God
has bestowed every human with ability to transform himself, if he so wills. He may turn
his miserable life into comfortable, make his problems smooth. He may make his lowly life
quite respectable. An elderly person, however,
cannot regain his youth. It is contrary to the laws of nature. The sun rises in the east
and sets in the west. The contrary can not happen. In fact the laws of nature have been so
framed by God that they are immutable from their original position, till eternity. Hence
it is impossible for an old man to become young. Human life proceeds ahead, not backward.
Nor is it possible to convert youth into childhood. It is however possible physically for
him to make his self-created issues and problems pleasant, since they are not natural.
Actually,
the movements of our body and facial expressions are but reflection of our inner state.
Our happiness and grief, our bloom and gloom, prosperity and adversity, our overall
circumstances are the outcome of our pattern of thinking and perception. They are all
associates of our psyche. Hence if we change our angle of vision, our head and heart,
intellect and ethics would change automatically. Our past life of whatever hue, can not be
entrenched in status - quo-ante. This is evident from various illustrations before us.
Vivekananda
was just an ordinary student. He made up his mind to change his life. He gave a positive
direction to his style of thinking. And with Swami Ramakrishna’s help and guidance,
he achieved his goal.
Sadna,
the butcher, was hated by the people. When he developed intense love for God, he was
reckoned as a great devotee.
When
Amar Pali, a prostitute, changed her innerself, she was regarded as the daughter of Lord
Buddha. She toured throughout Asia and made many solid contributions to the welfare of the
women folk.
Siddhartha,
became Lord Buddha, when he adopted the highway of divine glory. History abounds with many
similar instances e.g. Sant Tulsi Das, Rishi Balmiki, Sur Dass, Bhakt Prahlad and so on.
To sum up, whoever analysed and assessed his life, realised the reality of life, framed an outline for future life, settled the mission of his life and marched on the spiritual path with firm resolve, reached the destination ultimately. The underlying idea is that man can alter his personality as he wills.