Thought Of The Day N For Life -- a new year resolution.. and now a passion..
Life is full of turns short turns, steep turns, long turns, extra long turns, sloppy turns, beautiful turns, frightening turns and some unknown turns, but only thing common with them all is to turn our life in some new direction, may be sometimes in undesired way. But don’t worry such turns are essential to progress towards the end. And it’s the turns which decide the type of the climax to the journey.“Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.”
- James Dewar
And what meant by open mind is, acceptance. You can never be able to cure the circumstances unless you accept them first. Open mind will always save you while the fall in life, like parachutes.
“A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.”
- John Maxwell
So true leader does not get work done to get to next higher position, but it helps the team to reach to the goal because of the passion for that. The quality really does help to set apart the true leader from the wide spread selfish community of so called privileged dictators.
“You create your opportunities by asking for them.”
- Shakti Gawain
Luck does not support all, but hard work does. Do not wait for the opportunity, it may have gone unnoticed, keep working and create your own opportunities, sometimes opportunities can be trapped by asking. Always the opportunity will be few steps ahead, if it doesn’t move towards you, you initiate moving towards it, ultimately meeting opportunity matters.
“Experience is one thing you can’t get for nothing”
- Oscar Wilde
Not just experience but everything works on the equation of energy, to get one form of it you need to lose the other form. Sometimes people do not hesitate to lose one good thing to get other glittering thing; people lose family, sometimes joy, sometimes trust and sometimes character to get the success.
So is experience, it’s not the collection of the events you come across, but it’s the attitude of yours while dealing with them. Sometimes experience is good and rest of the times its bad, but it always charges something.
“Borrow money from a pessimist - they don't expect it back”
- Unknown
I found this fact under the category of funny quotes, but after few thought on that I could find some other unsaid meaning of it, that ‘ when you think people are very much demanding in terms of emotions or efforts and you are getting nothing in returns, then your own ignorance towards reciprocation may be the reason. It’s not about being demanding, but it’s about letting the other parties know that you too are very excited about the returns. So it’s all about visioning the returns. And people will be compelled to returns the favors automatically.’
So be optimist and never let your efforts and emotions go unanswered, and always welcome reciprocations with open arms.
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”
- Thomas Merton
Anything, in which you pour your soul, is an art; you don’t always require colors, melodies or graceful gestures to create your master piece of art, all the work you complete with your heart, which gives you satisfaction when you finish it and gives some inspiration for the next, is master piece itself. Work, that is done without love for it is worthless.
While losing connection with the world we find hidden real self, and only art can help you to do so. So once the work is on hand, forget about all facts and outcomes of that, and just fall in love with that work.
“Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking ”
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The curiosity chooses the worth of the stuff, people and facts. Until the people are curious about something they hold interest for it, once they understand that, the thing becomes ordinary and they move ahead for something more interesting. That’s why the nature does not reveal itself fully.
So, always hold something that people do not know, to keep them concerned :p
"There would be no passion in this world if we never had to fight for what we love.”
-Susie Switzer
If you get the things without asking or as a gift, you would not be able to get the actual worth of that; instead if you would have invested great efforts for it then you will realize the true importance. It’s like the GOLD, the more you heat it, and the more precious it would be.
Things doesn’t make much sense when you get them, true worth is realized when you win them.
“I leave no trace of wings in the air, but I am glad I have had my flight.”
-Rabindranath Tagore
What if no one notice your good deeds, never regret the overlooked efforts as far as you are satisfied with them. It's secondary that people around applaud your contributions, more important is the satisfaction you get while accomplishing that task. Appreciation and fame is loved by ordinary beings, the legends are unique, and they enjoy the anonymity.
So try being unique, at least sometimes.
It’s truly said, beauty lies in the eyes of viewer. Wise always finds the opportunity in every difficulty, that’s the correct attitude to get out of the cave of the failure and to climb the cliff of success.
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”- Albert Schweitzer
“Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the willingness to deal with them joyfully.”- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Happiness… even pronouncing the word, gives the feeling of joy… it’s too easy to be happy… all you need to do is just think you are happy and zzzzaaaaappp you are happy... isn’t it?
Nowhere, it was mentioned that I should send a single quote everyday… I felt like sending 2, so I sent. It costs nothing, just a lil change in approach or the attitude. Happiness is strength to fight with the circumstances and to withstand the force that brings you down, it’s a power to boost your speed towards your destiny..
So come what may… you keep smiling.. Keep rocking… and be happy..
“There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.”
--Cather, Willa Sibert
Every experience in life teaches you something, love and compassion can be learnt at best when your hart and senses are at peace but for learning the lessons of courage and bravery a WAR is necessary. Learn every lesson what life teaches you, and when life stretches the circumstances, know that you are given opportunity to master that.
"A prudent question is one-half of wisdom."
--Francis Bacon
So never hesitate to ask Why, What, When, Where or How to the circumstances to get the best solution. Never accept the facts as they are, let them pass through this W/H filters first, and after that what will come out would be the best of ever. These are the triumphant weapons if used at the correct place at the correct time.
Have quizzical day ahead…J J J
