In the morning I talked on phone with my friend Govind. For several years he had been working in a government job. Due to this job he only came home each second or sometimes third weekend as his working place was quite far away. He has a small son of two years and he always missed his family very much when he was away. So now he finally decided to quit that job and to come back to Vrindavan to find something else there. And he did. You see, in India the relationships in families are different. The family structure is very strong. People need closeness and also show and live it. It is so nice and full of love.
Tomorrow we will go to Austria. Yashendu is in Cologne at the moment but we will meet on Tuesday again. We will also meet our friend Reinfried and I am looking forward to meeting him and others whom I got to know last time when we were in Austria.
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When my friends and I talk about missing our families because most of us live hundreds of miles away we never think to ask ourselves “then why not move closer?”.
It has taught me a lot about death and impermanence to live far away from my family. I had to let seeing them go. I carry their love with me.
really, I believe in independance and everything, but for me people are the reason I’m alive, what else are we going to get from life?
ah but gov jobs in India pay so much more than other jobs! Takes guts to quit. And a desire to be penniless.
I think this was a beautiful decision. It was definitely bold to quit a well-paying job to search for another one… but he understood that love and family outweigh money!! Love it.
So many things draw people away from their families in the U.S. And the country is so large that you could be worlds away from your family just for a job or a preferred location. I wish people knew that the support and joy you lack without your family must be replaced with something else… and lots of people replace that emptiness with addictions, needy relationships, and negativity. Something to think about…
How wonderful to have all your family o close to you. These days people move further and further apart and then wonder why they feel lonely or miss their family. It is always good to have your family around you.