See the impermanence in life, that is the ultimate truth. Turn back and see, all that you did is now like a dream. Whatever you do in the future - you may become mayor of the town, you may rise to the highest position, you may have a lot of wealth - so what? You have cried and wept; you have gotten angry and agitated, so what? All has passed, the whole thing has finished. Tomorrow will pass too. This very moment, whether pleasant or unpleasant, will pass on.
Now and then, a pinch of unpleasantness comes. Do you know why? It makes you aware of your pleasantness. Suppose you never had unpleasant moments in your life, you would never have pleasant ones either. You wouldn’t know what pleasantness is. Your life would stagnate with utter boredom. You would become like a stone. So, in order to keep you alive, now and then, here and there, nature gives you a little pinch. It makes life more lively. Accept it.
God does the same thing to you. Now and then, He gives you a pinch. Then you start weeping. However, just turn back and see, every time you had difficulty, were you not taken out of the difficulty? Any time you had some problem, you received a helping hand, you were picked up. There are stories of people who were drowning in the river and there was nobody there; they don’t know how they were saved.
It does not mean that you should jump into the ocean and see whether somebody saves you. You don’t have to be afraid in life. There is always support. So, every pinch you receive in life is for the best, to make your life more lively and enjoyable. Otherwise, there is no purpose in life. Whyare people born? Why go through everything when death will come one day? Is this life? Are you born just to pay your bills? If you are born just topay your taxes, electricity and phone bills, then life is not worth living.
Day and night you work so hard. You are waiting for Friday to come. The whole week is spent madly working, coming home tired, eating, going to bed, sleeping, and the next day the same thing. Weekends have become another routine - the same gossip, the same sitting around drinking, watching the same movies, the same type of conversation.
If you’re awake, you will see there is so much foolishness! Just watch when four or five people get together and gossip. In a gossip session, you can immediately change the topic of conversation. This is the thing with a crowd. If ten people are talking about the weather and you change the topic to stock markets, everybody will immediately start talking stock markets, whether they know about them or not. And then from stock markets you change to health food. They will not even have completed the previous topic and will jump onto this! It is great fun.
We take many things in life for granted and that brings in a state of inertia. Getting caught in routine only adds to such a state of monotony. Few people venture out of their comfort zones for something challenging, something that triggers life. They either suffer great loss or they achieve exemplary gains.
But when a crisis like the economic meltdown hits, it just shakes the entire society with its dominant effect. It wakes you up from slumber. You suddenly realize the uncertainty of life. When your comforts are squeezed, you are compelled to move out to find new ways of sustaining yourself. From these crises one must learn that life is impermanent and so are its comforts and its troubles.
Lack of spiritual quotient will also lead you to depression and even suicidal tendencies. Whenever you are depressed, you don’t see beyond your little world. If you open your eyes, you will see there are people who are much worse affected than you. Prayer, meditation, yoga, pranayama will help one to see beyond their limitation and face the challenges.
Many feel it is easy to say pleasure is impermanent, but troubles appear to be permanent. Here, it is spiritual knowledge that gives you enormous strength to endure and find a way out. A crisis opens your eyes to something beyond, something which you had ignored for a long time. And a glimpse of that brings a sense of relief, joy and sometimes creativity.
A crisis brings forth the human values prevalent in society. Like the devastation in Bihar , Assam or Orissa, where people from all religions, whether rich or poor, helped each other. Suddenly the enormous hidden human face was visible, and you realize there is a lot of love and belongingness on this planet.
Being aware of this impermanent nature of life, of the changing nature of happenings – you will find that there is something in you that has not changed. There is a reference point by which you can say things are changing. Getting into that reference point, that is Being. That is the source of life. That is wisdom.
