We complain and crib and complain some more .
Smallest of things are enough to spoil our mood and take us in a loop of depression.
Today I would like to share one such story of ill-fate and how it was accepted with so much positivity. The story is a familiar one but the thought process it portrays is what I would like to draw attention towards.
Remember the Story of Lord Ram’s Vanvaas.
King Dashrath had consulted his ministers and decided to announce Ram as the new King the following day, he wished to retire and acceed the throne to Ram his eldest son and the most eligible one at that.
Having learnt this Ram was content however it was fate that had other plans.
As we all know King Dashrath bound by his oath to Queen kaikayi sent Ram away for 14 years.
Imagine Ram’s plight and mindset in that situation.
What does one do in such a circumstance , the public wanted him as their King , the ministers had approved, Dashrath had approved but alas destiny had other plans.
When we look at Ramayana today after learning the complete story it seems like a logical step to go away since we know its pivotal and crucial for the death of Raavan however in that moment and in that instance Ram did not know this, Sita did not know , the entire public of Ayodhya did not know. No one knew it.
Think about this, in a few hours he was to be crowned as the king and now was asked to leave for the forest with a ascetic’s life for 14 long years.
When Laxman came to know about this he suggested a solution he said let us take our father King Dashrath captive. As a prisoner you wont have ro follow his orders anymore and after the coronation we can release him.
Thus his Oath to Mata Kaikayi can be bypassed on account of him being powerless.
But this is Ram we are talking about he had to set an example for the generations to come, not for nothing he is called Maryada Purushottam.
He said to Laxman “I have not done anything that might remotely hurt Maa Kaikayi ever and yet she has wished for something that has brought me to this juncture in my life. There seems to be greater forces at play.
Fate has something in store for me which I will not be able to comprehend if I do not follow this path, its only logical that I follow this path which is to determine my destiny and so I will accept the Vanvaas”
In this one decision Ram taught us about fate and its power, we all know what happens next and how Ramayana played out further.
How many of us accept our undesired outcomes with such openness and such gratitude.
Let us understand he did not do things because he was God , he became God because of his actions.
Jai Shree Ram 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
P.S.: its Ram and not Rama , translation from Sanskrit to English has fated this mistake 😝
