Aha moments

Aha moments

October 2024

Love over  everything  else 

Love comes first. This is the  philosophy that Megha Bajaj  embraces, which enables her to  live with utmost dignity One of the ways I have been  constantly rising in my  own eyes is by upholding  love. By upholding this emotion  that is sacred to me, I have been  able to purify myself and attract so  much abundance in my life.  

Some people are easy to love.  They are naturally kind, happy,  and wonderful, and it’s effortless  to love them. There is a natural  sync, and loving them feels like  breathing. And then there are  those whom it isn’t that easy  to love. I abhor hypocrisy or  pretence. Anyone who shows  that they are different from  what they actually are makes  me cringe. However, over time,  I have realised that finding  love even for people whom I  may not feel naturally inclined  towards has helped me grow as  a person. Strangely, it has also  created a secure environment for  others, and at least for me the  two-facedness has not been so  prominent. 

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I have strived to uphold love over  material desires. There was a  situation where I had to make a  decision that did not feel easy at  the time. Someone very close to  me was struggling with finances  and needed a huge amount to bail  themselves out of a challenging  ordeal. I knew what they were  going through was genuine, and  I also that whatever I would give  them would never come back.  Neither did I want it back. I  remember wondering if I could  simply let go of such a big sum  (not that I am sitting under  a money tree but with God’s  grace, I always feel abundant  and that I have more than I can  ever imagine), and I felt I could.  Once I gave it, the kind of love,  gratitude, and relief I felt within  me was even more important than  what it did for the other. It made  me feel so blessed. Strangely,  within the next month, I got  double what I had given, from  unexpected quarters, as though  Life was saying, “You deserve  this!” 

I have strived to uphold love over  ego. Truth be told, I think I have a  fairly good-sized ego, and it takes  what it takes to keep it under  check, sometimes in very silly  situations, and at other times,  significant ones. A recent one was  when someone I deeply love and  revere gave me some feedback  publicly. I wanted to lash out and  say that it wasn’t true; I wanted  to do lots of things I would have  

regretted later. However, as I  just paused and decided to not  give in to a reckless momentary  emotion, so much clarity dawned.  I realised the truth in his words  and took the feedback to better  myself, especially since it came  from a source I deeply trusted.  This article itself was born of that  experience because I realised that  I upheld love when I could have  fallen prey to the lower emotions.  

I strive to uphold love in the  everyday humdrum of life not  for Valentine’s Day, birthdays,  and anniversaries alone. From  burping my nine-month-old  daughter after a hearty feed  (where I feel life is worth that  little burp of fulfilment) to  gifting someone with something  I know they will deeply cherish.  The feeling I go through when I  watch the sunrise or say hello to  the person in the mirror—with  all her blemishes and beauty.  Love is a force, a dominant  emotion, and it is about bringing  that something extra into the  seemingly ordinary. 

I have strived to uphold love. And  what a difference it has made to  me, my relationships, and my  very life! 

Megha Bajaj is a bestselling  author, film script writer and poet.  An ardent seeker at heart, she also runs her online writing and  healing workshops called WoW.  

You can read more about her on  www.MeghaBajajWoW.com. 

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