If we perceive with an open mind, every human being has some good quality which we can emulate with benefit to ourselves.
Over the past 3 years, I have had the privilege of meeting or getting to know a number of distinguished men and women through books. In each, I have found a touch of greatness and this led me to search for the secret of their distinction in the context of their lives and times. I have learnt something from each one of those who have wrote those books or whose stories got published in it. some quality in their lives or a sentence or two which I often quote from them has helped me to enrich and heighten my own life ,they have helped me at crucial moments.
Since morning I am reading a book,”a touch of greatness” by R.M LALA..i have finished some 18 stories by now but felt an urge to write down what I feel.in all these years, by reading all such books and experiencing ltl –ltl things in my life I have found that ,the most beautiful thing in this whole world is to touch someone’s heart” our simple hello can make someone’s day. our simple “how r u” can prove to be a healer for someone alone. No matter what ur designation is or d amount of bank balance u have, at one point of tym we all need someone who can boost us, or simply listens to us.
I read about AZIM premzi, Narayan murthy n many more, and its wonderful to know that each one of them has described their mother as the one who touched their life by listening to them or by supporting them. They were simple ladies who looked after their homes and kids, not even much educated but their biggest contribution is their touchiness. Have u ever thought why people always talk much about their mothers than fathers,,,it just because in life it doesn’t matter who gives u materialistic possessions. What matters most is the person who consoles u during your tough times, or who listens to you, who touch ur heat when u feel wounded…
I often think Will this generation of kids have the same attachment with their mothers as earlier it used to be…do mothers have enough time to think about his son or husband? In this race of achieving the status symbol, or having a good standard of living, we have let our relationships suffer. In order to give our family a better life, we are actually ruining our today’s simple pleasures. Have u ever imagined in a run of having a good future and a good standard of living, we have forgot that for whom we want to acquire all this? For the one with whom we rarely find tym to talk, cuddle and play? Or with the one who we call our soul mate but its been around a month that we didn’t even asked him how he/she is?
Do we have so much tym today to just sit n talk to someone who is alone? Then how can we touch someone’s heart?
I read these beautiful lines in rashmi bandsal’s book
“The bank balance we have will remain here on earth when we depart, only our karmas will carry forward”
So no matter what your problem in life is.
Spare a moment for someone else,
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I say, forget about someone else, just spare a tym for ur own self, for ur family.if we have a loving companion n family, money will come happily…but if we don’t have beautiful relations then no amount of money and luxury will give us happiness.
I always thank god for all that he has given to me, problems have always resulted in making me a stronger person,, each failure has made me more humble n each happiness has aroused that feeling of gratitude to him for all the bliss. Life simple pleasures are worth it…..live it
So no matter where u r and what u do, make sure during our routine work, we find time to greet and listen to our loved one’s n make everyone happy with our smiling face….:-D
keep smiling always
with love
kiran
