Precious Words

Be Kind…

Before we started the management training (every bi-weekly), everyone used to tell something–whether it’s about her or his feeling this morning or a simple thought, expectations, or sometimes they just told about their experiences in the way to the office. Like usually, this morning we did the same thing. One by one told to others about what they might think necessary. Then it came our Director’s turn. She told about a closing ritual that we did in our Yoga class. A precious words that always we hear from our guru–previously my COO thought it should be the sacred word: OM, but it’s not. While we sit cross-legged and we put our palms in front of our chest, fingers points upward and the thumbs touch the chest (Anjali Mudra), we hear she says;

Put your thumbs in your chest — May your hearth be kind*
Put your thumbs in your lips — May your words be true
Put your thumbs in your head — May your thought be clear

More or less, this words are affected our daily life (those who follows Yoga class in my office). It’s such a mantra and it has inspired us to act like those words. I impressed, she shared it in management training–it’s a small action to remind everyone to do a good thing in a universal way and a very simple way. I really appreciated for what she has done, although I am not sure everyone would think and remember about it in future.

*sometimes she said; be calm or be peace

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Almost Epifany

Actually this was almost epifany for me I said it’s almost because it didn’t change me totally but it influenced me much. There’s a day in my life while I found this words in a musing about my life, and my difficulties after a praying;-

be grateful then Allah SWT will add His bless to you,

and at the same day while I were waiting for the doctor, I read;-

if you do a good deed then you do it for your self, if you do the bad thing all the results are for your own.

Actually the second sentence is translation of;-

In ahsantum ahsantum li anfusikum wa in asa’tum fa lahaa fa idzaa,

yes this a part of Koran;- Al-Israa’ (17):7. Then guess what?

I met those words again. It was a coincidence. Those are repeated by my doctor–who has knew me for a year, while he gave me advises. He is a stolid old man. He never talked to much to his patient except for examining. With me is an exception, his nurse told me about that. It is like a special moment for me because he gave her precious time to advise me. He showed his attention, and I really appreciate that. It’s a surprise when he mentioned it though, I never mentioned my difficulties to him. Sometimes we have a nice conversation about each family just to mention common things, nothing too personal but perhaps he has different point of view. Such as I received reprimand from Allah SWT at that day. Before I have a bad intent to somebody who has hurted me but He has avoided me to do that, and also He has reminded me that I need to be grateful. My heart trembled hearing those wise words and InsyaAllah I won’t forget it for the rest of my life.

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