Lately I have tried to get a essence of spirituality as I feel it. One idea that was quite captivating was that of a glass or a cup. Spirituality for me has become like a cup with unlimited capacity. Whenever I do anything at all, from waking up in the morning to thinking some strange thought to having my dinner, I utilize some spiritual energy from this cup. Almost all the things use this Spiritual Energy. There is no upper limit on the energy you have in the cup, but you can definitely run out of it. You can make the cup empty.

Also the thing is, many of the things or events also add to this energy more than they utilize it. I prefer to call them positive contributors. They could be extremely small things, or they could be some life changing event. Anything at all. And the size or duration of the thing or the event is not at all related to the amount of energy they add. A simple but good cup of tea after a extremely stressful day could lift your spiritual level greatly. And yet taking a five star holiday might end up reducing your spiritual energy in the cup.

What about money? I wondered can money buy happiness. And i think yes. Money spent at correct points or for right causes ( right for you ) can lead to a very spiritually enriching life and yet losing valuables or money can be quite devastating spiritually. Perhaps as bad as people feel on end of a long lasting relationship.

Perhaps we don’t give mind its due. We don’t include the spiritual costs in the real costs. That is why we fail to be happy. I have started understanding these spiritual costs only recently and it has had a good effect on me. I have also just started getting a idea of how money can buy you happiness, using the same thoughts. Maybe this is what we call growing up !!