Once, Syed ad Saif were helping their grandmother clear up her house. She said, "The dustbin is nearly full. Take it out and empty it in the large bin outside."
When Saif returned with the emptied bin, Grandma said, "It is important to empty garbage to keep a home clean. There is one more important thing we all have to do. It is to clean up our minds of garbage!"
The boys sat up interested. Gradma said, "Like any place, the mind also gathers garbage. What is the garbage of the mind? Thoughts that don't make you or others happy. Can you give me some examples?" The boys quickly said, "Greed, anger, hatred, jealousy..."
Gradma said, "Would you ever let garbage rot inside your home? Never! So too, you should not let bad thoughts stay in your mind. They suck away the strength in your mind. Then you cannot think well, and you lose your peace and joy.
Here are two important tips. Firstly, if somethings hurts or upsets you, talk about it, then let go. Secondly, if you have done something wrong to someone else, say sorry, decide not to do it again, and after that, forget it."
Grandma added, "Throw out bad thoughts and feelings, be light and happy." Saif said to Syed, "If our mind is not clean, we cannot enjoy anything. Even if it is bright outside, if we wear dark glasses, everything looks dark. So too, if the mind is "not okay", everything ad everyone around seem "not okay". So, okay mind, okay world. Mind your mind, and all will be well."
When Saif returned with the emptied bin, Grandma said, "It is important to empty garbage to keep a home clean. There is one more important thing we all have to do. It is to clean up our minds of garbage!"
The boys sat up interested. Gradma said, "Like any place, the mind also gathers garbage. What is the garbage of the mind? Thoughts that don't make you or others happy. Can you give me some examples?" The boys quickly said, "Greed, anger, hatred, jealousy..."
Gradma said, "Would you ever let garbage rot inside your home? Never! So too, you should not let bad thoughts stay in your mind. They suck away the strength in your mind. Then you cannot think well, and you lose your peace and joy.
Here are two important tips. Firstly, if somethings hurts or upsets you, talk about it, then let go. Secondly, if you have done something wrong to someone else, say sorry, decide not to do it again, and after that, forget it."
Grandma added, "Throw out bad thoughts and feelings, be light and happy." Saif said to Syed, "If our mind is not clean, we cannot enjoy anything. Even if it is bright outside, if we wear dark glasses, everything looks dark. So too, if the mind is "not okay", everything ad everyone around seem "not okay". So, okay mind, okay world. Mind your mind, and all will be well."
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