Chapter 18 verse 46
“By performing one’s natural occupation, one worships the Creator from whom all living entities have come into being, and by whom the whole universe is pervaded. By such performance of work, a person easily attains perfection.”
The
tamil cinema thespian, Sivaji Ganesan was once asked why he didn’t get success
in politics like his peer movie start, MGR. His answer was very introspective
and fits the essence of the sloka here. He said that there are several birds on
planet earth. Some soar very high in the sky, some of them fly just a few
thousand feet from the ground and others cannot even fly. They are all born
with innate tendencies and do their job and live their lives the best way
possible and what they know. God doesn’t create everyone the same. They are created
to learn continuously in their journey towards gradual spiritual advancement.
So MGR in this case was destined to soar high in the political space but
Shivaji Ganesan was not. However Shivaji was destined to be a timeless great
actor and he was the best India could produce at acting. Similarly, if we
recognize that each of our lives have been designed to be part of the entire
setup of the Universe and we are cogs in the wheel of time, then we will be
very comfortable in our skin and abilities. By focusing on life and job at hand
and not shirking responsibility, we honor God’s creation to the fullest extent.
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