The Fine Print of Life Read the introductory chapter of the book... Once there was a breathtakingly beautiful garden with soft green grass, a lovely hedge, fragrant flowers and luscious fruit trees. No wonder the garden was the favourite haunt of Panna Lal and all the other children living in the neighbourhood. They spent most of their time in the idyllic setting, exploring the secrets of the garden. They played a variety of games to the chirping of birds and the rustle of the wind. As Panna Lal grew up, his visits to the garden became less frequent. He got busy with other things. There was always something or the other that required his attention. As more time passed, he hardly came to the garden to play. The garden now lay deserted. It didn’t take long for the weeds to grow and the flowers to die. The fruit trees fell. The grass too withered away. The once beautiful garden was now reduced to a few ugly bushes and small patches of grass here and there. Finally someone dumped some debris into the garden. Panna Lal’s romance with the garden was now over. However, there were a few spots which somehow remained uncovered by the debris so that some grass and a flower or two still bloom there on occasion. PRINCE OF SHANGRI-LA The garden in question is Panna Lal’s mind. It was in full bloom when he was a child. It was a mind that was open, receptive, awake, responsive, intuitive, flexible, playful, joyous, liberated and without any blocks. It was the mind that he was born with. It was his Shangri-la. He played here to his heart’s content until he was about five years old. He lived in the moment. He had no past to brood upon and no anxiety about the future. Life for him was here and now. He used his senses fully. Whatever he did, he was fully into it. He was hungry for novelty. He was full of wonder and curiosity. His life was punctuated by the excitement of discovery. He was blown away by the newness of things. Continue http://tickledbylife.com/index.php/the-fine-print-of-life/
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