Sometimes we have a tendency to joke too much. We joke about our friends and tease them, we do the same to our family members, and in return they tease and joke with us. However, joking sometimes hurts the person who is being 'attacked' and they really do being to feel attacked, backed into a corner, hurt, upset, sad at what was said, even though it was said merely in jest. At this point, jokes become hurtful and vicious even. Sometimes, they may be hurtful even though they are not meant to be so. Kanhaji teaches us through example and when He shows us that telling a joke can be hurtful, He is reminding us that we should always think before we act, always consider our words before we say things that can never be taken back.
Kanhaji teaches us lessons by example and by the way our loved ones react. Then, we understand what we can say to them and what we can't.
As it says in the Bhagvad Gita 10.11:
"tesam evanukampartham
aham ajnana-jam tamah
nasayamy atma-bhava-stho
jnana-dipena bhasvata"
"To show them special mercy, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance."
Kanhaji clearly says in the above passage that He will destroy anything bad in our lives and only leave the good. He also says that when He does this He is showing us special mercy. That's how much He loves us, He is willing to come into our sinful hearts and purify our entire souls so that we can be worthy of worshipping Him.
The picture I've included is one that I like particularly because of the pose - it shows Kanhaji in a happy moment when He is enjoying the company of the birds. I imagine that they are singing to Him and that makes Him very happy. So too, we must sing His praises and make Him happy. Jai Shri Krishna!
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