How About Opening The Door To Love

“I am trying to work out How to Open the Door to Love” said Punchi. Granny took Punchi by the hand and took her inside and sat her down and carefully poured a cup of tea and gave Punchi some ginger biscuits. After thinking for a moment or two, she looked at Punchi and said, “You know Punchi, it is a big question for a little girl like you. I have to think for a moment how I can tell you about this BIG topic in a way that’s going to be easy for you to understand.” Said Granny in a quiet tone with a warm smile. Grandmother paused for another minute and thought for a bit longer with her eyes shut and all of a sudden, she stood up and went over to her window that faced her beautiful garden and said to Punchi, “See this garden, it’s beautiful isn’t it? It gives us a lot of happy feelings when we look at it doesn’t it? The garden just gives and gives without expecting anything from us. We are in a way just like this garden, we too are just as beautiful, when we allow ourselves to be just who we are; for we too will become who we are meant to be, that is pure love”. Said Granny. “I don’t have to tell the roses how to bloom, they just know. They just know how to be and not to worry about what others say about them. So, like that, first, be yourself and pay more attention to your thoughts, especially the ones that are like weeds and stop the roses from blooming.” “That is exactly what Faith said” Puchi shouted. “If an angry thought wants to hurt yourself or anyway else, catch it and try not to act on it. Take 5 deep breaths. Then shake that anger from your body. So, this means you have to pay attention to your body, your mind and your feelings, and check to see how you are feeling and what you are thinking at different times of the day. Same with food. Now let’s try something. Let’s eat this biscuit slowly and taste the taste, not gulp it down. Allow the tongue to enjoy it. I remember on your 4th birthday how you gave your cake to your young cousin and in seconds it was gone. I saw your face! You were happy for him but also shocked, NOT A WORD OF THANKS!” “Oh, I was just thinking about that earlier, how did you know to remember this?” asked Puchi. “Well, I knew then your life would not be easy for you, one so young but so thinking of others, you got and will get hurt.” Said granny slowly and with sadness as she looked out the window thinking of her own life.