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Walk My Path: Love, Respect and Compassion


--by sethi, posted Jun 9, 2008

I am a male who has been egoistic, dominating, angry, jealous, suspicious, and have had a lack of respect for myself and others around me.   I have been on an emotional roller coaster.  I participated in various transformation workshops, however it made no difference, I remained stuck in my life. As a result, I became separated from my family and reached rock bottom in my life. Having reached there, I resisted transforming myself . After some time I realized the law of  universe: what one resists, persists.  
 

I then thought to myself, start believing in yourself and it will make a difference in you life.  I first started loving myself and then all those around me.  I started respecting myself and then others around me.  My self worth increased. The  universe supported me and the law of attraction started working for me.
 

In my life I connected to people with similar energy.  One such energy was Sangeeta the domestic help. She is transparent, honest, respectful and committed. She is very poor and has a large family to support.  In addition, her husband does not hold a regular job.  In short, she is struggling in life.

On a cold winter morning when she came to work and I found her
shivering. I enquired whether she had a wollen pullover. She did not reply. I had my answer . The next day when she came to work again I gave her the money to buy a wollen pullover for herself.  The expression of gratitude in her eyes was something which will remain with me for a long time.
 

A few weeks ago, she was down with malaria and did not come to work. Instead, she sent her friend who did her work. The moment I became aware that Sangeeta was sick I gave her friend the money to buy medicines for her treatment.  It took Sangeeta sometime to recover from her illness. The first thing I enquired was whether she had completely recovered and did she need any more help of any kind. In a voice quivering with emotion she said Sir, you have done enough for me, I am indebted to you. 

That was the moment I realized that I am walking my path.  However there are times while walking, I still fall down, but I get up and start walking again even though I may have hurt myself in the process.

I thank you all for the love, caring, respect, and compassion which I have received from everybody on this site. It has enabled me to walk faster on my path and towards my final destination.
 

Love and Godbless. 

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Readers Comments

lmil1954 wrote: Sethi-thank you for the honesty shown in this story. You have gotten compassion right! I am so glad that you have learned to love your self without being "self"ish! And I am so glad you are here to share with us at helpothers! Love, Linda:)
AURELIA wrote: I totally agree with what Lmil/Linda said. We are learning so much from one another. Thank you for opening up and sharing such a personal story with us.
GOD Bless you and keep walking and try SKIPPING at times :0) ~Aurelia
JuneBug wrote: Try walking, skipping, and then break into a dance!!!! Life is so much more!!!
lovebug wrote: Thank you for your honest self evaluation, I myself was on a very distructive path, until God reached down and transformed me, I have to give Him all the praise, I could never have done it on my own. God bless
wayfarer wrote: Sethi, you don't fail when you fall, you fail when you don't get back up, and I'm glad to hear you are still getting back up! Keep on walking and, like Junie says, dance every once in a while.
Being a man can be a dark trip - but it can also be wonderful! Don't give up!
sethi wrote: Hi
Linda,aurelia, Junebug,lovebug,wayfarer,
Thks for the support, it means a lot to me. I am an early bird,therefore i go for walks early in the morning. It is cool, nice& quiet and I am able to connect to my inner self at that time. I also meditate every day. Thks once again. Love.
Kanu wrote: Sethi-ji, You have made a very good beginning by extending a helping hand to Sangeeta. There are many like her, silently suffering in the background and we are unable to notice them. I wish every household has a person like you, which shall definitely make the world a better place to live in ! All the best.
alice wrote: Sethi~ Isn't it a wonderful thing when you become aware that you are living (finally) what you believe? That instead of waiting for the change(s) to happen you realize that you have become a force of change? I also believe that you teach what you most need to learn and I see this with myself over and over again...know that you have taught many of us with what you have shared. I for one know that the Laws of the Universe are at work each time I come across another person (in REAL life or here) that is struggling each day to find peace and happiness by giving up the STRUGGLE of resisting all that is negative in this world and just living in a more loving and positive way. Bless you!
ChifundoUzuriSio wrote: To put it simply Sethi, you are an inspiration. Thankyou for sharing your story xxx
sethi wrote: Hi Friends,
Thank you very much for your support. There is immense happiness,joy compassion within me to know that I am walking my path and are on the right track. As I write these words there are tears of gratitude for all of you. I love being on this site and connecting to you all! God Bless.

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