Showing posts with label Wisdom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wisdom. Show all posts
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Just remove those tinted glasses
We don't often see it clearly, but the fact is that for everything, there is a subject and object. Everything we perceive in existence is a combination of subject and object. If one changes, so does the other. And since each of us, as subject or object, is different and unique, we perceive the same world differently. It is almost as if we are all carrying a bubble around us. What we see is what the bubble allows us to see. The bubble may be transparent, tinted, dirty, distorted or damaged; depending on the properties of the bubble, we 'see' reality. It is as if each of us is wearing glasses which function differently. And we see the world depending on what sort of glasses we are wearing currently.
Truth or reality is what exists; but due to our bubbles or tinted spectacles, we are almost never able to see the truth, as it exists. Invariably, we tend to add our feelings, thoughts, perceptions, beliefs, interpretations and reactions to this reality. If reality is the actual dish that is being cooked, our perceptions become the spice and salt. If the dish forms the major portion and spice and salt form a minor one, the serving would be palatable. But if our additives are more than the nature of the actual dish, the food would taste terrible, and would be unfit for consumption. This is what is happening with most of us; we tend to add too much of our own perceptions or interpretations to every event that occurs in our lives. Perhaps that's why we have more unhappiness and sorrow, since we read too much into reality.
The bubble or spectacles through which we see the world is our mind and ego. Everything we experience is filtered through the mind. Every sight, sound, sensation, emotions, and every word that we encounter is analysed by the mind. And no one mind is like another. Hence, my interpretation of any event or person is totally different from yours or anyone else's. This is also the basis of every conflict that arises in the world, for it is rare for two persons to see things in exactly the same manner. The more still and peaceful the mind, the less judgmental we are, and the greater the chance of us coming close to reality. The degree of conflict that we have with others will be directly proportional to the amount of thoughts that our mind generates about any situation.
In order to achieve joy, harmony and happiness, we try and change things, events and circumstances. We want to achieve happiness without changing anything about ourselves. We rave and rant, manipulate, beg, borrow and steal, struggle, work hard, put pressure on others, confront, accuse, make others feel guilty - we basically try and do whatever we can, to bring about harmony. Sometimes we succeed and at other times we don't.
While we are trying to change situations to suit ourselves, we often forget that everyone else is also doing the same. The intelligent aim, however, would be to get a favourable outcome not by trying to change what is outside us and over which we have limited control, but to change what lies inside us, something over which we can exert total control. Any situation can change provided we are ready to change. By changing our behaviour, and by taking the path of acceptance and surrender, in one instant, we can convert conflict into compromise and cooperation, and misery into happiness.
Truth or reality is what exists; but due to our bubbles or tinted spectacles, we are almost never able to see the truth, as it exists. Invariably, we tend to add our feelings, thoughts, perceptions, beliefs, interpretations and reactions to this reality. If reality is the actual dish that is being cooked, our perceptions become the spice and salt. If the dish forms the major portion and spice and salt form a minor one, the serving would be palatable. But if our additives are more than the nature of the actual dish, the food would taste terrible, and would be unfit for consumption. This is what is happening with most of us; we tend to add too much of our own perceptions or interpretations to every event that occurs in our lives. Perhaps that's why we have more unhappiness and sorrow, since we read too much into reality.
The bubble or spectacles through which we see the world is our mind and ego. Everything we experience is filtered through the mind. Every sight, sound, sensation, emotions, and every word that we encounter is analysed by the mind. And no one mind is like another. Hence, my interpretation of any event or person is totally different from yours or anyone else's. This is also the basis of every conflict that arises in the world, for it is rare for two persons to see things in exactly the same manner. The more still and peaceful the mind, the less judgmental we are, and the greater the chance of us coming close to reality. The degree of conflict that we have with others will be directly proportional to the amount of thoughts that our mind generates about any situation.
In order to achieve joy, harmony and happiness, we try and change things, events and circumstances. We want to achieve happiness without changing anything about ourselves. We rave and rant, manipulate, beg, borrow and steal, struggle, work hard, put pressure on others, confront, accuse, make others feel guilty - we basically try and do whatever we can, to bring about harmony. Sometimes we succeed and at other times we don't.
