We Live in a structured orderly world. Nothing happens in this world by accident. There are principles and laws, which have universal application. They govern our existence on this planet. Dr. Wernher Von Braun late German space scientist observed. “After years of probing the mysteries of this universe, I have come to the belief in the existence of some supreme power. I, cannot envision this whole universe coming into being without something like divine will."
Like laws of Physics, Chemistry, there are mental laws that are infalliable. The laws of belief is as good as the Laws of Gravity. These are predictable laws and a direct result of doing specific things in a specific way. There is a price to pay to change life from mediocrity to greatness. The world cannot change us for the better; only we can do that. But we have to begin perceiving ourselves and our world in a different light.
An ancient Chinese proverb says that ‘a walk of a thousand miles begins with a single step’. Each step brings its own reward. But we want to stay where we are, because it is comfortable. Moving forward is difficult because we are programmed to maintain status quo. There are many in this world who take the unknown path, the road less traveled and derive the excitement enroute to the destination.
Many people block out the reality by over-working, overeating, smoking or addiction to alcohol and drugs, because they are not able to cope with the realities of life. We forget that we can create a new reality that meets all our needs and desires. But, it involves a change in our thinking pattern. If we keep doing what we have always done, we will keep getting what we always received.
My English teacher used to say, “If you broaden your basic beliefs about yourself of what you can accomplish in life, it can happen but you have to confer on yourself the right to succeed in life”. So, decide what you want to be, what you want to do and the price you are willing to pay. For example, if you want to solve a crime, follow the clues and if it meets a blind alley, change direction, take a new look at things, some new idea will occur and some new results will follow.
Children for example, cry for something for a long time and when nobody responds, they stop crying. A fox fell into a ditch and struggled to get out but could not. When his friends came and jeered at him, he said, “What is so funny about it? Afterall, I live here.” All the friends left thinking that it is the truth. A lion came and bared its teeth and the fox said, “Its so comfortable here that I would not like to come out. Would you like to try?” The lion jumped in and the fox got out of the hole by grabbing the lion’s back. Well, there are ways and means of getting out of problems and difficulties. It all depends on ingenuity and Imagineering.
A study conducted at Harvard revealed that when a person gets a job, 85% is because of his attitude, 10% because of his smartness and 5% because of the facts and figures the person knew. Suprisingly, many of our people cultivate the wrong attitude, the negative attitude and complain about everyone except themselves. The foundation of success in life is because of positive attitude.
St. Francis of Assissi said, “Start doing what is necessary, then what is possible and suddenly you will discover that you are doing the impossible.” There is a poem which compares the winner with the loser. It runs something as follows:
“The winner sees an answer for every problem;
The loser sees a problem for every answer.
The winner says ‘it may be difficult but it is possible;
The loser says ‘it may be possible, but it is difficult.
Winners make it happen all the time;
Losers let it happen all the time.”
Remember that there are workers and shirkers in this world. When people accept additional responsibility, they are actually giving themselves a promotion. When you give something more to your job without compensation, you are a worker and when you look at the clock and go home because the hour is up, you are a shirker.
These days, people believe that you can gain nothing without raising your voice or an agitation. Afterall, money, leisure, pleasure are all hidden in work and if that work is neglected, you are in search of something, which does not exist. Real gifts are when you give a part of yourself. We possess by nature the factors out of which personality is made and to organize them is everyman’s responsibility.
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