Is What You Do More Important Than Why You Do It?

Is What You Do More Important Than Why You Do It?

Is Why You Do More Important ?

I think, and it is my experience, that intention of our every act is important. 

The intention should be healthy and harmless to others. 

Even if we gain something out of that,it should not cause any discomfort to others. 

That is what our sarasar vivek expects us. 

Unfortunately,we observe that negative intention do overtake the positive ones,thereby neglecting our sarasar vivek.

And generally such acts are nothing but hypocrisy.

I often recall one incident that happened in the past when my two sons aged 12 and 17 years put all out efforts to save a squirrel stuck in our toilet block.  

The things happened very fast.  I was sitting in the hall reading newspaper.  A squirrel entered the hall from the glass sliding doors.  I was worried, thought that it may go towards the kitchen and it went like that. I wondered if it will cross over the passage and enter the toilet since the toilet door was open.  And whether it will fall down the drain.  And the same thing happened. I suddenly remembered the saying ' what you think,  happens'.  I rushed to the toilet and could see head of the squirrel at the bottom of the outlet in the commode.  

I then rushed towards my sons in their room and informed them about the situation. They ran to the toilet and read the situation carefully.  All we three were trying to find some ways to rescue and get the poor creature up back to the ground level. 

Both my sons applied all possible tricks to do so one after another immediately. Fortunately, after six attempts the seventh one proved fruitful and the poor creature was rescued.  That was a great moment not only for my sons but it was more so for me.  I still remember the expression of fulfillment on their face.

The incident is significant in the present context.  My sons did not do with any intention. It was merely an act out of compassion, the intense feeling to rescue the poor creature. 

Why they did was more important than what they did.

Why You Do Is More Important Than What You Do !

We notice that school children are made to take out procession for creating awareness regarding corruption,cleanliness,water saving measures and what not,least caring about their we'll being or health hazards likely to create problems for them. At the same time people accountable for the same go scot-free. And good for nothing sort people get their images projected at the co st of these innocent students. Such people are concerned more about their public image.

We often see some one collecting donations for construction of some religious places. But their hidden agenda is obvious to be noted easily.

Apparently such similar activities are innocent, constructive but in fact are with Ill intention. But no body has control over such wrong acts of these handfuls.

Therefore, what we do is not important but the intention of doing something is more important. 

And we are fortunate if it is good, and healthy.

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