|| THE PRICE OF GREATNESS IS RESPONSIBILITY ||

Recently I came across many pictures of sunrise and sunset. In this pandemic, many people have taken photography as a new hobby. People take so much effort to click those photos- going on the mountains, going to different beaches, easy approaches like going on a building terrace or house balcony. Every photographer has a different way to present the pictures of the sun but the sun has only one quality that is to shine. Rays of the sun shining every day give us a message that by sharing it with others, the light and shine of the rays don't go down. The sun always fulfils its responsibility by sharing light with others which is its greatness. I hope we all understand this while clicking photos of the sun or by absorbing the sun rays. People having qualities of the sun and moon are very rare and we really need them in these difficult times.

While leaving Mathura, Krishna's mother Yashoda was very upset. She never wanted Krishna to go so Krishna asked her what she liked best about her son. She immediately said, 'the way you conquered Indra's anger and saved people with the help of the Govardhan Parvat.' To which Krishna replied, 'you like my adventures so let me go ahead further for that is my responsibility towards others. I need to go and as my responsibility towards you, I will leave one of the Swaroop idols that you have always loved.' That Swaroop idol was with Yashoda and Nandji, parents of Krishna, till the time they were alive. Apart from that, in any story of Krishna, he was there for all his devotees. He was there to guide them on the right path. For those devotees that were responsible for their actions, he was there throughout, as a friend, philosopher and guide so if you want to feel Krishna's presence, you need to be responsible first. One of the narratives written in the Bhagwad Geeta while Krishna was guiding Arjuna is, ''I won't let you fail, you just need to trust me." and trusting is only possible if you are responsible for what you do.

I remember many years back a parent with a hearing-impaired child came to my clinic. She had come down from the USA to get an appointment from a doctor. The treatment of her child was taking a long time in the USA and she was worried about her progress so she discussed it with her husband and came down to Mumbai and with some referral, she came to my clinic. We diagnosed her and found that she has 80% hearing loss and needed to wear hearing aids. She somehow managed and got hearing aids and started coming for rehabilitation for her child. She started progressing fast with the right treatment and due to her progress, she decided to stay longer in India. After maybe 10 months, she decided to go back to be with her husband. Upon reaching there, she found that her husband was not ready to accept them having a deaf child and he found another partner for himself. I can't imagine what must have happened with that lady as she had some hope, struggling to make her child normal and now she had other difficulties to face!

When parents decide to give birth to a child it is the equal responsibility of both the parents. Though you have a child with special challenges, it is your equal responsibility to share to make that child from unable to able. Both have to work hard to bridge that gap from unable to able. These days, I have seen many parents who want to run away from their responsibilities. They are educated but not ready to accept difficulties in life especially in dealing with their kids. It's only because they don't think positively that we need to accept and move ahead in life, finding solutions. I have seen so many parents where both parents accept challenges and work hard for their child and they try to do all the possible hard work and see that their child overcomes all the challenges. I feel they are the most responsible parents and are great as they know the real value and meaning of life. No one is coming to save you in this life given by God. It is 100% your responsibility.

To be responsible, you need to give your energy to what you are. You came on this earth, you were taught to learn from your environment where your parents were responsible for you. When you educate yourself and learn to grow, your brain is responsible to grow. Your mind and body form the reality around you but the real responsibility is your soul which connects with you and your family and friends around you. Your heart to love, to feel and relate helps you to be responsible for your family, society and country. A responsible individual who has the mind, body, heart and soul in the sequence only can achieve greatness like Mahatma Gandhi ji, Mother Teresa and many more. When will we all understand this? Today, relations don't last long. We don't know where we are heading, what we're looking for, why we're not ready to climb all the steps of responsibility, why we are in a hurry to run fast and how we will achieve real positive energy! We shall understand only if we become responsible for each and everything happening in and around us.

Today, being a citizen of this country, I'm responsible to fulfil the responsibility of one. I need to grow in my own country, need to help people of the country, need to obey the rules and fulfil my duties. It doesn't matter whether I'm a politician, doctor or soldier or in any profession or just another human being in this country. Same goes for being responsible for our community. Following rituals and respecting our religion and dharma. It is the same as being responsible as part of the family whether you are parents or kids. It also means being responsible for ourselves; taking time to take care of your own health and wealth.

I have seen many relations right now, especially the younger generation, they may be responsible for themselves but they don't want to be responsible for their relationships, family, community or country. If they are responsible for others then they are sometimes not responsible for themselves. A wife marries her husband, goes to his house, leaving everything and tries to fulfil all the responsibilities but the husband is not ready to fulfil her desires as his responsibility. Parents fulfil their responsibility to raise their kids with the best education and environment but kids, when they grow older, forget about it. Such a circle of being irresponsible and running away from those duties have become a part and parcel of life. This is reducing positive energy in the world. Words like anxiety, frustration, mental illness, depression are increasing in the dictionary of life.

I, as an individual, have taken this responsibility to put a ripple of positivity in this big ocean called the world. There are many medicines for many diseases but my book 'Spreading Positivity" I hope one day, it will work as a vaccine for people who get lost in their own life. Even big celebrities or personalities go into depression, I hope my book will help like medicine for all. I want each and everyone to understand that the ethic of life is being responsible for what you do. Through my book, I'm not only making my life meaningful but also willing to show the right path to figure our own life. My price for the greatness of life will be my responsibility. I hope you all will be able to feel that... ONE DAY