Who says life is a struggle and one has to work hard to get what one wants? On the contrary, it can be very simple if you gather enough courage to ask for what you want. This is based on the Universal Law of Abundance. It's like the Universe is full of things; to get something from it all you need is to be sure of your intentions, your dreams and your purpose, and you will get it.
Conditioning
Most people are conditioned to believe that things in life don't come by easily; one has to constantly struggle to get what one wants. Presuming this, we always expect things to take a complicated route. We hesitate to ask others because we feel they may not give us what we want which can get embarrassing and hurtful. We may be besieged by feelings of worthlessness and failure, which make us believe we did a wrong thing by 'Asking'.
Here is an interesting story of a business tycoon from India named Dhirubhai who made his fortune and became the number one industrialist from a small-time share broker! He went to Portugal in search of a job, hoping to strike it rich. He constantly bothered an Indian friend there to give him a break. Fed up, his friend decided to pull his leg and invited him to play golf though he was fully aware that he did not know even the basics of the game. At the golf course, the friend asked Dhirubhai to put the ball into the hole and promised him a job if he did so. Dhirubhai saw the ball lying a few feet away from the hole. He had no idea how the game was played, so he quietly picked the ball with his hand and put it in the hole with a smile on his face. The friend was completely taken up by his amazing presence of mind and gave him a job. Such was Dhirubhai's commitment towards his conviction that nothing deterred him from his mission of getting a job.
This is what happens in life. Sometimes, what we want is just a few feet away, but years of conditioning and undue sensitivities create a block in our minds and stop us from grabbing it. We fail to make the concerted effort.
An opposing example to the one above is about life in a village. People in the village are simple, unaware of finer nuances of urban living. Being brought up in a small village in Punjab, I was exposed to their straightforward ways and uncomplicated lifestyle. They could ask anyone for almost anything without a hitch.
I remember accompanying my mother for shopping and meeting people on social gatherings or just sitting outside the house watching strangers pass by. It was amazing to see her communicate with all and sundry, as if she had known them for years. There was an effortless ease with which she asked people for what she wanted and got it most of the time. I think it was the purity of her heart and the innocence of her good intentions which made this possible. Another factor worth mentioning is the prevalent belief system in the village which remains untarnished by vanity and conditioning. People are more open and light hearted to ask for anything unlike their city counterparts who lack such simplicity of emotions and sentiments.
In my process of transition from a village boy to a medical doctor, I adopted the same philosophy. When I shifted from my village to the city, I communicated with everyone and asked for what I wanted. Fortunately, most of the time I got it. I sometimes tried for the impossible and was surprised to find that even that was not difficult… ha ha ha
Therefore, in order to succeed in life, just go ahead and ask for what you want, but always remember to have the purity of intentions and an unwavering commitment.
