When a man has a specific and worthwhile goal before him, he sets a great value upon his time, but when bereft of a goal, time hangs heavily upon his hands. He drifts along, like a ship without, a rudder, to the end of his useless life. He discovers, too late, that his achievements are nil, and that he has frittered away his precious existence in empty, meaningless diversions.
If one prays in the true spirit of prayer, then one’s prayer will surely fend away indecency and evil. But if one’s prayer is devoid of spirit, then it will be no more than a perfunctory action which has no connection with one’s real life.
Stinging retorts only stir up further controversy, whereas light-hearted banter, or the humble submission of alternative ideas can have a tranquillizing effect—like throwing water on a blazing fire.
Violence and peace both have wide connotations. Violence includes everything from hatred to war. Peace includes everything from tolerance to love. Both violence and peace are the results of human thinking.
To succeed in anything, we have to be like the tree, starting from the seed, growing slowly and putting out branches, twigs, leaves and flowers when the appropriate times come around.
Difference is not an evil, it is a great blessing. For, the absence of uniformity is the secret to intellectual development. It has rightly been said, “When everyone thinks alike, no one thinks very much.”
All too often, we have to lose in order to gain. We have to resign ourselves to our lowly position until we can work ourselves up to more satisfactory heights.
Capability and alertness are two qualities that are required for any kind of work. They are indispensable if one wants to achieve one’s goal.
Starve the problems, feed the opportunities.
You have removed most of the roadblocks tosuccess when you have learnt the difference between motion and direction.
