Expect nothing in return - Nov 12

If we accept this wisdom of " expecting nothing in return for our efforts" , then we will live a life of contentment. If we expect soemthing from our efforts , then we will live in misery and die in disappointment.  Even if we just expect "words of appreciation or a pat on the back", it will only be for a brief moment like the perfume in the air, it vanished in a short time.

My colleague B who have been walking with me on the difficult journey through Bangladesh keeps telling me that nobody will appreciate the hardship  we have encountered and even if they recognised it , it will only be a short wh.  My colleague have  been only in the project for a short period while I havn the project for 7 years . But , I could not feel the way she does as I took it as part of my job and I am paid to do it. If we sit back and think bout the efforts ,risk and rewards,  the benefits sucks.

We are always look for value for our money and we look across and be aware of the fact that they are some people more lucky then us as they get paid more than what they are doing , then these thoughts will bore us done. The consciousness of expecting  value for our effort and risk will make us miserable. It is painful not to get what we expects so we must change this mindset and look inwards for the appreciation  of our own effrots and our own appreciation of doing something good to the world as a useful person. Find the satisfaction of what we are doing and keep the passion burning.

If we are drawn by the money objective and without the passion and keep harbouring the expectation of appreciation and value for our effort, life will be a drag and each steps through life will be heavier and heavier. The thoughts will haunt us and the faster we change our thinking, our mind will be clearer and more positive.  We will walk lighter and looking forward for every step we take in our journey through life.

Love our job whether it is a simple or a difficult task, it is the way we do it and the way we think about it makes all the differences. Leave the appreciaiton thing to the decision of the people working with you and resign yourself to expect nothing in return then you will find contentment in life.

Amitabha.