The Art of Worldly Wisdom    The Art of Worldly Wisdom or The Pocket Oracle and the Art of Prudence, is a book of 300 maxims and commentary written by a 17th century Jesuit priest named Baltasar Gracián. Considered by many to be Machiavelli’s better in strategy and insight, Gracian’s maxims give advice on how to flourish and thrive in a cutthroat […]

Never take someone for granted. We should hold every person close to our heart, because we might wake up one day and realize that we have lost a diamond, while we were too busy collecting stones. We normally don’t realize how important our loved ones and those close to us are, until they leave us, […]

Being wise is not about being a genius or knowing all about life and all matters connected to it. It’s not just about having ample experience. It’s also not simply about learning how to be a good judge or learning how to depend on our own intuitions. Being wise is a combination of all these […]

A Boy Singing to his little sister…..  “You are My Sunshine,  My only Sunshine” 

Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling.   They found out that the new baby was going be a girl and day after day, […]

  Many a times in life, we find that it is not easy to make choices. When there are alternatives, we are often tempted to take the easy way out rather than face the challenges, which may not always be the right thing to do. Achieving what we want is about asking the same question […]

  Swami Vivekananda was one of the tall figures in the arena of Indian spirituality who was nurtured by the light and wisdom of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa. Swami Vivekananda was the key person behind the founding of the Ramakrishna Mission that has to its credit a large number of social and religious reforms, social service […]


The following event explains how happiness is a state of mind. All of us should try to develop such attitude.   A man of 92 years, short, very well-presented, who took great care in his appearance, was moving into an old people’s home. After waiting several hours in the retirement home lobby, he gently smiled […]

There is nothing good or bad in life from the absolute standpoint. It appears so only from a relative standpoint. It is all about choices… So choose wisely.   Don’t be so harsh on yourself. We have come to this life to learn all about who we are in Reality. There is a huge difference […]

We don’t need too many friends…just good friends who understand.   A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the four pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a […]

Late Indian Industrialist, JRD Tata, had a friend who used to tell him that he misplaced and lost his pen very often. Hence he used to buy only very cheap pens so that he need not worry about losing them. He was worried about his habit of being careless. JRD suggested he buy the costliest […]