Strange! Yes it appears to be strange at first glance. But have a deep thought and you will agree with the relevance of this statement. We all have problems of varying degree in life. Problems keep us active. They force us to think and act. Problems are the sole cause of all kind of innovation in this world. The only person who do not have any problem is in grave! Problems are actually a sign of life. So be happy that you have problems . It only means that you are alive!
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A small story!
This a story of four persons, Somebody, Anybody, Everybody and Nobody.
Once SOMEBODY was required to do an urgent piece of work.
EVERYBODY was of the opinion that ANYBODY can do the job.
But it was finally great NOBODY who did the job!
What does it mean? Make your own deduction!
Never Shall Lose Those Who Do Not Ever Give Up Trying
(Translated version of "Koshish Karne Walon Ki Kabhi Har Nahi Hoti by Harivansh Rai Bachchan ")
A Ferry worried of waves cannot cross river,
never shall lose those who do not ever give up trying.
Little Ant moving with the grain, climbs wall, falls hundred times.
Confidence of mind fills her veins with courage, climbing and falling does not hurt.
Her efforts are not wasted all the time,
never shall lose those who do not ever give up trying.
Diver dives in to sea, comes back empty handed again and again.
Pearls are not easily found in the sea, his confidence doubles in this astonishment.
His fists are not empty every time,
never shall lose those who do not ever give up trying.
Failure is a challenge, accept it, think what is lacking and improve.
Forgo peaceful sleep till you succeed, do not run away from struggles.
Without doing some great deed no one is hailed,
never shall lose those who do not ever give up trying.
When Everything Seems to Have Lost, Remember Future Remains!
This phrase was coined by one of my childhood friend a few years back. That time I did not really understood its meaning. But today I'm just amazed with its depth! In last article I talked about time as our most precious commodity. One of the most striking feature of this commodity (time) is that we cant spend it in advance (unlike most of other commodities). No matter how badly we utilised our time in past, our next lot comes intact! So we need not to worry about our past actions and can always start using our time wisely.
So next time when everything appears to have lost to you, remember future remains!
How Do You Spend Your Most Precious Commodity
Time is our most precious commodity and yet most of us live our life as if we have all the time in world. Because we don't know when we will die, we get to think of life as as inexhaustible well. Yet every thing happens only certain time. We don't know how many time we will be able to see sunrise in our life! Yet it all seems limitless.
Time is the greatest leveler, we all have 24 hrs in a day. We must use our time wisely. The real secret is knowing what things need to be done and what left undone. We shall commit ourself to managing our time more effectively. Develop a keen awareness about how important out time really is. Don't let people waste this most precious commodity and invest it only in those activities that truly count.
"If only.."
This is the key phrase to failure- "if only". Every time we fail, we utter "if only". If only this had not happened! if only I had done differently. If only he helped me. If only....if only and so on.
We are in habit of putting too much mental concentration on "if only". Change this key word from your mental setup. This will help in overcoming failure thinking. Just replace this "if only" with a new phrase "next time.." and see results for yourself. Next time you fail, instead of using "if only.." try using "next time.."! Good luck.
Increase Your Self Worth
We are living in a new world. A world full of opportunities. We don't get paid according to hard work we put in (hard work is very important though). We often wonder how a person less talented than us gets better paid! The monetary reward we get is not determined by how hard we work but by how much value we add to our organisation. This is why a person having specialised knowledge is always paid more than a normal worker.
So to be paid more we must be able to add more value. The key is to increase your self worth. So we need to become more valuable person. Acquire skills that are unique. Read books which are unique . Start thinking differently. We cant get more simply by remaining the person we are. To get more, we need to become more. So start adding to self wotrh today!
Fake it till you make it!
This time I'm not going to share a story but a "Magic Mantra". This mantra is capable of bringing your all dreams come true! "FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT". Yes, this is great mantra. Most management Guru will agree that our mind is capable of bringing anything into reality. So if you want to change your personality, start behaving like a person you want to become (Fake it till you make it). And soon you will find your personality transformed. Give it a try it works!
All is Not Lost!
A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move. "Sensei," the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?" "This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied. Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.
Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals. This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened.
"No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue." Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament.
He was the champion. On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every
move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind. "Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?" "You won for two reasons," the sensei answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm." The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.
"Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and we blame god, the circumstances and our self for it but we never know that our weakness can become our strength one day. Each of us is special and important, so never think you have any weakness, never think of pride or pain, just live your life to its fullest and extract the best out of it!
