“Never making a mistake does not make us perfect. Never repeating a mistake (after we learn from it) is as perfect as we need to be.” — Tae Yun Kim An elderly widower every morning would go for a walk, pick flowers, and continue to the cemetery to lay them on his late wife’s grave. […]
“A love affair with knowledge and wisdom will never end in heartbreak.” — Michael Garrett Marino “Knowledge is often mistaken for intelligence. This is like mistaking a cup of milk for a cow.” — Unknown “If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?” […]
1) Avoid spending time with the wrong people Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of us. If someone wants you in their life, they will make room for you. You should not have to fight for a spot. Never, ever insist on yourself to someone who continuously […]
Occasionally, in our lives we are faced with a situation where problems, struggles and hardships seem to fill our day, overwhelm us and everything feels bleak and hopeless. It is during such times that it is important to remember these undeniable truths: 1) Pain and suffering help us grow What doesn’t kill us can make […]
Chinese proverbs and idioms are packed with ancient wisdom, providing valuable insights into the Chinese way of life. These expressions, often concise and poetic, convey profound messages with elegance and simplicity. 1) “An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time.” This proverb […]
As we walk along the path of life, as we contemplate each step, each lesson we have learnt, we become aware of what is profoundly important in life. We should reflect on the lessons we have learnt along the way. 1) We don’t meet people by accident. They are meant to cross our path for […]
Schools, colleges or universities may teach us how to make a living, but they don’t teach us how to live. Most of us learn many things about life by the trial-and-error method, which comes at a cost. Time teaches, but at the cost of mistakes. No matter how much advice we read or the warnings […]
An anthropologist studying the habits and customs of an African tribe found himself surrounded by children most days. So, he decided to play a little game with them. He managed to get candies from the nearest town and put them all in a decorated basket at the foot of a tree. Then he called the […]
“High value” doesn’t mean a man with perfect grooming and ten books on his shelf he hasn’t read. Chanakya wouldn’t have wasted two seconds on that kind of man. He didn’t teach charisma. He taught control. He didn’t talk about being alpha. He built kings. His words weren’t written for influencers. They were written for […]
Chanakya’s timeless wisdom for life management, taken from his teachings in his texts, Arthashastra and Chanakya Neeti. 1) “There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.” While this might sound harsh to some, it is a bitter reality of life. So, it’s better to understand others’ motives and have realistic expectations from […]
