Open Sesame - Open the Door to Love and Happiness
The Need to Open The Doors
Open the doors to give and take Love.
Open the doors to nice Relationships.
Open up for Compassion and Kindness.
Open up for negotiations and discussions.
Open up to hear about your neighbors' problems and offer solutions.
Closed Doors- A Negative Signal
The advancement in technology and modern lifestyles have indirectly landed us in a closed-door living style. The TV, Air Conditioners, and Internet have made us become habituated to sticking to these gadgets with virtually no connection to the neighborhood and other personal interactions in our communities.
I am fed up with constantly hearing this voice. A sweet voice. Too much enchanting and alluring. It constantly keeps reminding you "Please Close the Doors". It seems as though promoting negative signals and messages unconsciously in our mind to keep ourselves closed in our homes. We are unconsciously and unknowingly programming our brains and thereby our minds also to become accustomed to these negative signals. Our mentality has become too much habituated to this unhealthy practice of confining ourselves in some closed doors. It holds up us to keep ourselves within some preset boundaries and not to allow any other person enter into those limits. It shuts up us from enjoying the beauty of love or the freshness and fragrance of the beautiful world outside.
Keeping the doors closed spreads indifference towards the neighbors and the outer world. It further creates hatred and spreads jealousy and violence. It can pervert the body and mind.
So, please awaken yourself and open the doors of your heart and mind to receive and share the love for humanity.
Mother Teresa Spreading Love
Open the Doors to Love and Happiness
Once you open the door and set yourself free from the barriers, you will experience how nice and beautiful is the surrounding world and the people in it. You will feel and realize the natural light and the beauty outside and the freshness of the air and all. You will come to know of the gentle qualities of your neighbors and all other people. You will begin to Love and feel happy in their company.
It is not the mere physical doors of your house. Open the doors of your heart and mind.
Until you keep your mind and heart imprisoned within your own self-created boundaries, you can't realize the beauty of the world around you. You will be seeing everything with suspicion, jealousy, and fear. You look at them as aliens and strangers and try to avoid them or get rid of them.
But, once you open up your heart, you will begin to experience them as your own siblings and of your own race or community and begin to like and love them.
So, open your doors and let your love embrace them and experience the bliss of giving and receiving love.
A quote from Bible-
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Open the Doors for Love
Love is the greatest thing on earth that has been bestowed upon us by God.
Jesus Himself has endured crucifixion just because of the Love that He has for the whole mankind. He loved you so much that He sacrificed Himself to protect you and to purify your souls from all the impurities.
So, let us learn from His sacrifices.
Let us open our doors to extend our love towards the whole mankind and the living beings of this world.
To open the door for love, you should know the exact meaning of love which is defined so beautifully in one of the versions of Bible given below.
Jesus- Embodiment of Love
Definition of Love from Bible-
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 defines Love as follows.
Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
So, open up the doors of your heart for an unconditional love that only gives love and never hurts or belittles others.
Give and take love.
Spread love among your neighbors and communities.
Don't keep your doors closed. Open up them to unending Love.
Open the Doors for Nice Relationships
Develop nice relationships with all those with whom you come into contact during your everyday life. Interact with them generously and nicely. Give a touch of love and gentleness in all your interactions with them. It does not require any special attention than just a nice greeting "hello" with a courtesy inquiry of 'how do you do' addition to it. Keep a smiling and admiring glance while doing so. This much is enough to create nice and wonderful relations with people around you.
A Quote from Bible on Compassion.
Ephesians 4:32
"Be Kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you."
Open up for Compassion and Kindness
Open the doors of your heart for compassion, kindness and a feeling of generosity with people around you. Don't be self-centered. Do not draw dividers. You can maintain your privacy and status up to your necessities. But, feel some compassion and be generous to people around you and express or at least feel some sorrow for their worries and deprived conditions of life. If you can, offer some helping hand and try to solve their needs.
It is just like a Doctor getting worried at your problem and giving you a gentle pat telling you everything will be alright soon.
You might have noticed a small baby worried and having a compassionate glance at another baby weeping for some reason.
The above are great examples of showing compassion for those around you.
Open the Door of Heart for Compassion
Quote by Rumi-
Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom.
- Rumi
Open the Doors for Negotiations and Discussions
Whenever some problem arises with your neighbors or colleagues, don't quarrel and fight with them. Rather, try to calm yourselves and discuss the problems peacefully to reach some agreement.
It may be difficult sometimes to arrive at any mutual understanding or agreement. It requires much patience and deliberate willingness to settle issues. The ego or mentality may not succumb to a feeling of degradation or humiliation. But, time can bridge the gaps. So, allow time to takes its own time and keep peaceful till then.
