Today we tubed down that Klong Sok River in Khao Sok where I learnt an important lesson. I was paddling hard but was still behind Arpna and the kids. After a while I realise that I was trying too hard. If I had let myself just float with the flow I would have moved much faster, with much less effort and would have enjoyed the beautiful nature around us lot more. I also noticed that our guide was paddling, but occasionally and softly and along with the flow. Needless to say he was the fastest.
This is a big learning. Whether it is nature or situations in daily life, there are natural flows. Wisdom is in understanding that flow and then aligning oneself with it. Blind effort is wasteful and paddling against the current very difficult.
Effort orientation is self-centred. It assumes that you can fight your way out of any situation. That is a mistake. Need to have the humility and wisdom to understand that there is a higher power and it gives signals. Nature is its most visible manifestation. Respect it and seek to understand it. Once you do that, solutions will follow naturally.
