October 23, 2019

Written by Arjun and Aditya Mahes

Today’s Value: Be Encouraging ( Paraguna )

King Uthanabhava, had two wives, one named Suruchi who was very dear to him and the other, Suniti, whom he didn’t like as much. One day, Suniti’s son Dhruva saw Uttama sitting on the lap of the king and playing. Dhruva, who too wanted to play, ran up to play with. Seeing this Suruchi rudely told Dhruva to move away and that only her son Uttama had the right to sit on the king’s lap. Dhruva went away heart-broken to his mother, who advised him that the one way to overcome is to find more about yourself. Hearing his mother’s words, Dhruva, just five years old left the city, determined to devote himself to the lord and find more about himself. He engaged himself in severe penance for about 6 months. First he survived on fruits, then on water and thereafter only through breathing. Finally he realized God and came to a state where he was not disturbed by the outside world. It did not matter to him anymore if he was in the forest or in his kingdom. It is said in ancient stores that the Lord gave him a special place and is popularly referred to as the Pole Star. When we lose direction, we always refer to the sky to the Pole star to identify the North Pole.

Message of the story

• Why does our day keep getting worse year by year?

1- The older you get, the more responsibilities you have. More responsibilities feel like less happiness. (happy hour is to make us always happy)

2- This Sunday is Deepavali (new year). We should have our best year every year.

Definition of jealousy

Jealousy is being envious when someone else is praised

Impacts of Jealousy

• You avoid people you are jealous of and in the same way you hurt yourself for being jealous. For ex. An ignited matchstick ( Jealousy ) will burn itself first then it will burn the holder (us).
• You tend to react or retaliate more when you are jealous:
• This is caused by ego which makes you feel separate from others (Q & A).
• To do this you must:

a) Realize that, that person you are jealous at knows more than you.

b) Stop comparing. The more you compare the more ego

• Instead of being jealous you must find strengths in the people you are jealous of.
• Definition of Encouragement
• How do you encourage others?
• Listen to them so they feel important. And the more you listen the more you learn.

Practice:

• Write down all the students in your school that you like the most
• Now write down all the people you dislike the most.
• Ask yourself, which was harder?
• After, write down all the strengths you find in all ten people.