You Reap What You Sow
One day, Goddess Parvati told Lord Shiva, “I have noticed that you seem to add the troubles to the people who are already sad, while those who are happy stay free from sadness.”
To explain this, Lord Shiva and Parvati taken human avatar and went to a village in the form of a husband and wife. Lord Shiva told Parvati, “Since we are here as humans, we must live like them. I will arrange for food, and you prepare the stove.” Parvati ji went to gather bricks for the stove and took them from some old, broken-down houses in the village. When the stove was ready, Lord Shiva returned empty-handed. Parvati ji asked, “You didn’t bring anything. How will we cook?”
Lord Shiva asked her where she got the bricks for the stove. Parvati replied, “In this village, many houses are not cared for and are breaking down, so I took bricks from those.” Lord Shiva said, “The houses that were already weak have become even weaker because you took bricks from them. You could have taken bricks from well-kept houses instead.” Parvati ji replied, “The people in those houses have taken good care of them. They look nice and strong, and it wouldn’t be right to spoil them.”
Lord Shiva then said, “Parvati, this is the answer to your question. People who take good care of their homes. Those who live with good actions, keep their lives strong and beautiful. Sorrow cannot touch them. Those who are happy are so because of their own actions, while those who are sad are suffering because of their own actions.” People should live in a way that makes their lives strong and beautiful, like a well-built house that no one can damage.
This message from Lord Shiva also applies to today’s investors. Those who stay calm and focus on building a strong portfolio without giving in to greed or fear are the true winners in the long run. But those who constantly compare themselves with others’ returns are often left disappointed, with weak and unstable investments.
At Shalibhadra, our aim is to build strong portfolios and strong investors. Returns are results of process which determine returns in the end.
Nishit Siddharth Shah