Can anyone of you tell me the task performed by the objects kept on this table?
These objects might appear lifeless to you but their presence can reveal a lot of meaningful thoughts.
My dear Toastmasters and guests, our life is confined to a handful number of living beings, their emotions, thoughts and actions. There are many lifeless objects around us used in day to day life that cater to some or the other need.
Have you ever wondered that these beings can actually make us learn a lot from them, apart from what they perform?
This is a thousand-rupee currency note. Suppose I say I will give it to you. Will you take it? Yes you will.
What if I fold it and give it to you? Will you still take it? Yes you will.
What if crumple it and throw it in a dustbin? Will you still take it? Yes you will.
It doesn’t matter what I do to this money. It is still a thousand-rupee currency note. Its value remains intact.
Similarly so often in your lives, you will be crumpled, trampled, ill-treated, insulted, and yet, despite all that; you will still be worth the same. Don’t let such things lower your self-esteem. Just hold yourself high!
Having held your self-esteem high, you need to live with peace and harmony in this world. And to live with peace, what better could be there to teach you other than this Dustbin.
Sounds weird? Not actually! Dustbin can accommodate all the discarded stuff to the maximum possible extent. Now, observe the irony here. It lets us throw all the trash and garbage in it. Even then, it silently accepts all. Similarly, it is highly likely that people throw stones on you, pull you down, say harsh words to you but you ought to remain calm and composed and wait for the right moment to reply.
Also, when the Dustbin is filled up to the brim, it starts flowing out. In the same way, take out your fear and grudges and reveal it to the person closest to you/ a close confidant.
There is always a cleaning day for that Dustbin. So once in a while, clean all the negative energies from yourself and rejuvenate yourself with inner happiness.
If you hold a candle close to you, its flame rises. And if you turn it away, its flame shrinks. The same way you hold a candle close to yourself, keep all your plans, aspirations, projects, and dreams close to yourself as well. Do not share your plans or goals until you accomplish them, because as you hold your candle away from yourself, your goals will shrink in the eyes of others. Envy, jealousy, and resentment will put out your flame before it grows. Never reveal what you are doing until you have accomplished it. Resentment does not only come from those close to you, but also from strangers. Therefore, fiercely guard the passions burning inside your heart, so that their flames can safely reach the highest ceilings of success without the eyes of envy. Such selfless attitude is taught to us by this humble candle. It burns itself completely till the last drop of wax. In the same way, we can light up lives of many people through our knowledge and let others get benefitted from it. We can work hard just to enlighten people.
Last but not the least, there is wisdom underlying common objects. As one of my friends penned down these few lines for me:
“Wisdom, Wisdom, everywhere,
In everything under the sun;
Wisdom, wisdom, everywhere,
You just need to seek and learn.
-Shruti
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