If there is the thought that we can do things ourselves without other people's help, it means that we have arrogance of our own potential or we are not able to have trust for others. This lack of trust doesn't allow us to use others' potential for the benefit of the task. So we are deprived of a very useful resource and we will not be able to be happy. We need to understand the fact that there is greater success in cooperation. It is much more useful to invest our time and resources in training and developing others' potential. This brings about the best from people and so there is a greater contribution and hence greater success in every task that we take up.
~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.
When we want to convey something to others, we tend to use a lot of words for it. Yet we find many times that our feelings are not conveyed. Then there is a tendency to use more words, creating a negative impact on others, sometimes even hurting others' feelings. Also they don't bring about accurate result. Accurate words means there is nothing extra spoken. Such words being short are sweet to hear too and are those that never hurt others. When our words are to the point, there is a lot of lightness experienced within ourselves and our physical energy is saved too. Others too experience benefit through our words and so we naturally get blessings from them, which helps us move forward with lightness.
~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.
Whenever problems come my way, I tend to feel heavy with waste and negative thoughts. At that time I am not able to feel free and light. When there is heaviness in my mind, I can't move forward with enthusiasm and thereby find it difficult to contribute for others' progress too. Whatever the circumstances I am faced with, I need to make special effort not to reduce my enthusiasm in any way. Enthusiasm gives me courage and this courage in turn helps me use my own specialties for others' benefit too. I begin to discover new resources within me, which can be used for everyone's benefit.
~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.