While we are trying to change situations to suit ourselves, we often forget that everyone else is also doing the same. The intelligent aim, however, would be to get a favourable outcome not by trying to change what is outside us and over which we have limited control, but to change what lies inside us, something over which we can exert total control. Any situation can change provided we are ready to change. By changing our behaviour, and by taking the path of acceptance and surrender, in one instant, we can convert conflict into compromise and cooperation, and misery into happiness.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Mirror mirror on the wall
Do you suffer from low self-esteem? Do you wallow in self-pity? You don't have to. We are conditioned to believe that loving oneself is being selfish and, therefore, we experience a sense of guilt.
Loving your own self doesn't mean ignoring your imperfections or being selfish - it doesn't mean that you say, "I am perfect and don't need to change." Loving yourself is not a selfish act. It does not imply that you must ignore the needs of others. Nor does loving oneself need to involve doing so with arrogance.
Instead, to love yourself involves personal awareness. Self-love means you pay attention to your feelings, your perspective. You are fully aware of your own needs while recognising the needs of others. If you don't feel fulfilled within, how can you properly reach out and become deeply fulfilling to others?
If you cannot love and respect yourself for the person you are, how will others accept and love you? If i don't enjoy my own company, how can i expect others to find me interesting? Ask: Could you live with yourself on a deserted island?
Self-love means loving and accepting yourself the way you are, while acknowledging fully the changes that you need to make in your life. Recognise the areas in your life that you need to improve upon or enhance, and all the while, do so without beating yourself up for it.
It's human to err, to make mistakes, to know defeat and to face failures. We grow from this. However, what is important is not to indulge in self-blame but to accept what needs to change, while acknowledging and respecting what is good in you. Release the past and move on.
When you look at yourself in the mirror, what do you feel? What or who do you see? Can you look in the mirror and say, "I love you exactly the way you are?" Can you say, with conviction: "I love you, because i recognise that you are unique and wonderful?" Can you forgive yourself for not being what you want to be? Can you forgive others for the hurt and the pain they caused you?
By forgiving yourself and others, you begin to feel grateful for what is rather than running for what should be. With forgiveness, you can experience the beauty of the present moment. Forgiveness is one of the essential ingredients of accepting and loving your unique self.
We often feel that forgiving and letting go is for others. We forget that when we hold on to the pain and the grief and hurt caused by others - and if don't forgive - it is like holding hot coal in our hands, refusing to throw it.
Do you trust your abilities and know what is good, unique and wonderful in you? If your answer is in the affirmative, it means you are manifesting a life of your dreams. If negative, then you need to delve deeper into your mind and soul to find what is stopping you from living your dreams.
We talk about loving others and of doing things for others but, if a part of you, somewhere deep down, is aching, frustrated and belittled, how can you do justice to others? So your first responsibility is to your own self?
Reach within and find the real you; feel assured that you have great potential. Use it.
Loving your own self doesn't mean ignoring your imperfections or being selfish - it doesn't mean that you say, "I am perfect and don't need to change." Loving yourself is not a selfish act. It does not imply that you must ignore the needs of others. Nor does loving oneself need to involve doing so with arrogance.
Instead, to love yourself involves personal awareness. Self-love means you pay attention to your feelings, your perspective. You are fully aware of your own needs while recognising the needs of others. If you don't feel fulfilled within, how can you properly reach out and become deeply fulfilling to others?
If you cannot love and respect yourself for the person you are, how will others accept and love you? If i don't enjoy my own company, how can i expect others to find me interesting? Ask: Could you live with yourself on a deserted island?
Self-love means loving and accepting yourself the way you are, while acknowledging fully the changes that you need to make in your life. Recognise the areas in your life that you need to improve upon or enhance, and all the while, do so without beating yourself up for it.
