Loving Mind, Thinking Heart

It was a normal day. As usual I got down from the BMTC and was walking towards home. I was generally recollecting some thoughts and conversation with friends and wondered about the two wonderful creations - A "Loving Heart" and a "Thoughtful Mind".  Things like these, many of us might have experienced:

Heart breaks, whether it is because of breakup in friendship/ love or misunderstandings with the friends and loved ones - something which most of us will have experienced at somepoint in our lives. Many a times the effect of it is so severe that we start losing our self confidence and tend to move into depression. It renders us emotionally handicapped. But then, see the beauty of mind, which makes us think calmly and analyze the situation from different angles and from the opponent's perspective. Believe me, it is the most effective healer to our bleeding hearts. Infact, it makes us a stronger person.

Health problems - More than the physical problems, it the emotional burden which takes a toll on us. It is kind of contagious and spreads to everyone around who care for us. Thoughts about future and social pressures are the major culprits of their worries and seeing them worried for us adds to our emotional state. But then human beings have a wonderful gift - "WILLPOWER" which is a wonderful antidote for this suffering. It is actually the "sanjeevini" for the heart. Sometimes we tend to get suicidal due to unbearable pain, then just a thought comes to the rescue as an effective pain manager. A thought about the existence of people with more pain or about the people who have overcome all the pain and emerged winners.

Unpredictable life leaves us dejected and low on morale most of the times. But everytime we come out of it with an assurance of better prospects in the future. I have experienced this innumerable times and everytime it leaves me pondering "how does it happen", "afterall what is it that brings in a sudden ray of hope".

All this and many more such experiences make us wonder how the mind and heart acts as natural healers for each other. It is very aptly a "Loving Mind" and a "Thinking Heart".

On a second thought, I perceive it as another way of defining "HOPE". What say people??

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