We Are Alright

We are where we are as result of our decisions to use our time and energy. We know that we should not fall into the trap of comparing our current state with someone else's. Instead, we should look at how far we have come from where we had started. With the resources and knowledge we had, we could achieve something so far. It's important to understand that although we are not at the summit yet, but still it is alright. It is alright because we are determined to be vigorously dedicated to our aspirations, forcefully disciplined in our actions and actively focused to achieve what we have started for.

Now we have resolved to be more articulate in choosing our company, be it in the form of a person, a book, a video or even a thought. Now we have vouched to run towards our goals with stronger will and full heart. We have chosen to treat people with the standards we have set for ourselves instead of based on their behavior. We have grown mature. We have learned to accept that we are alright the way we are. We have learned to walk further instead of settling with complacency. We are on the path of discovering how to run. Run towards our dreams. Run towards our fears, and beyond. Run through the walls of blankness without having the slightest worry about what lies past that blankness, that anxiety of unknown. We are ready to face our fate because our fate is in our hands now. We believe it. We take the responsibility of ourselves. That is why we are alright.

We learn. We share. We grow. We believe in our potential. We walk with confidence. We have trust in the strength of our hands and power of our will. We believe we can handle anything for we have the unwavering mind and a soft heart. We believe we can. That is why we are alright.

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The Game of Imitation

Imagine there is a 2 year old kid sitting in front of a TV watching cartoon. What would he do? You know he would try to imitate the cartoon characters. Right? Imitation is an inborn quality. What we call innovation is an imitation through some inspiration.

Now think about this - What gives us kick? What gives us satisfaction? Convincing and roping in others to believe in and follow our belief system. What do you say? When someone follows your idea, your adrenaline shoots up. When someone agrees with you, your fears put the guards down. Isn't that the case with you? We want agreement of colleagues for minor suggestions and major decisions. We seek approval of friends, family and society for our behavior, life, life-style, dressing and what not. We live for these approvals and ultimately define ourselves with those set of rules. Isn't it? We use or see others use certain phrases like, "I can't do that. I am a shy person." or "Oh! He is always like that." or "Yes! She is always the first person in taking initiatives."

Important question is, shouldn't I ask myself, "Whom should I imitate?"? Do I have the knowledge of such principles and ethics which can elevate me as a person? Can I imitate such actions which can make me capable of helping others perform at their best potential? Can I inquire about whether anyone has lived a life which gave humanity a vision and a way? Has anyone shown the path to fulfillment? Has anyone lived an inspiring life in spite of the seemingly unfathomable challenges? Can I live by those codes and practices and disciplines? Can I at least try to do that? Because someone could do it, doesn't that give me a reason to believe in that possibility for me as well?

Rama, Krishna, Christ, Buddha, Mahavir, Muhammad, Shiva, Swami Vivekananda, Leonardo da Vinci, StephenHawking, Oprah Winfrey, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Nikola Tesla, RichardBranson, Bruce Lee, Konosuke Matsushita - we can learn a lot from these people. If we imitate even one good quality from any of these personalities, imagine the difference we can make in our life and in this world.

Do read about these personalities. Know them. Learn their principles. Live them. This life is too short to experience all the ways. They have shown us the path. Imitate it and cultivate yourself. Develop your own path but start with the available knowledge.

Go! Make a difference.

Survive and Serve.

May I have a word with you?

What are your challenges?

How big are they?

How unique are they?

Has anyone who lived before you ever faced such challenges? If yes, what did they do about it? And how did they do it?

Very often, we tend to think that our struggles are huge and unique and others cannot even imagine the labor we go through, forget about understanding it. But haven't the people lived before us? We have been here since centuries and yet have not changed much as a person. We still believe in kindness, honesty, authenticity, respect, simplicity, perseverance, bravery and commitment. Don't we?

I want to say at this point that - We are not living our lives fully if we don't have the problems which require help of other people. We are not doing our jobs right.

At individual level, we handle the situations with knowledge, skills and attitude. However, once we become independent, using above three ways, we start recognizing the bigger issues which affect more than one individual. It is very important for a satisfactory life to learn about them and analyze them and make attempts to resolve them. Interestingly, most of those issues can be solved by either putting a system in place or by giving people right kind of motivation to maintain discipline.

Think for a while. What are the challenges you are facing? Are you playing big enough to have grander problems? You should, if you are not.

In today's time, where words like 'creativity' and 'innovation' has become cliché, everyone wants to find unique ways to solve the issues. But isn't it necessary to ponder that, does it really need a way other than the traditional approach? Reason is, I think, results are important and whether we get them using old ways or new ones it doesn't matter much. A mother gives birth to a baby just like every other mother has ever given and yet every child is unique. Isn't it? Similarly, we should first try to use the established principles to innovate as well as solve the challenges. Probably that is why in Japan people respect elders in the company irrespective of their designations.

We have a huge challenge of saving our planet from us. And there is a simple way to do that which is the discipline of keeping maximum one child per female/ couple. Governments also can support in this initiative by putting a system of birth control in place. It is very easy to implement. Governments have details of every citizen. They can start charging parents for every additional child because it takes a toll on economy after all. People care more about money than planet anyway. So, why not? Just a (good) thought but whichever motivation works for you is fine by me. :)

Richard Bach has observed - There is no such problem as big which cannot be run away from. May be that is why Elon Musk wants to run away from this planet. However, I want to buy him some time. That is my challenge, if I put it in another way. And I cannot do it alone. If we reduce population and pollution, we may survive for few more years which can buy Elon some time to find a way out. Instead of only rich people going to Mars, possibly he can take all the mankind as well as other millions of species with us. What is the point of living without the nature's music of chirping birds and beauty of colorful butterflies and amazing sea creatures? Right?