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"..... for Tomorrow we die"

8/14/2010

“Eat, Drink & Be Merry for tomorrow we die” is a famous idiom from the Bible, quoted by many to express a carefree life. Though people seem to take the first half portion of the idiom seriously, they tend to ignore the second half. In yet another verse of the same book, the writer tells us that, “A wise person thinks a lot about death”. Death could be the last thing that we would want to think about in our life and hence most of the time death catches up with us unexpectedly. I thought over that phrase and found it truly to be a wise thing to do.

The first benefit that comes to my mind is adequate time for planning. If we have a long term solo trip in our schedule and we have to leave our family behind, we start planning and preparing well in advance. We schedule automated payments for our bills, we would arrange for someone to take care of our family, house and belongings, put everything in order and so on. Don’t we do all this to ensure that life for our loved ones continues unhindered in our absence? Thinking about death helps us plan backwards in our life. The second benefit is that it will help us make the best out of every single day and moment of our life. Steve Jobs in his 2005 Stanford Commencement Address quoted the following

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Connect & Grow

8/7/2010

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I learnt in school that, “Man is a social animal”. Never did I understand it so clearly like I do now. We were never created to live in isolation but to live together in a society. In today’s world, the focus has moved away from a social life to that of an individual life. “I”, “Me”, “Mine”, is the mantra of our living today. All of us are just interested in securing our own future and what we fail to realize is that our future is linked to other people who co-exist with us on this planet. This is true, whether we like it or not. We have no choice in this matter. If we truly love ourselves and our family and if we desire a better future then our investments cannot be just in ourselves but also in the social environment where we exist and grow.

We cannot expect to live in this world and not be affected with what’s happening around us. Very shortly, we too will get affected. Millions of children are dying because of hunger, they don’t have access to clean drinking water, they have to opt out or never get a chance to go to school and they are our next generation. If we impact their lives today, then, they will grow up to be better human beings with morals and values. If we correct the upcoming generation then the future will be better. If this generation goes forward with pain and hurt in their life then it will ultimately create more of dysfunctional people and it sure will make this world a darker place.

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Small Beginnings

7/22/2010

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The late Peter Marshall was an eloquent speaker and for several years served as the chaplain of the US Senate. He used to love to tell the story of the "Keeper of the Spring," a quiet forest dweller who lived high above an Austrian village along the eastern slope of the Alps.

The old gentleman had been hired many years earlier by a young town councilman to clear away the debris from the pools of water up in the mountain crevices that fed the lovely spring flowing through their town. With faithful, silent regularity, he patrolled the hills, removed the leaves and branches, and wiped away the silt that would otherwise have choked and contaminated the fresh flow of water. The village soon became a popular attraction for vacationers. Graceful swans floated along the crystal clear spring, the mill wheels of various businesses located near the water turned day and night, farmlands were naturally irrigated, and the view from restaurants was picturesque beyond description.

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"Do it now"

7/14/2010

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Reconciliation means to settle or resolve, to reestablish a close relationship. We live in a hurting world where strained relationships are very common and in most cases EXPECTATIONS from others is the root cause. One needs to realize that every relationship on this earth is between two IMPERFECT people. I feel the most difficult task that one can do and call it as an achievement is to get reconciled in a relationship. This requires one to lay aside their “EGO” and take a step forward in this direction. We all expect the first move from the other person and in this process time just passes by. What we don’t realize is that “TIME” is the most uncertain factor of our lives. We are not sure what is in store for us in the very next second and to put off something so important as reconciliation for a later time is to invite regrets. A broken relationship causes more stress and living with it is like limping around with a broken leg. Getting reconciled is the best stress buster exercise in a relationship. It just relieves our minds of all the negative feelings and thoughts that we have when we see or think about the other person. Here’s a long but good story of reconciliation between a father and son.

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Test of Love

7/13/2010

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John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station.

He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn't, the girl with the rose. His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind.

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Unconditional Love

7/12/2010

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In 1971 the New York Post wrote a true story about a man who lived in a small town in White Oak, Georgia, United States. This man married a good and beautiful woman, but unfortunately he never appreciated her. He did not become a good husband and father. He often came home at night drunk and beat the child and his wife.

One day he decided to venture into New York. He stole money from the savings of his wife, and took a bus to the north, to the big city, into a new life. In company with some of his friends he started a new business. For a while he enjoyed his new life. Sex, gambling, drug was his new lifestyle. He enjoyed it all. Very soon his business failed, and he became bankrupt. To sustain himself, he began to engage in criminal acts. He wrote fake check’s and used it to deceive people's money. Finally, one fateful moment, he was caught. The police put him behind bars, and the court sentenced him for three years in prison.

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The Greatest Need of Mankind

7/8/2010

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When Andrew got ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt nervous and apprehensive as he thought about the upcoming showdown. What if Mr. Larchmont refuses to grant his request? Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18 months and landed some great accounts for Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency. Of course, he deserves a wage increase.

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Bridges

7/7/2010

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Bridges serve as mediums to connect two locations thus bringing them closer. The purpose of this post is not to harp on what bridges are but to look at it from life’s perspective. Each of our relationship can be viewed as a bridge. Any person with whom we don’t have a relationship is a stranger but the one with whom you have a relationship is the one with whom you connect. So like Bridges, Relationships connects people and brings them together. If you just try to draw a similarity between Bridges and Relationships, a good deal of inputs can be drawn out of it. In this post I would like to touch upon just three vital points.

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"..... for Tomorrow we die"

Connect & Grow

Small Beginnings

"Do it now"

Test of Love

Unconditional Love

The Greatest Need of Mankind

Bridges

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