Chetan Bhagat at Symbiosis

Speech by Chetan Bhagat at symbiosis.
One of my student forwarded this piece of advice from Chetan Bhagat...Must read for everyone ofcourse..!

" Don't just have career or academic goals. Set goals to give you a balanced, successful life. I use word balanced before successful. Balanced means ensuring your health, relationships,mentalpeace are all in good order.
There is no point of promotion on the day of your breakup.
There is nofun in driving car if your back hurts. Shopping is not enjoyable if your mind is full of tensions .

Life is one of those races in nurseryschool where you have to run with a marble in a spoon kept in yourmouth.if the marble falls there is no point coming first. Same is with life where health and relationships are like marbles. your striving is only worth it if there is harmony in your life. else you may achieve the success but this spark, this feeling of excitement will start to die..."

True indeed...!
Somewhere it reflects Paulo Coelho or Robin Sharma.
It reflects, infact, our day to day life in a nutshell.
Intimidated by 'success' (at least urge to succeed) and drowned by day to day chores, with no time for enjoyment or relaxation, one day we realize how much we lost in terms of relationships.

Most of the time, i consider that the inability to say firm "NO" will eat away the time and disturbs our schedules.
More and more committments creep in.
More and more targets pile up.
we spend less and less time with wife and children..
show less and less enthusiasm to enjoy time with family...
we become irritable, restless..losing balance to success.
but we pretend to be happy .. burning away the emotional stamina and mental energy.
Making efforts to crawl the to the top of a pole which is slippery with oil...!
Illusioning to achieve some imaginary goals... set by others. ..!

True Love

collection from my mail box :

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman, probably in his 80s, arrived to have
stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him.
I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.
On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.
While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.
The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health.
He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?'

He smiled as he patted my hand and said,

'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is.'

I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm, and thought, 'That is the kind of love I want in my life.'
True love is neither physical, nor romantic.
True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.

'Life isn't about how to survive the storm, But how to dance in the rain.'

We are all getting Older
Make the best of your LIFE.

BETTER LIFE

This is a collection from a mail forwarded from one my friends.

Tips for Better Life from ISHA YOGA

1. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
3. Sleep for 7 hours.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Play more games.
6. Read more books than you did in 2007.
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
11. Drink plenty of water.
12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
14. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
15. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
16. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
17. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
18. Smile and laugh more.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about. Don't compare your partner with others.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25. Forgive everyone for everything.
26. What other people think of you is none of your business.
27. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
28. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
29. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
30. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
31. The best is yet to come.
32. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
33. Do the right thing!
34. Call your family often.
35. Your inner most is always happy. So be happy.
36. Each day give something good to others.
37. Don't over do. Keep your limits.