It's human to err, to make mistakes, to know defeat and to face failures. We grow from this. However, what is important is not to indulge in self-blame but to accept what needs to change, while acknowledging and respecting what is good in you. Release the past and move on.
When you look at yourself in the mirror, what do you feel? What or who do you see? Can you look in the mirror and say, "I love you exactly the way you are?" Can you say, with conviction: "I love you, because i recognise that you are unique and wonderful?" Can you forgive yourself for not being what you want to be? Can you forgive others for the hurt and the pain they caused you?
By forgiving yourself and others, you begin to feel grateful for what is rather than running for what should be. With forgiveness, you can experience the beauty of the present moment. Forgiveness is one of the essential ingredients of accepting and loving your unique self.
We often feel that forgiving and letting go is for others. We forget that when we hold on to the pain and the grief and hurt caused by others - and if don't forgive - it is like holding hot coal in our hands, refusing to throw it.
Do you trust your abilities and know what is good, unique and wonderful in you? If your answer is in the affirmative, it means you are manifesting a life of your dreams. If negative, then you need to delve deeper into your mind and soul to find what is stopping you from living your dreams.
We talk about loving others and of doing things for others but, if a part of you, somewhere deep down, is aching, frustrated and belittled, how can you do justice to others? So your first responsibility is to your own self?
Reach within and find the real you; feel assured that you have great potential. Use it.
Monday, May 7, 2012
People
People leave because it's easier than working things out,
People lie because it's easier than telling the truth,
People don't try because it's easier than lowering their pride,
People profess their love through words because it's eaiser than showing their love through actions,
That's why most relationships fail, people don't know how to sacrifice.
People lie because it's easier than telling the truth,
People don't try because it's easier than lowering their pride,
People profess their love through words because it's eaiser than showing their love through actions,
That's why most relationships fail, people don't know how to sacrifice.
Repentance and right action
To be the No. 1 - this is what seems to make life worth living for most people today. However, if not qualified by right values, success could lead to downfall. "Work hard, study hard, nothing comes easy...there are no short cuts. No matter how menial the job, the important thing is to do it well." Charles Colson recalls his father's words: "Tell the truth always, for lies destroy you."
His was a family of small means. To meet expenses, his mother would sell off household items. One day, Colson returned from school to see strangers carrying away chairs from the living room. He determined that he would be an achiever.
Success in academics, a stint with the Marine Corps and later as campaigner for president Nixon, Colson tasted status and power and this emboldened him to often disregard ethics in getting things done.
Eventually Colson went to prison after pleading guilty to Watergate-related charges. In prison he underwent a transformation. "I shudder to think what i would have been if i had not gone to prison," he was to remark later.
The accusations levelled against him as the hatchet man of Nixon and the humiliation made him "broken inside" though he put on a tough exterior. A friend gave him a book by C S Lewis that spoke of spiritual issues.
He read: ''...it is pride which has been the chief cause of misery in every nation and family. Other vices may sometimes bring people together; you may find good fellowship, jokes and friendliness among drunken or unchaste people. But pride always means enmity; not only enmity between man and man, but enmity to God.''
Looking back, he found it was pride that had propelled him through life. And he recognised, too, that "pride is spiritual cancer. It eats up the very possibility of love, contentment or even common sense."
Sensitised by repentance, he could now empathise with the fellow prisoners trapped by circumstances and marked by tragedy and injustice. Haunted by the desperation and hopelessness he saw Colson knew he must do something to help those left behind once he was out of prison. To this end, he set up the International Prison Fellowship ministries in 1976 now operating in more than hundred countries.
Colson received 15 honorary doctorates, and in 1993 was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, the world's largest annual award - amounting to over $1 million - in the field of religion, given to one who ''has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension''. He donated this prize to further the work of Prison Fellowship, as he did all his speaking fees and royalties. In 2008, he was awarded the Presidential Citizens' Medal by then president George W Bush.
