In search true happiness - Dr Varun Joshi

As the manager of Nirmal Balrugnalaya, my office is located right opposite the nebulization room. Because of this, I witness many touching scenes every single day. One of them appears almost daily: a mother holding her tiny baby in her lap, trying her best to give it nebulization vapour.

The baby, however, is terrified. The humming sound of the machine, the mask pressed against its face, and the unfamiliar surroundings all feel strange and frightening. Soon the little one bursts into loud, heart-wrenching cries—so loud at times that it seems the entire room is shaking. The innocent child feels as if some terrible injustice is being done to it, as if someone is deliberately causing it pain. So it struggles and protests with all its tiny might against this “torture.”

Yet look at the mother’s heart. No matter how much the baby cries, kicks, or twists, she holds it gently and continues the treatment with endless love and patience. She knows that only this vapour can clear the child’s breathing, ease its suffering, and bring quick relief. What feels like cruelty to the baby in that moment is actually an act of pure care.

Watching this scene day after day, a deeper thought often stirs in my mind: this principle is not limited to that little child. It applies equally to every one of us in life.

We all carry many expectations. We want a successful career, a timely and happy marriage, a peaceful family life, financial stability, and respect in society. When things don’t unfold exactly as we wish, we feel broken. We become filled with resentment, sorrow, or complaints. We sit and cry, blame circumstances, or even question destiny itself.

In those moments, we forget one simple truth: we are behaving exactly like that crying baby.

What is happening to us often feels painful, unfair, or even cruel. But hidden behind it may be a far greater good. Just as the baby cannot understand that its mother is giving the vapour only for its benefit, we too often fail to see that God’s plan holds something even better for us.

God is like that mother. No matter how much we struggle, cry, or question, He continues to give us experiences—some sweet, some bitter. Every single one of them has the same purpose: to make us stronger, wiser, and more aware.

The moment a person truly understands that “whatever is happening is ultimately for my highest good,” the restlessness in the heart begins to fade. Complaints slowly turn into acceptance, and fear is replaced by trust.

The day we learn to place in God the same complete trust that a child should have in its mother, the burdens of life will start feeling lighter.

And perhaps only then will a human being truly find happiness.

Dr. Varun Chandrashekhar Joshi  
Manager  
Nirmal Balrugnalaya

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