The prevalent tensions with border countries, military strikes and wars are a result of these misunderstandings and egoism. If people understand and respect the feelings and rights of one another, there could have been much peace all around. One should be humanitarian and do not try to grab other person's fundamental rights or possessions.
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Dalai Lama Quotes on Love, Compassion, Peace
Open up Your Heart to Offer Help and Solutions
People, nowadays, keep mum or silent while hearing at other's problems. They show a kind of indifference or 'I am not bothered' attitude while encountering with such situations. But, being human and listening to their problems will not cost you anything. It is up to you to offer help or solution. At least, you can try to listen to them and your audience itself can provide a bit relief to the person. You can offer an excuse if not in a position to help or refer to somebody else. Even that much is a good gesture. It itself might provide some solution to their problem.
We, as human beings, always seek the help of God at times of our problems. We go to the temples and churches offering our prayers and telling Him our problems. We beg Him to pardon our sin and help us by offering solutions. When we are seeking help from God, why not we return the same gesture with our fellow citizens? God gets pleased with such noble people who return His favors in the form of Compassion and Love offered to fellow citizens or other living beings on earth.
Comments
Your article was beautifully written and it is easy to tell that it comes directly from your heart. I wish everyone thought this same way. The world would be a much better place! The world pandemic forces us to think of everyone, not just ourselves. I hope that the result will be positive with more love and compassion for our fellow human beings no matter where they live. Let us pray that it is so.
It really saddens me at a time like this with the covid virus running rampant, that we have to close doors and stay safe. When this is over I am so looking forward to throwing open the doors and reaching out to my neighbors and community.
Blessings,
Denise
Opening"...doors of your heart and mind to receive and share the love for humanity."
It is so true...open our hearts and minds and doors to love and being open to hear anither's viewpoint is a way to end discord and disharmony. Thank you for sharing.ps
"Even a baby has compassion." When I read those words in the photo caption, it struck me as a big truth to be told. I agree with you that we are training our brains to become negative. If a baby can have compassion, so can we. Your article is a wonderful lesson for all of us.
A wonderful hub Venkatachari M,, really enjoyed reading it so much.Love is very necessary to keep humanity alive and full of colours.
We should learn to open the doors for others,,this is the best way to gain happiness in this world and the world after.
This is a good reminder as often our first tendency is to close down to protect ourselves. Keep the doors open. There is nothing to fear only something to share.
A very important message in today's conditions when people are becoming more & more self centered and peace is getting lesser by the day.
Thanks for sharing.
An important message here and so true of your topic idea.
It is amazing what a little kindness and empathy can do. I have seen true listening and compassion de-escalate even the most tenuous of situations and emotions.
Venkat, I love this!!! It is so inspiring!! I think about the very things you have written here everyday. We must open up and let others in. Let's trust in our Lord, who put us here "together" on this earth.
Caution is not a misguided step to take today, but it should be taken with awareness of what is the true dangers. It is not a different culture, or religion. It becomes what we are too afraid to explore and get to know as we shut ourselves into our own little worlds.
I believe a danger is usually not masked. It is not a stranger you pass on the street who doesn't say a word, yet nods and smiles. I believe the danger is vocal about placing judgment and steering others to believe in those judgments. Unfortunately, here in America, we are experiencing that very type running our country right now.
I love the Dalai Lama quotes, and the Bible excerpt you placed. This article is full of knowledge and inspiration. I know I will want to come back and read it again soon. :)
Nicely said! Compassion and empathy open many doors
Opening the door is a positive symbol on many levels. You gave some insightful, meaningful views on the topic.
Very good words of wisdom, Venkatachari M. We are human beings, first, and only use machines for work, although healthy communication with social media is not a bad thing. But I agree with you as a disciple of Christ, more time should be spent getting along than starting fights with one another.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts in this marvelous hub. I just had to get up and open my doors. This has made my day better.
You may enjoy this piece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FZbcoWrUsw
This is a wonderful message for all who seek a more pleasant world. People are living in fear, thus locked doors. I've found that when I smile, most people react by smiling back.
This is such an important message in today's world, my friend. We must become a part of a community instead of shutting ourselves off from others. I love this message. It is something my wife and I believe strongly in.
Thanks for sharing these fine words. In my view put together well with a wonderful summary. I listened and will be pondering the content and its message as I interact today when going to the market. Tomorrow too.
I, very much, appreciated the sentiment of this article. Thank you for this positive attitude.
Good hub sir. Confinement of all kind should be avoided.
We must let in and let go,
Whether it is physical or mental.
- hari
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