What I want for myself, I want for everybody.

As I mentioned in the last post, I am listening to the audio version of "The Science of Getting Rich" these days .. and today, Chap. 14 (The Impression of Increase) ends with a sentence "What I want for myself, I want for everybody."

I was trying to get my car through busy intersection before the orange light turns red and was wondering how can I wish every car behind me too can also feel the "increase of life" .. Then, it occurred to me that I cannot hope that the light stays green for all of them (that would be hurting the traffic for the intersecting street and impractical) .. so, I thought I can at least pray everyone reaches to their intended destination safely and in time (no matter when the light turns green again) and that is "ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयः। सर्वे भद्रणिपश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद्दुःख भाग भवेत्॥"

Nature is friendly to your plans.

After a while, I am reading "The Science of Getting Rich" by Wallace D. Wattles (rather listening audio recorded version from LibraVox during commute by car) .. and getting reminded of this statement is very powerful Nature is friendly to your plans. (on Page 24 in the PDF; in Chapter 5 "Increasing Life") I read below NEWS recently and I felt - WOW Crops irrigated with wastewater store drugs in their leaves Scientists discovered that crops irrigated with wastewater mostly stash trace pharmaceuticals in their leaves rather than the parts we eat. Date: March 15, 2026 Source: Johns Hopkins University Summary: Scientists studying crops irrigated with treated wastewater discovered that trace pharmaceuticals often collect in plant leaves. Tomatoes, carrots, and lettuce absorbed medications such as antidepressants and seizure drugs during the experiment. However, the edible portions of tomatoes and carrots contained much lower levels than the leaves. The findings help researchers understand how crops process contaminants as wastewater reuse becomes more common. It truly takes care of us - the universe/nature/whatever you call it :-)

જય શ્રી સ્વામિનારાયણ 🙏

🚩BAPS શ્રી સ્વામિનારાયણ 🛕🙏

 

हर्षदायकं खलु संस्कृतम् 🙂

Canada मध्ये एका नदी अस्ति "Credit River" 🌊 Niagara-प्रपाततः ~१०० kms दूरे 🙂 सा नदी इदानीं हिमीभूता ❆

❄❆ evening commute?! 🐦

 interesting to watch all these birds flying back home in extreme cold weather (-20degree Celsius or even below that in terms of "feels like) on 30th & 31st Jan ❄❆

31 Jan - Mississauga

30 Jan - Oakville

journey towards being perfect ..

 .. starts when we accept that it is OK to be imperfect 

[path to perfection is via many imperfect intermediate steps]

In the joy of others ..

the recent review of "The Science of Getting Rich" reminded me of an episode where I could enjoy the fruits of good deed 🙂 

A wise man (Shri Pramukh Swami Maharaj) has said "In the joy of others lies our own" - બીજાના સુખમાં આપણું સુખ છે ...” પ્રમુખસ્વામી મહારાજ .. 🙏

before

On a long international flight to home after couple of days being outside, we were randomly given K16 & K17 (middle seats as shown above) .. earlier, flight seats were not being charged but now people pay premium to get their choice (like window) so, it is tricky to even request someone to swap .. emotional plea - like we are husband/wife is also not very effective 😛

I quickly realized, there was one more couple L17 & L18 (both with window but not adjacent) .. so, I requested and encouraged 3-way movements that made it win-win ... person with premium window still retained window (L16 to L18), and in the process we got next to each other (with window as bonus) .. in the joy of others lies our own was truly experienced, when you want good for all, universe is more friendly to your plans and schemes 

after