Colson's life is a reminder to those, in and out of office, of seductions of power and rewards of service. His now famous redemption story written in Born Again, a best-seller, will remain an inspiration to all those holding top offices anywhere in the world. Power often corrupts the one who wields it; but God does give another chance to those who are willing to repent and reorder their lives based on moral and ethical standards.
Power could do much good if used for common benefit in the conviction that leaders are here 'to serve and not to be served'. Servant leadership is the answer.
His was a family of small means. To meet expenses, his mother would sell off household items. One day, Colson returned from school to see strangers carrying away chairs from the living room. He determined that he would be an achiever.
Success in academics, a stint with the Marine Corps and later as campaigner for president Nixon, Colson tasted status and power and this emboldened him to often disregard ethics in getting things done.
Eventually Colson went to prison after pleading guilty to Watergate-related charges. In prison he underwent a transformation. "I shudder to think what i would have been if i had not gone to prison," he was to remark later.
The accusations levelled against him as the hatchet man of Nixon and the humiliation made him "broken inside" though he put on a tough exterior. A friend gave him a book by C S Lewis that spoke of spiritual issues.
He read: ''...it is pride which has been the chief cause of misery in every nation and family. Other vices may sometimes bring people together; you may find good fellowship, jokes and friendliness among drunken or unchaste people. But pride always means enmity; not only enmity between man and man, but enmity to God.''
Looking back, he found it was pride that had propelled him through life. And he recognised, too, that "pride is spiritual cancer. It eats up the very possibility of love, contentment or even common sense."
Sensitised by repentance, he could now empathise with the fellow prisoners trapped by circumstances and marked by tragedy and injustice. Haunted by the desperation and hopelessness he saw Colson knew he must do something to help those left behind once he was out of prison. To this end, he set up the International Prison Fellowship ministries in 1976 now operating in more than hundred countries.
Colson received 15 honorary doctorates, and in 1993 was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, the world's largest annual award - amounting to over $1 million - in the field of religion, given to one who ''has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension''. He donated this prize to further the work of Prison Fellowship, as he did all his speaking fees and royalties. In 2008, he was awarded the Presidential Citizens' Medal by then president George W Bush.
Colson's life is a reminder to those, in and out of office, of seductions of power and rewards of service. His now famous redemption story written in Born Again, a best-seller, will remain an inspiration to all those holding top offices anywhere in the world. Power often corrupts the one who wields it; but God does give another chance to those who are willing to repent and reorder their lives based on moral and ethical standards.
Power could do much good if used for common benefit in the conviction that leaders are here 'to serve and not to be served'. Servant leadership is the answer.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
* Tragedy of Life *
Sometimes when you can't stand steady
Even then don't let yourself Fall
If you can't win, still do not lose
Don't attack but still be a Wall;
You can't be successful in every task
Life isn't a matter of perfect Fight
Sometimes you have to let go the things
Even if you can't pass without it a Night;
Everyone here is running in a rat raceDon't be a rat to Run
Even if you be the first to complete
You're just a rat and None;
At many times in your life
You'll have choices to Do or Do Not
Do what you can and leave the rest
You don't have to solve everything being Fought;
You can't be everything you desire
Just imagine your best and go Find It
You're not going to live forever
Do it now, you can not Rewind It.
Even then don't let yourself Fall
If you can't win, still do not lose
Don't attack but still be a Wall;
You can't be successful in every task
Life isn't a matter of perfect Fight
Sometimes you have to let go the things
Even if you can't pass without it a Night;
Everyone here is running in a rat raceDon't be a rat to Run
Even if you be the first to complete
You're just a rat and None;
At many times in your life
You'll have choices to Do or Do Not
Do what you can and leave the rest
You don't have to solve everything being Fought;
You can't be everything you desire
Just imagine your best and go Find It
You're not going to live forever
Do it now, you can not Rewind It.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Meaning of life
Our quest for the meaning of life comprises a speculative question with apprehension about our existence, its purpose and significance. When we probe more into this we ask questions: "Who am i?" Why am i here?" "What is my role in this universe?"
