There are many heroes that you hear of.
Like Elon Musk, who’s doing (apparently) crazy stuff to make the world a better place.
There’s Ram, who gave everything he had for the people of Ayodhya.
We’ve all heard his story, right?
Brought up as a prince. Trained as a warrior.
Accompanied his guru on campaigns to bring peace to the kingdom.
He married Sita, loved her dearly.
Chose to go away on a 14-year exile. Fought a demon king for his wife’s honour.
And later, banished the same wife to the forest when a dhobi accused her character.
But why are we talking about Ram, when you are the hero?
You see, Ram did a lot of things in life.
You may tag them as heroic, cruel, good, heartless – whatever.
But the Ramayan is a collection of his experiences.
His decisions, the consequences of his actions.
And all of it was his alone.
When Ram sat in the courtroom, he had his brilliant brothers by his side.
A wise council of ministers. But the decisions he made were his alone.
Ram participated in Sita’s swayamvar, and sat for the Ashwamedh yagna.
He had his guru and pandits and lots of people around him.
But the actions were his. And therefore, all the benefits and mayhem from them was his.
You are the Ram of your life.
Every swaha of the yagna is yours. Once it goes into the fire, it’s not coming back.
Every decision or indecision on your part, creates a future for you.
You may have a hundred people around.
But you alone are the rightful owner of the bliss, and the source of your problems.
Your Ramayan may not be complete yet, but it is still being written.
And it will echo through eternity.
So live it well, and have fun.
After all, you’re the hero!
