I Am

Inspired by the title of the blog “I Am” of my niece Khushbu Desai, I thought I should write my views on I AM and the result follows.

I am a son.
I am a brother.
I am a husband.
I am a father.
I am an uncle.
I am father-in-law.
I am relative.
I am a friend.

I have purposefully ignored my other labels of age, sex, health and economic status, qualification and profession.

But,
I am not the body that you see.
I am not the mind that shines and throws intelligence.
I am not what you say about me.
I am not what you think and certify of me.

I know happiness is an inner thing - a state of mind; physical things have no role to play.

I do not follow some so-called religious Guru and I have allowed nobody whosoever to be my mentor. I have a religion of my own. I understand popularly marketed religion and ready-made happiness tools have hardly any role to play. I think myself above physical and material things.

My decisions are my own and I am ready to get whatever it yields.

I know my limitations of body and intelligence.

I know frustrations of expectations and extraordinary ambitions.

I have certain physical, emotional and intelligent status and needs.

I know the internet, cyber-world, television and cell phones are the present day gadgets and are need of the time - must for connectivity and knowledge. But I use them for myself and don’t let them make me addictive to any of them. There is life without them and beyond their capacity.

Because,
I want to love myself the most.
I want to love all around me unconditionally.

And so,
I want to be what I am,
As I am,
And remain so,
Because, first of anything, I know
who I AM. 

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