Whether one is an atheist, theist, agnostic or a smart mix of all three, these are haunting questions we`ve been asking since long. Some try to find answers while others remain unruffled. The reason why some are undisturbed by these questions is that the answers to these questions are various and they involve drawing from philosophy, theology, ideology and spirituality. The quest for the answers may confuse the seeker but those who are keenly interested to know will find the answers as easily as peeling a banana.
The life of a human being is an opportunity to enable us to move forward from bondage to liberation. To transcend bondage one has to know that the fundamental prerequisite quality is to engage in inquiry. We have the ability to know the how and what of all that we perceive.
Those who never enquire about the nature of life are missing the opportunity to know about life - for it is only in human form that we have the capacity to seek knowledge. Can a dog enquire about the purpose of its life? It is worried more about catering to its basic requirements like food, water and other physical needs. In contrast, the human form of life is gifted with the exceptional ability to enquire beyond these physical needs. While other species possess manomaya kosha, the mental sheath, only humans have vijnanamaya kosha, the wisdom sheath that enables us to pose questions that go beyond basic instincts.
The ability to question is seen in a child that asks questions all the time. As conscious intelligence develops fully and is encouraged, it elevates the level of enquiry, including deeper questions about life. This is the only trump card for us to probe further into the real purpose of our existence and what we need to do to better ourselves in particular and society in general. This probe helps us to rise above insignificant and mundane issues. As one grows spiritually, one tends to think about higher things and so does not get trapped and lost in materialistic matters.
The purpose of life is to realise the inherent bliss and tranquillity within. Once this is understood our self is elevated to higher dimensions wherein it merges with the Absolute. As this awareness is felt we will realise that the rat race we were in to achieve power, riches or fame was really so insignificant - in fact, not worth getting agitated over. No wonder it was providing short-term happiness which has left us with a void feeling.
The answer to the meaning of life is in us and in the journey within. The quest for it outside is unfruitful, tiring and unfocussed. Life starts providing answers as we take the beautiful journey inward. The search within will transform life and showcase the true nature in us. As soon as the true being shines in us the radiance beams a warm glow which accompanies us; then the delusion of this illusory world annihilates and life becomes beautiful and seems to be surrounded by miracles. This is the process of moving from bondage to liberation.
Whether one is an atheist, theist, agnostic or a smart mix of all three, these are haunting questions we`ve been asking since long. Some try to find answers while others remain unruffled. The reason why some are undisturbed by these questions is that the answers to these questions are various and they involve drawing from philosophy, theology, ideology and spirituality. The quest for the answers may confuse the seeker but those who are keenly interested to know will find the answers as easily as peeling a banana.
The life of a human being is an opportunity to enable us to move forward from bondage to liberation. To transcend bondage one has to know that the fundamental prerequisite quality is to engage in inquiry. We have the ability to know the how and what of all that we perceive.
Those who never enquire about the nature of life are missing the opportunity to know about life - for it is only in human form that we have the capacity to seek knowledge. Can a dog enquire about the purpose of its life? It is worried more about catering to its basic requirements like food, water and other physical needs. In contrast, the human form of life is gifted with the exceptional ability to enquire beyond these physical needs. While other species possess manomaya kosha, the mental sheath, only humans have vijnanamaya kosha, the wisdom sheath that enables us to pose questions that go beyond basic instincts.
The ability to question is seen in a child that asks questions all the time. As conscious intelligence develops fully and is encouraged, it elevates the level of enquiry, including deeper questions about life. This is the only trump card for us to probe further into the real purpose of our existence and what we need to do to better ourselves in particular and society in general. This probe helps us to rise above insignificant and mundane issues. As one grows spiritually, one tends to think about higher things and so does not get trapped and lost in materialistic matters.
