Every man faces a situation when all his dreams and hopes are shattered. All his plans go awry. On the one hand, there’s dharm and the other is happiness. It becomes an impasse. When dharm is behest with problems. And not being dharmik ensures happiness.

At times, there’s a chance to speak ill about a decent man. Or get an easy opportunity to steal when impoverished. At times the immortality of a powerful leader or a king’s attendant comes to light. Everyone faces such situations.

Most people don’t realise that such a situation is an impasse. We don’t experience any struggle. We are easily attracted to happiness, just the way a bee is attracted to a flower. In fact, such an impasse, is the best time to get closer to God.

If we don’t fear having to struggle and are not attracted towards happiness and continue to be dharmik, we are not too far from meeting God. When a leaf falls from a tree while fighting the breeze it goes towards the sky. Whereas the grass that bows to the breeze remains on land.

In other words, during an impasse choosing the easy path ensures happiness, and an extended life. But it becomes a blot on character. It not darkens the soul. It distances us from God.

Jai Shri Krishna