My Dear Souls,

I thought of sharing a message of love with you all for the New Year. 

Let us give everyone the opportunity to be good.  There may be people who did not do anything wrong; there may be some people who make mistakes knowingly or unknowingly; there may be some who made mistakes because of their situation; there may be people who make mistakes continuously without changing themselves.  There are many different kinds of people in today’s world.  Don’t think that these people should be shunned by our society and don’t keep away from them.  If you would talk with them you would see that the reason for their mistake is not a wrong one.  It may be wrong according to the law.  But, if you want to see everyone in society as pure, good people, then you need love. 

Since we don’t have close relationships with some people, who are in poverty, in difficulties, who don’t see any development in their lives, who are worried and depressed, and we avoid them, they make mistakes, thinking that they should get rid of all this and live happily.  They do this without understanding, without knowing that these small or big mistakes are mistakes and, without knowing their affect, they think only of that day’s happiness.  After making the mistakes they realize them and are very worried and then, when society also shuns them and no one talks to them lovingly, they come into a situation that makes them repeat the same mistakes.  To correct them you should talk and behave with them lovingly.  Help them in the way you can.  Tell your advice lovingly.  Then you can make them completely eliminate that tendency of making mistakes.  The law has made many innocent people who did not do anything wrong, into convicts.  They plan, they create victims and the documents to support their claim and, using all this, they convict them.  Because of this we may think of them as criminals, but their conscience tells them they are innocent.  When you shun them, their mind leads them to make mistakes.  They will think there is no benefit for them in being a good person.  Instead of researching whether he is a good or a bad person, we should help everyone in whichever way we can without expecting anything and with a good heart. 

We can give each and everyone the opportunity to become a good person.  Believe that this chance that we give them will definitely make them a good person. 

Wherever we are, whatever situation we are in, whatever difficulties we are undergoing, we should understand the rules and regulations of that place and we should act accordingly and live as good people.  Our life won’t last for one hundred years.  As long as it lasts, we should live as good people for our own sake and we should also take care that we live in a way that won’t trouble anyone else, no matter where we are.  Let us think of good, do good, live as good people and talk in a good way.

Jai Prema Shanti!

With love and blessings,

SWAMI PREMANANDA