The purpose of life is to realise the inherent bliss and tranquillity within. Once this is understood our self is elevated to higher dimensions wherein it merges with the Absolute. As this awareness is felt we will realise that the rat race we were in to achieve power, riches or fame was really so insignificant - in fact, not worth getting agitated over. No wonder it was providing short-term happiness which has left us with a void feeling.
The answer to the meaning of life is in us and in the journey within. The quest for it outside is unfruitful, tiring and unfocussed. Life starts providing answers as we take the beautiful journey inward. The search within will transform life and showcase the true nature in us. As soon as the true being shines in us the radiance beams a warm glow which accompanies us; then the delusion of this illusory world annihilates and life becomes beautiful and seems to be surrounded by miracles. This is the process of moving from bondage to liberation.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
As we grow ...
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let us down, probably will. You'll have your heart broken and you'll break others' hearts. You'll fight with your best friend or maybe even fall in love with them, and you'll cry because time is flying by. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, forgive freely, and love like you've never been hurt. Life comes with no guarantees, no time outs, no second chances. you just have to live life to the fullest, tell someone what they mean to you and tell someone off, speak out, dance in the pouring rain, hold someone's hand, comfort a friend, fall asleep watching the sun come up, stay up late, be a flirt, and smile until your face hurts. Don't be afraid to take chances or fall in love and most of all, live in the moment because every second you spend angry or upset is a second of happiness you can never get bac
Eleventh hint of life
"Eleven Hints for Life"
1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return.
But what is more painful is to love someone and never
find the courage to let that person know how you feel.
2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who
means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was
never meant to be and you just have to let go.
3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a
porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away
feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.4. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose
it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been
missing until it arrives.
5. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an
hour to like someone, and a day to love someone-but it
takes a lifetime to forget someone.
6. Don't go for looks, they can deceive. Don't go for wealth,
even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you
smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day
seem bright.
7. Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go,
be what you want to be. Because you have only one life and
one chance to do all the things you want to do.
8. Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it
hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.
9. A careless word may kindle strife. A cruel word may wreck
a life. A timely word may level stress. But a loving word may
heal and bless.
10. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best
of everything they just make the most of everything that comes
along their way.
11. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with
a tear. When you were born, you were crying and everyone
around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die,
you're the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.
1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return.
But what is more painful is to love someone and never
find the courage to let that person know how you feel.
2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who
means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was
never meant to be and you just have to let go.
3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a
porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away
feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.4. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose
it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been
missing until it arrives.
5. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an
hour to like someone, and a day to love someone-but it
takes a lifetime to forget someone.
6. Don't go for looks, they can deceive. Don't go for wealth,
even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you
smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day
seem bright.
7. Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go,
be what you want to be. Because you have only one life and
one chance to do all the things you want to do.
8. Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it
hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.
9. A careless word may kindle strife. A cruel word may wreck
a life. A timely word may level stress. But a loving word may
heal and bless.
10. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best
of everything they just make the most of everything that comes
along their way.
11. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with
a tear. When you were born, you were crying and everyone
around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die,
you're the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.
The value of time
Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day.
Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course?
Each of us has such a bank. It's name is TIME.
Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds.
Every night it writes off as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to a good purpose.
It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day.
If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no drawing against "tomorrow."
You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness and success!
The clock is running!! Make the most of today.
To realise the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.
To realise the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.
To realise the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realise the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realise the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who just missed a train.
To realise the value of ONE SECOND, ask someone who just avoided an accident.
To realise the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal at the Olympics.
Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time with. And remember time waits for no one.
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why its called the present.
Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course?
Each of us has such a bank. It's name is TIME.
Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds.
Every night it writes off as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to a good purpose.
It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day.
If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no drawing against "tomorrow."
You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness and success!
The clock is running!! Make the most of today.
To realise the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.
To realise the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.
To realise the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realise the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realise the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who just missed a train.
To realise the value of ONE SECOND, ask someone who just avoided an accident.
To realise the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal at the Olympics.
Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time with. And remember time waits for no one.
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why its called the present.
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