Everyone has some problem or the other. Moreover everyone thinks his or her own problem is worse than anyone else’s. When there are no problems in life and even if a small problem crops up, we tend to magnify it manifold. Many of us are better off than millions of others who are having worst set of problems or going through a miserable existence. We need to pause and think and subsequently change our attitude, instead of cribbing all the time. We have plenty in our lives to thank for than what we generally complain about.
Our attitude towards life defines not only who we are, but the quality of life we will lead.
The Path of Utmost Tenacity and Dogged Perseverance When Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments before he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to fail so many times. He said, “I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just happened to be […]
1) Lost his job. 2) Got defeated in the legislature. 3) Started a business and failed. 4) The wife died of a fatal disease. 5) Experienced a nervous breakdown. 6) Contested for election in the legislature and lost. 7) Tried for nomination in a political party and lost. 8) I applied for the post of […]
Once, an elder monk and a novice monk were traveling together. They came to the bank of a river and found the bridge was damaged. They had to wade across the river. There was a pretty lady who was stuck on the damaged bridge and couldn’t cross the river. The senior monk offered to carry […]