease. He made it clear that for humanness
to prevail, the relationship with Nirankar
(Formless Lord) has to be established.
Once we are close to Nirankar, then
the closeness with human beings
naturally follows. In the absence of
this relationship - the gnosis or jnana
- no ideology, devotion, dedication or
worship can bridge the ever-growing
distance between us. In fact, it would
be sheer folly to think that we can
salvage humanity with mere rationalist,
humanist, existentialist or any other
system of thought.
In the words of it is rightly said,
‘we are to light lamps and spread their
light, with our positive deeds and
actions, amongst the whole of mankind,
so that they too can unite with the
Mission of Oneness.’
Life is too short for any of it... We have 900 breaths per hour; 21,600 breaths per day; or 7,889,400 breaths per year.... We never know that which breath can be our last one or after which which breath are we going to turn to dust or will we be able to take our next breath or not... Its all in the Almighty's grace..... _/\_
We are all human, here on this earth for a limited duration. None
of us knows when our number will be up; it is easy for life to pass
us by in the blink of an eye. When an individual reaches old age,
they may look back and ask themselves: did I make the most of
each day? Did I do everything I wanted to do? Was I the person I
wanted to be? Did I live life to the fullest of my abilities?
When an individual passes, they are remembered for their good qualities and
their virtuous deeds, not for their material possessions or worldly status. At that
moment in time, this is not what is important. What is important is the manner
in which they lived, and the moral and ethical legacies they left behind.
In considering life and death, it is important to consider the meaning of life and
the right way to live. People look for this either in religion or in philosophy. The
important thing is to arrive at the confluence of the beginning and the end - the
source of all things.
It is this knowledge of our Source that give rise to the qualities of compassion,
tolerance, humility, integrity and charity amongst others. They are all forms
of love. When one talks about charity, some are generous with their money,
others generous with their time. But perhaps even these qualities don’t fully
encapsulate what often is the unconditional giving up of ourselves for the
betterment of humanity. This could be termed generosity of spirit. Once we can
comprehend this notion of generosity of spirit, it becomes so enriching that it
becomes a life-long habit. Indeed, a life that that is light on trinkets and heavy
with deeds has much to be commended. We all know that actions speak louder
than words.
Despite the challenges or adverse circumstances placed in our way, we should never
stop rejoicing in the fact that we are alive. After all, the common saying reminds
us, life is not about surviving the storm, but learning to dance in it. We shall always
have challenges and obstacles thrown our way, but how we deal with them and
react to them is the key to our life of equilibrium. We should remember that it is
not possible to celebrate life without others around us, be they family, friends or
members of the community.
We all have the capacity, in one way or the other, to live our lives as an example
to others. We can do this for our children, our peers at work or even complete
strangers. This can indeed be termed Humanness.
Next Blog- Tribute to Humanness - 2
Next Blog- Tribute to Humanness - 2
With all my love,
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