23 Unusual truths about life that most people don't know
I guess we all learn more when we read more :)
Hey Friends,
I feel most of us are in a long-weekend mood so maybe a deep long blog is not a wonderful thing to do this week.
Thus, I decided to share some of my life observations from this week.
Here you go:
It is very very important to do your work well. No matter you love it or hate it. Your work is not about what others think of you. It is about the relationship you have with yourself, the respect you develop for your own self, from the work you do.
Someone who is a truly nice person won’t label you with “you have low self-confidence”, “you have low self worth”, “you suffer from anxiety”, “you are too busy”, etc. Nice people figure out a way to understand you. They talk, not tag.
If you are someone who takes feedback and figures what is worth it, and what is useless; and takes action on what is worth it, you are gold. Most people pay a lot of attention to useless stuff, do nothing on what should be acted upon, and then blame everyone else. Don’t be most people.
Sometimes, the worst thing that could have happened to you is the best thing ever. I have never found an exception in my own life.
If you really want to be a deep thinker, someone who gets work done, someone who is enjoying their life, then spend some time in silence every morning and evening. Could be even 10 minutes. But nothing is more restorative than silence.
Don’t get too attached to good people. Don’t judge bad people too much. Not because both of them are tricky. They are not. However, your mind needs to learn to love and respect people, and not be deluded by what they do. Reminds me of a “doha” from Kabirdas:
Kabira khada bazaar mein,
maange sabki khair,
Na kahu se dosti,
na kahu se vair(Translated: Kabir is in the middle of the arena, and cares for everyone. No one is his best friend, and no one his enemy.)
Most people are mirrors.
Some people are a message. To not be like them.
Reading isn’t a time-pass. It is a way you do social service. Because the more refined your mind is, the more you can be there for people.
Happy people listen more than they speak.
If you can go for hours without checking your emails or WhatsApp, you are succeeding in life.
Most success doesn't happen from hitting 8 hours on a daily time sheet. But a lot of it would happen if we would take some minutes off and think.
Just because you are lonely, does not mean you surround yourself with people who leave you feeling lonely all of the time.
If someone’s energy is off, it is off. Love them. From a distance.
Gifts, birthday wishes, external respect is all cool. However, if someone isn’t kind, does all of it really matter?
You are stuck because you are living other people’s lives.
Scrolling isn’t the answer.
If every word you said to yourself could become a reality, would you still say those words?
Having the rationality to understand the other person and not forcing your opinion on them is the highest form of respect. Fortunately, it always stems from a high self-respect.
If you are a nice person, you are not going to have a lot of friends. The sad part is a lot of not-so-nice people also consider themselves nice.
If someone is rich, successful, have a lot of things that others consider great, but are rude, break people’s confidence, and take advantage of other people’s honesty, no one is poorer than them.
You will never feel good gossiping about anyone.
You can get a lot ahead in life if you stop listening to 99% of people you are currently paying heed to.
With that, I hope you enjoy your weekend. And the festival on Monday, if you are celebrating :)
Stay raw, stay real
Nishtha
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Every Writer Needs to Read this: I wish I had this one, when I was starting out as a writer
This is What You are Looking for: Small Life Lessons for a Happier Life