14
Worries
Complete all the work that needs to be done in one division
first, where you are. But when you go into the one division to
eat, you must enjoy your food there and leave your worries of
the other division. When you go to the bedroom, leave the
worries of the kitchen or the office for that department. Man
suffers because he does not have such organization and he does
not compartmentalize his daily life. While he is having a meal,
he worries about what he will do when his supervisor gets upset
with him. Deal with it when he does. For now, just enjoy your
meal.
God has said, “Enjoy what is present in front of you. Do
not worry about that which is not present.” That means you
must stay in the present moment in time and enjoy what you
have.
Worries in midst of all material comforts
Questioner : There are all kinds of worries on the mind.
Dadashri : There are worries even while eating. It is like
having a heavy bell hanging over you, making you apprehensive
about when it will come crashing down on your head. In this
world filled with worries and tension, it is a wonder how people
without any thinking follow the rut and enjoy worldly comforts.
How can this be? Yet people go about enjoying everything
shamelessly. Whatever is going to happen will happen, but enjoy
the present. Let’s live it up. Is there anything in this world worth
enjoying?
People in the foreign countries are not so consumed with
worries. It is only here in India. People’s worries are a result
of their baggage of intellect. They have tremendous worries.
People are walking ‘factories’ of worries. They have huge
factories and they have huge cooling fans for their comforts.
They worry but they also find solutions for them. What do they