Kishore (October 2003)

For long time I wanted to share my views on this particular story. If you have read or heard of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde you will understand my thoughts much easily. 

Dr. Jekyll does an experiment which turns him to monster when he drinks a potion. Over a period of time, he turns into monster without having to take the potion. His other personality takes over him. 

Learning from this is, we should control and monitor what kind of personality we are nurturing. We should control bad tendencies so that we don't loose control. At the same, we should nurture good tendencies so that they can dominate our personality. 

We all have dual personality, one for others to see, one hidden deep in our hearts. They are not completely different, but there is a overlap. Living in a social society, we are all forced to be like that. We need to be smiling even we are frustrated inside.  

Goals of spirituality is to avoid this dual personality. We should be able to do what we feel. By filling our hearts with love and eliminate all tendencies we should not be having we can be like that. When we can eliminate this duality in our personality we will attain divinity. We are genuine in our feelings to others. 

We like having people around us who will understand us as we are instead of what we seem to be.  

Even I am like that. Sometimes what I feel and what I do are different. I have to admit that I am like that. Otherwise I will be a perfect being and divine. 

This realization hit me once when I was very nervous about a particular adventure, but I was acting perfectly calm to the outside. God made me realize this duality and I decided to correct myself. 

I never want people to think that I am a perfect being just because I write great. I try my best. I do have my own weaknesses, fears. And I am not always following what I am preaching others. The intention is there, but there are hurdles.

My thinking has been focused on aspects like this for quite some time.

How do I make my inner self and outer self be identical?
Am I doing what I am preaching?
Am I being right example for others to follow?

Summary

Our life journey is completely when we can eliminate our dual personality. Story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde teaches that we become what we nurture. Understanding this we should carefully watch what kind of personality we are nurturing. We should set our goals right (to become divine) and increase activities that nurture these tendencies. 

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Similar article on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde http://www.uta.edu/english/danahay/umma.htm 

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