Action Vs Ability

There is no living particle or being that is devoid of its ability to act. If someone is not taking action, it is not because of his inability but because of his choice. Like action, inaction is also a choice. But there is a huge difference  between the two choices. While former defines life, the later represents death. And this is precisely why action is said to be a bigger attribute than ability. Generally speaking, people don't lack ability; they lack only action. But the brighter part of this fact is that ability takes some time to grow, action is taken in no time. While ability is a matter of days, action is a matter of moments. So, act now; this moment. 

Mind Your Business

You are the only one of your type in this world. It is impossible to get another one like you even if you are a rare piece. So, accept yourself fully instead of being a second rate copy of someone else. If an average man develops only one of his many traits and distinguishes himself in a particular field, he can reach the pinnacle of success. The world will be enriched with a huge store of rare & original talents. The trouble is that we try to be what people think of us. In doing so, we make of ourselves only an average copy of someone else & the original copy gets lost in the jungle of average people.  What people think of us & want us to become is not our business. It is theirs & they should be left to take care of the same. You mind your own business viz. die an original. 

What An Idea

When you start something new, not many people support your cause. They may even oppose you or scoff at the idea. Don't stop. Actually, these people should give you the will to continue. If you look at history, you will find that most of the successful ideas were opposed vehemently by the people who supported the same idea later on. Either they stood for the idea or they vanished ! It was not because of the idea. It was because of the person behind the idea. He continued despite the opposition. On the contrary, you will find many ideas dying a premature death because it was not accepted by the critics. But the same idea in some other form became a hit despite the opposition from same or larger number of critics. This proves that idea, per se, does not decide its acceptance or rejection, but the ownership of the idea by its inventor determines whether it will be a hit or end up in smoke. 

Make a choice

When we think about our life, we either rue the chances we didn't get or that we didn't make most of the chances we got. And when we say chance, we mean chance to earn a lot of money, to be hugely  successful or to earn a lot of fame. We hardly say we didn't get a chance to be happy or feel happy, or we didn't get someone to love. Because even a naive knows that every one gets these chances. So, why do we ignore these blessings & choose a life which may be full of luxury or fame but is devoid of compassion, happiness or love? You can have these wonderful gifts in your life & still have abundance. So, why not make the most of life by having all? Your choice is not between happiness and abundance. The choice is between happiness & greed.

Enjoy The Journey

We live in a world which is running out of time. Everybody is in a hurry. Actually we run out of patience before we run of time. We don't have the time to pause & admire the glory of this beautiful world. We think  that the happiness lies in reaching the top at the earliest. We fail to realize the real joy is in enjoying the beauty on our way up. If we move towards our target slowly yet surely, it becomes so small that we wonder why didn't we achieved it earlier.  The fact of the matter is had you got hard on it, it would have become harder to get. Persistence is more powerful a gift than speed. When you persist, you learn on the way but when you make a dash towards your goal, you only see your goal & learning takes a back seat. So, enjoy the walk instead of huffing & puffing after the race. Anyway, life is not a race to be won but a journey to be enjoyed.  

Start Now

Finishing a journey is not difficult. The real problem lies in starting it. Many of the projects, business ventures or relationships die even before they see the light of the day. When we begin something new, we look more at the impossibilities than at possibilities. We start thinking in terms of, "what if...." instead of  " wow it can be done". This happens because either we don't look at the final object or if we do, we get scared at the thought of enormity of the effort that would be needed to get past the line. The best way to start anything big is to start 'now'- means when you get a green signal from your subconscious mind; when you make the first clear picture of the project in your mind. Don't ponder; don't ask questions. All questions will be answered by the Universe at the right time. Just start- start now ! 

The Right Angle

Situations are not good or bad; your angle of looking at things is proper or improper. your perspective about situations or which side you are on, decides the state of your mind. People lose huge amount in share market & blame the market for the loss. But in the same falling market some people make a fortune. Market is only bearish or bullish. It can not be labelled as good market or bad market. It is your decision in that market that makes it good or bad. And the decision originates from your angle of vision. Same logic applies to our circumstances. They are not good or bad. How we see them & how we react to them, decides whether they are good or bad. The other benefit of holding your perspective responsible for the quality of your circumstances is that it is in your control; circumstances are not.