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Namah The Rhythm of Life or the Art of Ageing

does undergo wear and tear, and the sooner arms of the Divine Lover waiting to receive
we accept it the better it is. Simple gentle us. This becomes possible through an act
remedies, simple practical solutions are much of surrender to God. Behind the change
better than complicated measures. Quality that frightens us is the changeless. Beyond
of life is mainly an inner state than just the the slaying fire, there is the saviour smile
outer physical condition. of Grace. Beyond the pyre and the grave,
there is the Smile that saves.

Working with the elderly and even otherwise,
I have seen people with serious physical The Journey Continues
problems who are quite peaceful and happy,
mainly because of their inner attitude. The Unknown and the Unexpected
They accept the change; they decline quite
sportingly. In fact, by their remarkable “Death wanders through our lives at will,
attitude, they become an inspiration to many sweet Death
young people. Quite a number of these rare Is busy with each intake of our breath.
souls whose names are legion, Nolini, Pavitra, Why do you fear her? Lo, her laughing face
Amrita, Champaklal, Pranab, Amal Kiran, All rosy with the light of jocund grace!
Nirod da and others, are quite astounding A kind and lovely maiden culling flowers
examples of how to take everything in In a sweet garden fresh with vernal showers,
one’s stride. To age gracefully is also an This is the thing you fear, young portress bright
art and is seen primarily in those who Who opens to our souls the worlds of light.
have somewhere found their soul and are Is it because the twisted stem must feel
rooted in the changeless Eternal. The other Pain when the tenderest hands its glory steal?
kind are unfortunately more common and Is it because the flowerless stalk droops dull
these are caught up in the rapid change, And ghastly now that was so beautiful?
the downhill course of the body, running Or is it the opening portal’s horrid jar
from one doctor or hospital to another, in That shakes you, feeble souls of courage bare?
the hope of finding the elixir of immortality. Death is but changing of our robes to wait
That elixir is always within us and if we In wedding garments at the Eternal’s gate (4).”
have not found it during our lifetime, we
are unlikely to find it when we confront the Death arrives one day. We can face it with
face of death. Though, we still can take a courage or we can face it with fear. If we
leap of faith and look beyond death to the have faith in God, a true and living faith or

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