I got to read this in a mail today, thought must share it with you:
Honour reduces freedom. Your fame, honour & virtue can limit your freedom.
Nobody expects a good person to make a mistake. So the better you are, the higher the expectations people have of you. It is then that you lose your freedom. Your virtues & good actions are like a golden cage. You are trapped by your own good actions , for everyone expects more from a good person & nobody expects anything from a bad person.
Most of the people are stuck in this cage of prestige & honour. They cannot smile. They are constantly worried about keeping up their prestige & honour. It becomes more important than their own life. Just being good or doing good to retain prestige & honour is worthless. Prestige & honour can bring more misery in life than poverty.
Many desire fame but little do they know that they are looking for a cage.
It is an art to be dignified & yet not be suffocated by it. Only the wise would know this. For the wise one it is natural to be honoured, but he has no concerns even if it falls apart. Despite having fame or prestige , he will live as though he has none. A wise person can handle any fame without feeling suffocated for he too is crazy !
By doing good in society one gains prestige, then when enjoying the prestige & honour one's freedom is lost.
Question : Then how do you keep your freedom ?
Sri Sri : By being like a child , considering the world as a dream , a burden or a joke.
Love and Regards,
Anurag
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