LIVE LIFE LIVELY

From Sampath's Desk:

LIVE LIFE LIVELY

 

The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose. There should be a mission along with a vision in one’s life; if not, create one and work for its realization. Let it be a good one, if not the noblest.

 

Light is optimism. Darkness is pessimism. When you are in light, you can follow everything and be followed. But in darkness, even your own shadow will deceive and abandon you. That is the stark reality of life! Look through glasses of optimism to see a world full of potentials and possibilities. It all depends on the positively discerning mind.

 

Anger is 'd-anger'. A minute of anger divests one of 60 joyful seconds of his/her precious life. So, don't entertain anger. For slips are not sins. Forgive and forget.

 

Only human-beings are endowed with what is called the 6th sense including equanimity, compassion, discernment, and discretion, among others. These human-specific characteristics make one’s life more meaningful and effective in the service of others. Let charity and kindness guide us in both word and deed in dealing with our human brethren.

 

The most powerful force in life is love while the worst thing to be without is hope. Again, while the greatest joy lies in giving, the most satisfying work is perhaps helping others. Sri Satya Saibaba said, “Helping hands are holier than the praying lips.”

 

Things can be bought with the money you have, but happiness can only be felt and found within.

 

Love is magical. It is a language the hearing impaired can hear, a song the physically challenged and differently-abled can dance to, and the light the visually challenged can see.

 

Nature-gazing and living in communion with nature possibly trigger new and constructive ideas of sorts, and if used in the right contexts, they would yield positive thoughts, acts, and results.

 

A raindrop or waterdrop falling in a pond or lake immediately loses its identity and gets lost in the water in a flash, but the drop falling and resting on a lotus or any other flower(s) or petal(s) shines like a diamond, for a short span though. The right destination and the right medium make all the difference.

 

A stone simply dropped or thrown into a water body - say a pond, lake, rivulet, river, or any other watercourse will meekly sink whereas throwing a flat stone across the water in such a way that it bounces off the water surface like in the game of ‘ducks and drakes’ (otherwise called 'stone skipping' or 'stone skimming') will make the stone do several skips over the water surface before it finally sinks into the water. The water surface will thus see the stone taking a few leaps before the final submerge. The moral is - the effect depends upon the cause, the ways and means, the drive, direction, and force of the action.

 

Kind words are like a seat in an A/C coach. Maybe, you can reach your destination even without A/C, but it adds comfort to the journey.

 

It is not always what you say that makes the difference; sometimes it is where, why and how you say it? Be discreet!

 

A person worried for not having shoes but stopped worrying when he saw a man without a leg. Life is a blend of plusses and minuses, blessings and deficiencies. It makes sense to feel satisfied with what you have.

 

Two maxims make sense - Don’t believe the doubted, and don’t doubt the believed.

 

Happiness in life is like a butterfly. If you chase, it runs away. So, don’t try to chase it. You just live well in thought, faith and deed; it will come and sit on you on its own. A butterfly lives only for a few days. But still, it flies joyfully throughout capturing many hearts. Each moment in life is indeed precious. Live it fully.

 

Life is also cotton-like. Don’t make it heavier by dipping it in the water called ‘sorrow’ but make it lighter by letting it blow in the air of joy.

 

Life is a continuous learning process, womb to tomb. Understand, retain, remember, and practice the lessons as meaningfully and gainfully as you can. Your day is as good as you make it. There is always something you can be thankful for. Be thankful and contented!

 

Clear water, plain glass, crystal, sugar-candy, and alum, though possessing a common ‘see-through’ feature, have, in fact, different properties and qualities. Beware!

 

Way of life in this e-age: Erase worries - send evil thoughts and things to the Recycle Bin - browse and surf for good lessons, knowledge and experience - save love and affection - upload good things onto others - call divert your problems to God’s Voicemail Box - download your prayers on Him and wait for His ring-tone. Sight the right website for bright insight.  Send SMS (Smile Mixed Service) to all. For, a smile is a curve that sets things straight.

 

 (R.SAMPATH)