(7.1.4) Risk

 (7.1.4) RISK

There is a risk every thing in life. If you laugh , people may call you foolish. If you weep , there may be a risk of  looking emotional. If you help others , there may be risk of being indulged i.e. people may think that there is the vested interest of the helper in his help.) If you express your feelings before others , there will be a risk of showing your real personality. If you tell people about your ideas and imaginations , they may call you inexperienced. It is also risky to love others because it is not certain that you will get love in return. Even living life is not free from risk because there too lies the risk of dying. If you hope  something , there will be a risk of despair i.e. there will be a risk of your being hopeless someday. If you try to do some thing , you fear , you may fail. Thus there is risk every where in life. But you can do nothing without taking  risk. A life without risk is the greatest danger in itself.

The person who risks nothing , can do nothing in life. He can have nothing. He becomes unimportant in the society. The person who does not take risk, can escape  from troubles and sorrows of life. But he can not learn anything. He can not feel anything new. He can not change himself or the world. He can not make progress in life. He can not love others. He can not even live his own life well because all things demand risk.

The immediate advantage of avoiding risk is that the person can avoid suffering and sorrow for a short time. But the person who risks nothing , does nothing , has nothing and becomes nothing. The person who takes risks , learns new things , gains new experience , changes his position, develops into an important person , lives life well and is able to face difficult  situations in life.

( This article is based on the poem "RISK" composed by Janet Rand )

(7.1.3) My Opinion about my Father

7.1.3 My Opinion about My Father
Please, share this experience with us :-
1.When I was three years old I thought , " My father is the bravest and the strongest person of the world.
2.When I was six years old I thought, " My father is not only the strongest person of the word but also the wisest and the most sensible person of the world.
3.When  I was nine years old I thought , " My father has the knowledge about each and every thing of the world."
4.When I was twelve years old I thought , "My father is wiser ( more sensible ) than me."
5.When I was fifteen years old I felt , " My father needs some more knowledge to keep pace with the world."
6. When I was twenty years old I felt , " My father does not belong to this world and he cannot go along with my way of thinking."
7.When I was twenty five years old I thought , " I should not take  his advice in any matter because he is in the habit of finding fault with every thing."
8.When I was thirty years old, I felt , " My father has become a bit sensible because of his copying me ( following me ) (he has copied me )
9. When I was thirty five years old , I felt ," In small matter he can be consulted with."
10.When I was forty years old , I felt , " In some necessary matters, My father's advice might be taken. "
11.When I was fifty years old , I decided , " I must not do any thing without consulting my father because now I have known it better that my father is the most sensible  person of the world. "
But before I could put my decision into action, my father  had left away this world for his heavenly abode and I had to remain deprived  of his advice and experience. 

7-2-12 Ethics (Teachings) in Rajasthani Literature

 Moral Teaching in Rajashhani Sahitya)

1. Sukh sampat ar audasaa, sab kaahoo ke hoya.
Gyaanee kaate gyaan soo, moorkh kaate roya.
Meaning - Sukh, sampatti aur bure din to samayaanusaar sabhee ke saamne aate rahate hain, parantu gyaanee vyakti bure dino ko gyaan se kaatataa hai, aur moorkh vyakti unhe ( bure din ko ) ro kar kaatataa hai.
2. Raam kahe Sugreeva ne, Lankaa ketee door.
Aalasiyan alghee ghanee, uddhyam haath hazoor.
Meaning - Bhagwan Raam ne Sugreeva se poochha, " Lankaa kitanee door hai ? ". Sugreeva ne uttar diyaa, " Aalasee vyakti ke liye vah bahut door hai, parntu uddhyamee vyakti ke liye maatra ek haath kee dooree par hee hai ". Arthat uddhyam ke bina kisee ko bhee safalataa nahin milatee hai.
3. Kahaan Lankaapati le gayo, kahaan Karan gayo khoy.
Jas - jeevan, apajas - maran, kar dekho sab koy.
Meaning - Lankaapati Ravan apane saath kyaa le gyaa aur mahaarathee Karan ne sansaar men kyaa kho diyaa ? Sone kee Lankaa kaa swaamee hote huye bhee Ravan ne apayash prapt kiyaa aur mahaarathee Karan ne sone kaa daan karke sansaar men yash praapt kiyaa. Koi bhee karake dekh le, yash aur apayash hee to jeevan aur mrityu hai.
4. Sat mat chhodo he naraa, sat chodyaan pat jaay.
Sat baandhee lichchhamee(लिच्छमी), pher milegee aay.
Meaning - Are, logon, satya, arthaat sanmaarg ko kabhee mat chhodo, ise choodne se pratishthaa samaapt ho jaatee hai. Yadi sanmaarg par dridh rahe to gai hui Lakshmi phir vaapas mil jaayegee.
5. Seel sareerah ambharan, sonon bhaarim ang.
Mukh mandan sachchau ( सच्चउ) vayan, vin tambolah rang.
Meaning - Seel hee vaastavik alankaar hai, sonaa to angon par padaa hua bhaar hai. Mukh kee shobhaa, satya vachan hai, na ki taambool se use ( mukh ko ) ranganaa.