290 Free advice
Easily anyone can say anything
Because there is no loss for them
They can give lots of advice
Because there is no shortage of words
They will say while passing
And will be gone on their way
Only we who listen to it alone know
And we know the gain and profit in it
There is no shortage of such people
We need not search for them in other places
They will be very near to us
They will talk without thinking
We alone should remain careful
We should close our ears also
We should remain indifferent
And we should keep quiet
We too should not talk like them
But we should see both positive and negative in it
Only when others sought our counsel
Then we should share what is necessary
Still there is some profit in it
There is some meaning in what they say
Only taking it seriously
There is use in living in that way
Mathigiri, 6-2-17, 11.30 p.m.
I never like to do the counseling, though I am not against it. In fact in counseling though the solutions that prescribed might not worked properly for the person seeking it, at least it will help her to unload some of her problem as there is someone to listen to them. However my personal conviction is that unless particularly sought from us, it is better not interfere and began to give ‘free counsel’ in the name of giving some solution to other’s problem. Even when it is sought, I generally used to avoid giving any counsel, particularly to the family people. But there are many in our lives who will just pass some comments or give some advice without understanding the real issue. However, we have to ignore them, y