In India, we have a saying: 'Always look down, never look up, " he said. "When you are trying to determine where you stand in life, don't look upward at the rich people, the people with everything. Look downward at the people who have nothing, those begging on the street, those living in the slums. There's no end to looking up and feeling badly. And if you try to spit upward it only falls down upon your own face. Only by looking down do you understand your dharma. Alison Singh Gee
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We all want to know where we stand in life. How will I be judged? What are my strengths and weaknesses? If you are able, look downward at those who have nothing, people who are begging on the streets, those living in slums. There's no end to looking down. When you are trying to determine your place in society, don't look up at the rich people, the people with everything.

Look downward at those who have nothing. When you focus on those who have nothing, then you understand your dharma.

Source: Where The Peacocks Sing: A Palace, A Prince, And The Search For Home

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