“We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.”
                       —– François de la Rochefoucauld

A

alone at the corner table of an inn.

He had stopped here while on his

way to home after having failed in

an interview. He was out of job

since quite a long time. The scholar

had started to believe that he would

never be able to get a prestigious

official job or marry the girl of his

dreams. So there he sat, reflecting

on his misfortune.

A wise man at an adjacent table on

hearing the scholar’s sighs wanted

to help him, so he gave the scholar

a pillow to rest on. The scholar laid

his head on the pillow and, as he

was about to fall asleep, he noticed

an old lady cooking rice.

As soon as the scholar closed his

eyes he dreamed he had got

through the interview. He saw himself

becoming a high government

official and marrying a beautiful

woman. As time went by, he had

many children, all as healthy and

intelligent as himself. At work, he

was a good official, respected by all

his subordinates. At home he was

an excellent husband and father,

loved by his family. By the time he

retired, he had money and fame.

After retirement, he took up poetry

and painting, two things he had

always wanted to pursue. Then he

envisioned himself one day suddenly

dying of old age.

It was then that the poor scholar

woke up from his dream. When he

looked up he was surprised to find

the old lady still cooking her rice.

 Even a perfect life, is
still as short as cooking some rice,
one should not waste time in wishing
for a perfect life.
There may be many things in our
life which may come and go but as
life comes, it goes, and is gone.
Isn’t it time to pay more attention to
the joys of life rather than sit and
dream for a perfect life? This very
life is perfect so smile and laugh
when you see children play. You
can join them as well. Breathe in
the fragrance of flowers from your
nearby garden and see nature is
ready to offer you so much. You can
offer food to some stray animal and
discover the pure delight in doing
so. Clean your room and closets
and just do your work sincerely.
Life is a blessing. Looking out for
some perfect life in your dreams is
like trying to catch a shadow. This
very life is perfect so live it up!!!!!!

What is the greatest blessing of life?

      To be born a human being.

What is the richest treasure of a human being?

     A peaceful, contented mind.

What is the secret of contentment?

    The faith that all is well, all was well, and all will be well both tomorrow and a hundred years hence!

                              ———J.P. Vaswani

“If you wholeheartedly desire something, then the whole of Creation assists you in the quest to attain your desire.”

                       —-Chief protagonist, Om Shanti Om.

“A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.”
—-Edward bulwer Lytton.

“To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.”——-Doug Larson.

“Kids go where there is excitement. They stay where there is love.”
—–Zig Ziglar.

“If you have love, you don’t need anything else. And if you dont’t have it, it doesn’t matter much what else you have.”
—-Sir James M. barrie.

“You fall in love with personality but you live with character.”
—Benjamin disraeli.

“Hot heads and cold hearts never solved anything.”——Billy Graham.