In Conversation with God Krishna, I asked: “Why am I always in the want mode? When I don’t get what I want, I feel miserable, and when I exactly get what I want, I still feel bad because I feel I have limited my want so little.”
God Krishna said, “It’s because you are always in “I” mode. I want a house. I want a beautiful spouse. I want a car. I want success. You are no worth more than a beggar. Even if you have enough, you always want, want, and want. It’s because you have not experienced the joy of service. For all such want-mode people, they suffer bigger hardships.”
I further asked, “Joy of Service? What can I serve when I don’t have enough?”
God said, “There are four ways that people feel the joy of service: Some give their work to the divine, which is doing your work and surrendering it to the feet of God. Some give their life, surrendering their bodies to the holy feet of the divine; some offer their wealth to serve the common good, and the ultimate man gives their soul to the service.
You look at nature; all of them are always offering their service without any want of their own. Just try to live like nature to experience the joy of service.
March forward with a common goal. March forward with open-mindedness and working together in harmony. March forward to sharing your thoughts on integrated wisdom. March forward following the example of our ancestors, who achieved higher goals by virtue of being united.”
श्री कृष्ण अर्पणमस्तु।