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Around The Corner

Have you ever played laser tag or paintball? The most nerve-wrecking part is wondering who is around each corner. When you play the game it is best to have someone right behind you to protect you from what lurks around the corner. It is odd that it takes two people to knock out one person, but that margin safety is what helps win the game. Similarly, when we go about life it always helps to have a friend, mentor, or guru to help us move forward. To think that we can go about it alone is arrogance. Not only that, but without going forward with another person we do not go as far as we possibly could. One reason is because that person who stands behinds us pushes us to past our comfort zone. Another reason is that they see things from alternate perspective which helps us navigate obstacles. Yet the most reason I think is just the confidence that we are not going at it alone.

I Will Always Be With You

The late A.P.J Abdul Kalam in his book Transcendence narrates a moment in which he was going to speak in parliament in the United Kingdom and was worried about his speech. At that moment he remember the words of His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, “When you think of me, I am with you.” Remembering these words and and putting them into practice in that moment Dr. Kalam was inspired with confidence. He gave a riveting speech to which many members of the parliament said that they had never heard a speech so well written and delivered. Dr. Kalam writes in his book that it would not have been possible it was not for His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj. To understand the words of His Holiness, “I will always be with you.” helps us know we have a safety net. We know that we are not walking on this path alone. There is someone always watching our back and giving us the push forward that we need. To become fearless we need to believe in his words and trust in his guidance. To exceed expectations we must drive our minds to unite with his wishes just as A.P.J Abdul Kalam did.

No Fear

Fearlessness is what separates the pack. It drives the mediocre to become extraordinary. This is not to say one makes irresponsible decisions, rather one should make bold decisions with limited risk. In doing so, fear is removed and the upside remains. Doing as Pramukh Swami Maharaj has done and asked us to do will help me personally overcome this fear I have. To think I am going at it alone is a huge fear and one that brings me to wits end. Yet, by taking a mere 2 minutes in my day to remember His Holiness and believe that I am going about this life with Pramukh Swami Maharaj will separate me from the pack and place me with the one I truly want to associate with.
['Anish P']
['Pramukh Swami Maharaj', 'Personal']