Thoughts

My Plastic Bag 

Inspired by this scene from American Beauty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHxi-HSgNPc) I decided to write about something that brings me inner peace and serenity.

     After watching the clip in American Beauty, I understood the profound nature of the scene. Through such a random coincidence, this man found something that gave him inner peace, and stability. My source of inner peace is less accidental. It is something that I have engaged in since I was a child, and something that brings me great inner-balance. My plastic bag is my prayer rug. 

     Balance and inner peace are difficult things to achieve, especially with various pressures and fears circulating my mind. However, something that does help me gain a sense of tranquility in my everyday life is my prayer rug. I consider myself a spiritual and religious person. When I worship on my prayer rug, I feel a since of belonging to the larger space of the universe, and I believe that I will find my niche in it. My prayer rug gives me the power to leave all my worries and fears at its four borders, and enter a realm where I feel espoused and enlightened. 

     Being a devout person, I pray five times a day, if not more. Five times a day, I am allowed the privilege of forsaking all my pressures and worries for a couple of minutes to seek that feeling of being grounded that many look for. I am allowed to focus on my inner soul for those few minutes, and indulge in caring for my spirit. I feel that it is easy to get caught up in the world, and to forget my roots and my goals. It is easy to get caught up in the moment. However, my prayer rug allows me to reevaluate myself and feel connected to God. 

     I do not restrict the power of my prayer rug to just five times a day though. Whenever I feel completely beleaguered or lost in my path, I pray. Through the time I spend on my prayer rug, I develop a since of security: a feeling that no matter what happens in this world, everything happens for a reason, and I will be ok at the end. That feeling is something I hold very dear to my heart, especially at this stage in my life. I am at a stage where I do not know where I am going, or what my future will be, but I have faith because of my prayer rug. I am able to try my best at whatever endeavor I take up, but be serene in the fact that whatever is best for me will happen.  

February 12th, 2014