16 May 2015 - QA 6

Gurudev, my family is very dedicated to God, then why do I have so many problems? I have dropped out of college, my health is quite bad. How much more should I lose to win?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

Well, you have come here, and that is a very good beginning.
Firstly, when you have a problem in front of you, it appears to be so big because you are only concerned with your own problem. Open your eyes, when you see that others have bigger problems, your problems become much smaller.

Secondly, wake up and see, you only get problems for which you can find solutions.
For example, the size of a dog’s tail will only be as much as it can carry. A dog will not have an elephant’s tail, which it cannot even lift. Similarly, all your problems are your tails, which you can wag a little bit; that means, there is a solution for all your problems. And some challenges come only to uplift your spirit.