It's been my hobby from my school days to collect proverbs. It all began when I started to read newspaper, after few days I used to just glance at the headlines and jump to Thought for the day section, few thoughts really had a influence on me and from then I started to write the ones I liked in my dairy which eventually now has thousand plus proverbs.
I would like to note down here few thoughts which are in my mind and on tip of my tongue always and which I find relevant in my day to day life:
Time wasted is a life wasted:
I sit in front of my laptop browsing, watching all crap from movies,songs,chat shows,etc and by the time I am done I realise that I have spent a day of my life being busy doing nothing. Next day I decide to spend my day in more useful way but get distracted again will start to browse assigning just 10 minute but then eventually goes on and on, this has been my routine for a couple of years now and today when I look back I see big empty box and question mark in my career for past two years. I realised it can't go like this forever, so there are few days in those two years wherein I have done some useful, interesting stuff be it learning to cook new dish, start blogging, read novels or technical stuff but still I think I have to use my time more efficiently so that I don't repent in future about wasting the time. I keep reminding myself often the above line.
Talent may take you top, but you need character to stay there:
I have couple of years of corporate experience, so me being fan of this line right from my college days I felt it more and more relevant once I entered corporate life. I came across people who were knowledgeable but worth nothing because of their wrong attitude, people who were success were the one with blend of knowledge as well as good character call it over all personality, take it from me character defines everything about you. While we work as team, its very important to walk along with members rather than to show attitude,ego or begrade that's where I felt this line more relevant.
Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about:
Most of us would relate to this line, as in one point or the other we compare with others. I strongly believe one gets only what he/she deserves. From my point if I fail to get something, its because I am intended to get better than what I wished for but there are times I envy seeing others thinking of being in their shoes but all comes back to norm with thought of this line. Just by seeing a person or just by action or work of that person you can't think he has wonderful life you never know what he has gone through to reach that phase or what he is destined for future so its wise to lead your life to the fullest in the way you want.
A good way to change someone's attitude is to change your own:
While I read this a metaphor was quoted as well, the sun which melts butter also hardens the earth pot. I have problems with many people in my life,I end up thinking whether the problem is within me or all those people are wrong. In real life I go by this line, if I have problem with some one I can't be normal with them, can't be undercover and have laugh,be friendly its take lot of time to get back on normal tone in fact I don't recollect any such patch up's at all but yes,I have seen its effect on the other person when I change my attitude. I am not sure whether I must change in this regard, not sure whether I have interpreted the line in correctly.Thinking under construction!
Don't walk as if you own the world, walk as if you don't care who owns the World, that's ATTITUDE:
Oops,heavy one!! still pondering about it.
Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend:
Thank God I have wonderful friends in my life. There is nothing much to say about this line, it just touches ones heart and brings smile on ones face thinking about all friends in life. I did have my share of downs in friendships but as life went along have priceless friends. Thank you all dear friends!
Many more to add, but will stop here. These lines are out of people's experience no wonder when we read, we can relate to them.
Feeling like writing my first line, here it goes:
Life is game, participate with full might without thinking about winning or losing.
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