Convert your weakness into your biggest strength
कोशिश करने वालों की कभी हर नहीं होती! (translated version also posted)
लहरों से डर कर नौका पार नहीं होती,
कोशिश करने वालों की कभी हार नहीं होती ।
नन्हीं चींटी जब दाना लेकर चलती है,
चढ़ती दीवारों पर, सौ बार फिसलती है ।
मन का विश्वास रगों में साहस भरता है,
चढ़कर गिरना, गिरकर चढ़ना न अखरता है ।
मेहनत उसकी बेकार हर बार नहीं होती,
कोशिश करने वालों की कभी हार नहीं होती ।
डुबकियां सिंधु में गोताखोर लगाता है,
जा जा कर खाली हाथ लौटकर आता है ।
मिलते सहज ना मोती गहरे पानी में,
बढ़ता दूना विश्वास इसी हैरानी में ।
मुट्ठी उसकी खाली हर बार नहीं होती,
कोशिश करने वालों की कभी हार नहीं होती ।
असफलता एक चुनौती है, स्वीकार करो,
क्या कमी रह गई, देखो और सुधार करो ।
जब तक न सफल हो, नींद चैन को त्यागो तुम,
संघर्ष का मैदान छोड़ मत भागो तुम ।
कुछ किये बिना ही जय जय कार नहीं होती,
कोशिश करने वालों की कभी हार नहीं होती ।
---हरिवंशराय बच्चन
काँच की बरनी और दो कप चाय - एक बोध कथा (translated version also posted)
जीवन में जब सब कुछ एक साथ और जल्दी-जल्दी करने की इच्छा होती है, सब कुछ तेजी से पा लेने की इच्छा होती है , और हमें लगने लगता है कि दिन के चौबीस घंटे भी कम पड़ते हैं, उस समय ये बोध कथा , "काँच की बरनी और दो कप चाय" हमें याद आती है ।
दर्शनशास्त्र के एक प्रोफ़ेसर कक्षा में आये और उन्होंने छात्रों से कहा कि वे आज जीवन का एक महत्वपूर्ण पाठ पढाने वाले हैं
...उन्होंने अपने साथ लाई एक काँच की बडी़ बरनी (जार) टेबल पर रखा और उसमें टेबल टेनिस की गेंदें डालने लगे और तब तक डालते रहे जब तक कि उसमें एक भी गेंद समाने की जगह नहीं बची... उन्होंने छात्रों से पूछा - क्या बरनी पूरी भर गई ? हाँ... आवाज आई...फ़िर प्रोफ़ेसर साहब ने छोटे-छोटे कंकर उसमें भरने शुरु किये, धीरे-धीरे बरनी को हिलाया तो काफ़ी सारे कंकर उसमें जहाँ जगह खाली थी , समा गये, फ़िर से प्रोफ़ेसर साहब ने पूछा, क्या अब बरनी भर गई है, छात्रों ने एक बार फ़िर हाँ.. कहा अब प्रोफ़ेसर साहब ने रेत की थैली से हौले-हौले उस बरनी में रेत डालना शुरु किया, वह रेत भी उस जार में जहाँ संभव था बैठ गई, अब छात्र अपनी नादानी पर हँसे... फ़िर प्रोफ़ेसर साहब ने पूछा, क्यों अब तो यह बरनी पूरी भर गई ना ? हाँ.. अब तो पूरी भर गई है.. सभी ने एक स्वर में कहा..सर ने टेबल के नीचे से चाय के दो कप निकालकर उसमें की चाय जार में डाली, चाय भी रेत के बीच में स्थित थोडी़ सी जगह में सोख ली गई...प्रोफ़ेसर साहब ने गंभीर आवाज में समझाना शुरु किया - इस काँच की बरनी को तुम लोग अपना जीवन समझो... टेबल टेनिस की गेंदें सबसे महत्वपूर्ण भाग अर्थात भगवान, परिवार, बच्चे, मित्र, स्वास्थ्य और शौक हैं, छोटे कंकर मतलब तुम्हारी नौकरी, कार, बडा़ मकान आदि हैं, और रेत का मतलब और भी छोटी-छोटी बेकार सी बातें, मनमुटाव, झगडे़ है..अब यदि तुमने काँच की बरनी में सबसे पहले रेत भरी होती तो टेबल टेनिस की गेंदों और कंकरों के लिये जगह ही नहीं बचती, या कंकर भर दिये होते तो गेंदें नहीं भर पाते, रेत जरूर आ सकती थी...ठीक यही बात जीवन पर लागू होती है...यदि तुम छोटी-छोटी बातों के पीछे पडे़ रहोगे और अपनी ऊर्जा उसमें नष्ट करोगे तो तुम्हारे पास मुख्य बातों के लिये अधिक समय नहीं रहेगा... मन के सुख के लिये क्या जरूरी है ये तुम्हें तय करना है । अपने बच्चों के साथ खेलो, बगीचे में पानी डालो , सुबह पत्नी के साथ घूमने निकल जाओ, घर के बेकार सामान को बाहर निकाल फ़ेंको, मेडिकल चेक- अप करवाओ.. छात्र बडे़ ध्यान से सुन रहे थे.. अचानक एक ने पूछा, सर लेकिन आपने यह नहीं बताया कि "चाय के दो कप" क्या हैं ?प्रोफ़ेसर मुस्कुराये, बोले.. मैं सोच ही रहा था कि अभी तक ये सवाल किसी ने क्यों नहीं किया... इसका उत्तर यह है कि, जीवन हमें कितना ही परिपूर्ण और संतुष्ट लगे, लेकिन अपने खास मित्र के साथ दो कप चाय पीने की जगह हमेशा होनी चाहिये ।
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