Earlier in the day I asked a colleague for something.....and she promptly said -'Wait for 15secs'.....
A normal conversation you would think, but I gave her the most absurd response -
'15secs.....it will take a sec for the world to end....and you want me the wait for 15....don't know if we will be there or not to live that moment'
This thought actually originated from an extract I read earlier in the day in which a reference was given to one incident from the Epic Tale of Mahabharata.
One day when a beggar approached the eldest of the Pandava brothers seeking help, he was told to come to the palace 2 days later.
There was a lesson to be learnt from that incident...I missed it until I read the actual message - The Pandava had conquered death
How???
'Cause he knew that he would be alive after 2 days when the beggar would visit him to get the donation.
In the first instance it sounds weird, but its soo true...
We put-off our meetings for later, postpone our tasks for something else.....and ofter forget all about it.
Live in the moment, savour the present, rejoice the things we do, celebrate our achievements...coz even the little things count.
Its rightly said -
Its so simple to be happy, but so difficult to be simple..
Live every moment, coz time lost wll never come back
Friday, September 11, 2009
Friday, September 04, 2009
Make or Break
Is the glass half full or half empty ?
Can you clap with one hand ?
Why is grass greener on the other side ?
Its all a game of perception. While some see the brighter side of things, some see the darker one.
I sincerely believe that we don’t gain much from seeing the darker side of things. I don’t understand the concept destruction when with the same effort you can direct your energies towards construction.
Just to clarify - I am not say that we get saddled with old things, but I am talking about making change for the better. And sometimes constructing new things is an Indirect way of letting go.
My parents hate to throw things away,just like most of my friends’ parents did. It took me years to understand that it was not because they don’t want to get something new, but because those things reminded them of those days when they were building their world. But then we should know when to let go. Coz if it’s too late, those things grows on us. And they often had more detrimental effect.
Just recently I changed the things that sit on my dining table, and the new look gave me a new beginning, a new perception and most importantly a smile. Earlier there were a lot of things there, but now there is nothing on it. For a day or two I felt odd, but now I like it and wonder I didn’t do the change before. So basically - the change was for the better.
People talk about world peace, but if they don’t change their thinking to be positive & constructive how will there be any peace in their mind, let alone the world
Lets think good, think positive, think about making things not breaking them....And together we will be making a brighter place worth living in.
Can you clap with one hand ?
Why is grass greener on the other side ?
Its all a game of perception. While some see the brighter side of things, some see the darker one.
I sincerely believe that we don’t gain much from seeing the darker side of things. I don’t understand the concept destruction when with the same effort you can direct your energies towards construction.
Just to clarify - I am not say that we get saddled with old things, but I am talking about making change for the better. And sometimes constructing new things is an Indirect way of letting go.
My parents hate to throw things away,just like most of my friends’ parents did. It took me years to understand that it was not because they don’t want to get something new, but because those things reminded them of those days when they were building their world. But then we should know when to let go. Coz if it’s too late, those things grows on us. And they often had more detrimental effect.
Just recently I changed the things that sit on my dining table, and the new look gave me a new beginning, a new perception and most importantly a smile. Earlier there were a lot of things there, but now there is nothing on it. For a day or two I felt odd, but now I like it and wonder I didn’t do the change before. So basically - the change was for the better.
People talk about world peace, but if they don’t change their thinking to be positive & constructive how will there be any peace in their mind, let alone the world
Lets think good, think positive, think about making things not breaking them....And together we will be making a brighter place worth living in.
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