Archive for February, 2005

in charge of attitudes?

by Devesh on February 25, 2005 in General, Noteable Reads with No comments

read this one surabhi’s blog. quite true and very inspirational… something i should put up on my wall cause i need a constant reminder of this:

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think, say or do. It is more important than appearance, gift, or skill. It will make or break a company…a church…a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past… The only thing we can do is play on the string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you… we are in charge of our attitudes.
- Charles Swindoll

a dip in the past

by Devesh on February 25, 2005 in General with No comments

was reading my old writings – found it so surprising reading the things i used to dwell upon then, when i had not even experienced an inch of life’s strings as i know it today!

i’ll post it here – seems amazing how i can relate to it well today too!

Always and most of the time, execution of periodical emotional activities in yourself, play like a child figuring out what fire is for the first time. Gradual changes occur, and we come to believe we’ve learnt something. As in accordance of the golden laws, which are implanted in us through various forms, we develop and grow our faith in the newly understood facts. But again, when the moment arrives, we are back from where we started. All extensive learning, and all exhaustive understanding, which we put in to comprehend the subject … all rest in vain. And we experience the emotion as if for the first time… again!
Troubles forsaken in the name of life, petitions signed under the presumptuous grace of our subconscious, after all… we resurrect to the darkness, our forever friend. Talk, talk without speaking, and hear! Hear without listening, that’s the path we all follow.
It’s all in the definition. Then as one said, ‘What’s believe?’ Teach, teach as you would teach your child, with perseverance and patience. Look as you would be looking for your most valued possession. Try as if otherwise it’d be the end of the world. And last but not the least, Coax! Coax as you would to your heart when you want to see your most loved one.

Derivations occur over a span of endless time. So waiting would just result in reincarnation. Rather imply or surrender. Not the appropriate, but at your own whim.
After all… we ARE the masters of our thoughts, …aren’t we ?