If you own a candy store, do you ever run out of candy? No! Similarly, only a happy person can make others happy. How does one remain happy in all circumstances? By remaining positive. Positivity not only makes you happy but it will make the environment around you pleasant and the people around you happy as well, and that is what matters to God. That no one is hurt by you. Everything else has no value to God. The main thing is that no one is hurt by you.
So in the end, positivity is the side of God, because it keeps you happy therefore you do not hurt others, in fact you make them happy, which makes God happy also.
Looking at the positive side of things even during the times of loss or negative situations is the attitude one has to develop. The enlightened Lord Mahavira taught His disciples that when they went to preach, if people hit them with a stick, they were to take it as, ‘At least it is only a stick; the hand is not broken. The hand is spared.’ They were to consider that much of a benefit. If someone breaks one arm, he should be grateful that at least he did not break the other one also. If both hands get cut off, they should say that at least they have their legs. If both the arms and both the legs are cut off, they should say at least they are alive and at least able to see. In this way the Lord has shown us the way to look at benefit even in loss (gain experience from failures). Do not cry; be happy. Lord Mahavira had an enlightened view (Samyak drashti) through which one ‘sees’ benefits even in adverse circumstances.
Now you might ask yourself the question, “How can I start being positive in my life?”
There are steps to be more positive in life:-
- You have to choose to be positive. In any situation always take the side of the positive. Even if someone is talking negatively about someone else, you should speak up and say it is better not to say anything about anyone if you have nothing positive to say.
- Look for the positive in life - in every person or situation. For each negative thought/opnion you have for someone write down three positives of that person. When you happen to interact with that person again, remember the positives of that person. Do not let the negatives cloud your interactions.
- When you feel down about yourself, think about all the positive attributes within you.
Always speak in a positive manner because there is a Soul within the person you are talking to or even thinking of. If you happen to think, speak or even do anything negative, then immediately ask for forgiveness towards the Soul within that person.
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