Thursday Afternoons
Who does a man
Truly know?
Frankly,
Man does not really wish to know someone.
Rather,
He wishes to know
How they feel about Him.
Does a man truly know
What another
Truly feels about him.
In order to sharpen the relevance,
What about one’s family
Or “loved ones” . . .
How does each person
In a family
Feel about him?
In order to sharpen the relevance,
What of the person in the family
Whom the man is most fond of.
Does the man truly know
What this person
Truly feels about him?
If one attempts to put the matter to bed
Based upon what the person says to him,
Then this would only be valid
If the things that were said
Were concrete, heartfelt, and consistent.
For instance,
If the person
On a somewhat regular basis
Wrote letters or messages,
Or verbally expressed emotional and heartfelt sentiments
Unrelated to an incident or situation . . .
On a simply Thursday afternoon . . .
One could make a strong case
That they indeed knew
How the person truly felt about him.
But in the absence of this . . .
Does one truly know
What the person feels about him?
When the man is on the verge of death,
The others in his life
Summon words and sentiments
That a Thursday afternoon is not powerful enough
To conjure.
And since this is the case,
One may posit
That a most pleasant way to live
Is to live one’s entire life
On the visible and demonstrable
Verge of death.
But in the absence
Of Thursday afternoon demonstrations of affection,
Does one truly know
What another feels for him?
Relationships are things
That once formed,
Tend to harden.
They harden
Into . . . routine.
They harden
Into . . . complacency.
Each human being
Has a shelf life.
Perhaps human relations
Do as well.
Given that Thursday afternoons
Represent the majority of one’s life,
What can a man
Logically expect to receive?
Appreciation,
Kindness,
A softness of words,
A consideration of tone . . .
Such things require
. . . a Mental Availability.
Such things
Require . . . a consideration of Heart.
Precisely and regularly
On Thursday afternoons.
Namaste.
Kapil Gupta is a personal advisor to Kings, Queens, CEO’s, Professional Athletes, Celebrities, and Performing Artists around the world.
His books include:
Atmamun: The Path To Achieving The Bliss Of The Himalayan Swamis. And The Freedom Of A Living God
A Master’s Secret Whispers: For those who abhor the noise and seek The Truth about life and living
Direct Truth: Uncompromising, non-prescriptive truths to the enduring questions of life