Ekta | wisdomekta

  Disclaimer- The contents of the post are the outcome of the rigorous search, several readings and experiences, and self-reflection Have you ever had a wish? A desire for which you toiled hard (and smart) day and night? A hope for which you prayed to the almighty with the purest of spirit? And yet, the result was not as you aspired!! Well, it indeed has happened with me… numerous times. In such moments, self-loathe is at its pinnacle. Nothing seems to make sense. There is an interim loss of faith. The suspicion of being a failure. It appears that there is a big conspiracy against me by God!!  However, to my greatest revelation, this greatest failure began to make some sense. Probably because those disappointing times have either spared me from committing the biggest mistakes of my life or have expanded my maturity box. As they say, occasionally, destiny has something else designed. Every choice is an opportunity to get closer to a divine life purpose, especially the choices t...

                                               Disclaimer- This is a 900 years old classic anecdote by Rumi. Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet, philosopher, and mystic whose poems have been translated into numerous languages. Many years ago, a Persian merchant was given a beautiful parrot as a gift by his Indian trading collaborators. He kept the parrot in a formidable cage, where he could watch her and listen to her melodious song every day when he lounged after his long hours at the job. The time of year came when he generally toured to India on a buying trip, and as is customary he asked his household help what they wanted him to bring back as gifts for them. Each person asked for something near to his or her heart, and so did the little green parrot. “My dear master, my heart desires nothing from my motherland,” she said morosely. “But, should you come across a ...