Meeting a Friend!

What a great feeling you get, when you know friends are successful, and they remember and don’t forget who their friends and classmates were. In a book that I read, they call this altruistic joy. It gives you a good feeling.

How many among us, still have time for matters like this? Meeting friends, classmates, and relatives? Keeping in touch with them? Ah! Not so many I think. But, according to one sage, there is always time for something you want to do, and none at all for things you do not like doing. Almost everyone keeps saying, “I have no time”, and indeed one doesn’t have any. Worst, liking and wanting sometimes are not even considered anymore. Many have been enslaved to work. They always have no time. But wait! Is this happening to you?

Remember, what your teacher used to teach you in the elementary school, about crossing the street? Yes! You need to STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN. Try doing this in your life every once and a while. It will bring your feet back to the ground and make you reflect at what your real purpose in life is.

Early Campers! They stop climbing their mountains!

For the climber, who became an early camper, for a while, he thinks he had reached his pinnacle , only to find out later on, he hasn’t. These are mysteries of life. Surely though, man must set his objectives, and must know what to reach for. Until the day, however that man’s final breath has not been taken by his Creator, the climb has not ended. One must make sure that the time given him for which he is accountable, is time that is well spent. Man has been endowed the gift of discovering for himself the infinite bounty of things to do during his lifetime, and the “free will” to make choices.

Precedence Matters!

Bad Precedence!
Remember the poem on the crooked man, who made a crooked trail? It is a true account of human tendencies. Bad examples are copied and multiplied repeatedly. So also with the good ones. So, the next time you are about to act on something, do something, or make a decision, it is necessary to assess, whether or not it is going to be a good or a bad precedent. Your actions today, can be the same actions you will see among your children some years tomorrow. Just make sure, they are not actions that you would regret to see.

Never, never, never! No!

Never accept "No" for an Answer!
I was reviewing my notes one day, and something reminded me about my boss for some time, who follows the above stated principle. The man never accepted “No” for an answer from any of his subordinates, and presumably from any of his other experiences. The man , became a celebrity and acquired so much wealth during his stint in the company. Would you want to try that yourself? I did use that principle so many times in my life, and it made waves of benefits, and plenty of things accomplished. So, the next time you are faced with a major obstacle, in your activity, think of this same principle. It may just save your project.

How we eat?

How do we eat? How do we Live?
How do ants eat the cake on the table? One bite at a time. That’s how we should eat. A bite at a time. That’s how we study. One topic at a time, one page at a time, one chapter at a time. How do we build a structure? One piece at a time. How should we live and grow? One day at a time. We progress by each day and we toil, worry and take care of the concerns of today. Yesterday is done, and tomorrow is another day to look forward to. Until tomorrow comes, there is little we can do to live it or change its circumstances, other than to prepare at best, what is needed for tomorrow that can be done today.