The one who is too eager to control every aspect of life misses living.

शमथ। Samatha

‘Let go’ is a popular mantra today. But is it as easy as said? Many people are happy to let go
of responsibilities, but very few are willing to let go of something that affects them directly. “I am
only human” is the most popular excuse. Responsibilities fall under actions that affect the lives
of many people while the latter has a direct effect only on you.

When you are eager to have an insulated life, letting go of something becomes the most difficult
thing to do. You will convince yourself to believe that you are doing the right thing. But
underneath that conviction, your ego breeds into a many hooded serpent preventing people from
approaching you. You turn to irrational efforts to control everything. As a result, the sterile
environment you imagined becomes uninspiring and unproductive, making you sterile instead.

Ignored by friends and family, such a person withdraws into a shell. This is the opposite of what
the individual had set out to achieve. There are varying degrees to this isolation. If you find
yourself in such a position, do not hesitate to get rid of the controlling behavior. There is no
growth in a sterile environment. Therefore do not dream of such a state as it means death.

Do not give up your responsibilities easily. Instead, create the attitude of taking things easily
even when things are not going exactly the way you have defined. You will notice that things
begin to fall in place when you stop being a control freak.

Feel Blessed
Swastham Shantam Sampurnam