How a Dirty Window Taught Me to See Others More Clearly: A Story on Self-Reflection

karthikcj
The Window View

Young couple Asma and Gopal move to a new neighborhood. As the window of the house is nice, Asma cultivated the habit of watching outside from the window. The next morning, while having breakfast, Asma sees from the window her neighbor hanging the washed clothes. Asma commented that the lady hasn't washed the clothes properly; she needs better soap, she has to be trained, etc. Her husband looked at her as well as the outside scenario and remained silent.

Asma made it a routine to comment on this issue every day while having breakfast.

The next day, Asma was surprised! She told Gopal, "Look! Today she washed the clothes so nicely, probably she might have got a good soap it seems." Gopal ironically looked at her for a couple of seconds and said, "I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows with a GOOD SOAP!"

Asma had no words to react; she understood where she went wrong.

This is absolutely applicable in LIFE...

What we estimate in others depends completely on the purity of the window through which we look. Before making any comment or criticism, it's always fair enough to check our state of mind.

Principle/Moral:

1. If we want peace of mind, instead of looking at others' mistakes, we must look at our own mistake(s).

2. It would be better to find a remedy rather than a fault.
RAMAKANT R
Really a nice thought. This is very spiritual. I would like to add the following couplets of the great poet Zafar: "WHEN I THREW TORCH LIGHT ON MY OWN FAILURE, I DID NOT FIND THE GREATEST FAILURE MAN THAN ME."

Regards,
Ramakant
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