How much do you carry?

Interesting anecdote

A professor began his class by holding up a glass of with some water in it. He held it up for all the see and asked the students -  “How much do you think this glass weighs”.

50 gms – 100 gms – 125 grms – The students answered.

“I really don’t know unless I weigh it.”said the professor. But my question is “What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes”.

Nothing the students said.

O.k. What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?

Your arm would begin to ache said one of the student.

You are right, now what would happen if I held it for a day.

Your arm could go numb, you a might have severe muscle stress and paralysis and have to go to hospital. for sure – Ventured another students and all the students laughed.

Very good, but during all this did the weight of the glass change? asked the professor.

No was the answer.

Then what cause the arm ache and muscle stress.

The students were puzzled “what should I do now to come out of pain” asked the professor again.

Put the glass down Said one of the students.

“Exactly”    said the professor.

Life’s problems are something like this. Hold it for a few minutes in your head and they seem O.K. Think of them for a long time and they begin to ache. Hold it even longer and they begin to paralyze you… You will not be able to do anything. It is important to think of the challenges or problems in your life. But EVEN MORE IMPORTANT to PUT THEM DOWN at the end of everyday before you go to sleep. That way you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh and strong and can candle any issue any challenge that comes your way.

                So every evening remember friends. PUT THE GLASS DOWN enjoy life, eat healthy, think positively, work passionately and give happiness to others !!

 

Are you special?

Do you think only some people are born special?
Ans: NO. All living beings are born with very individualistic and special attributes. But then the surroundings and surrounding factors stop them from realizing that for themselves or worse makes them realize it wrongly. A deer might have a running power, a lion its roar, an eagle can fly, somebody might have intelligence, someone else beauty or sexuality, someone else nothing but even nothing can be very special. The secret of succeeding with life and not necessarily in life as they both are very different as in the former is from your point of view and the latter from the others point of view is to discover, understand and put your very own individual attributes to a very best and judicious use without guilt but with a very proper understanding.

Also if you look at it the only true assets you ever really have are time and feelings and both of them are perishable. So while they are still there you should not make a mistake of wasting a single second or an iota of them and this purely depends upon your own understanding in discovering what is special in you which obviously will predominantly come from a mindset which is uncorrupted by religion, social programming and more dangerously by your own escapist thoughts of blaming it on destiny and other’s actions.

@ thoughts are from RGV’s blog.

How very true and put in such clear words. Many a time in life we are so much bogged down by petty happenings and their associated worries that we forget the point of life. We have so little time in life and most of that is wasted in un-enjoyable discussions, un-necessary arguments, un-productive work and greedy quest for material things. Change for the better and make the best of what ever is remaining !!

Good site for some inspiring talks

The site www.ted.com has a collection of presentations and talks of people successful in various streams of life. The topics are varied and encompass many interesting aspects.

One of the inspiring ones is
http://www.ted.com/talks/john_wooden_on_the_difference_between_winning_and_success.html