Happiness is infectious - Deccan Herald Opinion - Oasis (12-Sept-2022)
Happiness is infectious Removal of sadness causes happiness while removal of happiness invites sadness. Which among the two is the one we strive for in this mortal life? https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/oasis/happiness-is-infectious-1144215.html My friend was ecstatic when she informed me that their daughter-in-law delivered a healthy baby. But they experienced anxious moments when the baby arrived since the baby did not cry at first. Babies do cry right after birth as they come out of a secure environment in mother’s womb. They spit out the fluids that block their airway and fill their lungs with air, facilitated and manifested in the act of crying. Adi Shankaracharya’s Bhaja Govindam verse explains thus: Being born again, dying again, and again lying in the mother’s womb; this samsara is extremely difficult to cross over. Save me, Oh Lord, through your infinite compassion. A learned Guru once explained that the baby cried saddened by its re-entry into th...