Sunday, November 16, 2008

A way of life

Every creation has been created for a reason and with a purpose.

Idle:

if we wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night, and nothing new has been learned, then that day has been wasted. Do not sit in idle, always aim to gain new knowledge or achieve new things.

Moderation:

Do things in moderation; too much of something good can become something bad.

Physical & Spiritual Food:

Just like your body requires food, your soul requires food too. So engage in worship for it feeds the soul.

The Purpose of Falling:

The purpose of falling is to see if we can pick ourselves up.

Health:

Health is an invisible luxury and is a crown on the heads of the healthy that only the sick can see.

Change:

everyday we change, we learn something new and we change. sometimes for better, sometimes for worse...so we should always aim to change for better, for otherwise we're at loss.

Charity:

An act of charity can be as simple as a smile. Luckily many of us can give others more than smiles.

Changing The World:

If you want the world to change, you have to change yourself first! Only then the world will change.

Religion:

Don't judge a religion based on the actions of people, instead go to the source and find the truth.

Knowledge:

I know what you do not, and you know what I do not. No one knows everything. We can all learn from one another, so spend time in gaining knowledge.

Action & Intention:

Your actions and intentions must both be valid. You cannot steal and give to the poor. although your intention is right, your action is wrong. Make sure both are correct.

Anger & Faith:

Two things that cannot co-exist are anger and faith. Imagine having vinegar and honey, how much would the vinegar ruin the honey? Extremists and angered individuals allow their anger to control them instead of their faith.

After Hardship Comes Ease:

After hardship comes ease and so bare patience and ease will be with you.

The Strongest Man:

The strongest man is not the one who goes to battle, but it is he who is able to swallow his anger.

The Most Lethal Weapon:

Beware of what you say, for the tongue is sharper than the blade of a sword. It can do more harm, so be careful of what you.

Maintain Happiness:

Never look at what you don't have, instead always try and look at what you do have; this way you will always be satisfied and grateful in life.

Aim for Peace:

If we all started looking at the things we have in common instead of the things that differ, the world would be a more peaceful place

When Good & Bad Happen:

When something good happens be grateful and when something bad happens, still be grateful because it could have been worse.

God's Help:

God only helps those who help themselves. So try your best and leave the rest to God.

4 reasons why failure is pretty awesome

Now, what is good about failure?

1. You learn.

Instead of seeing failure as something horrible you can start to view it more as a learning experience. When standing in the middle of a failure, you can ask yourself questions like:

What’s awesome about this situation?
What can I learn from this situation?

There is always one lesson or many more in what you may see as a failure.

2. You gain experiences you could not get any other way.

Ideally, you probably want to learn from other people’s mistakes and failures. That’s not always easy to do though. Sometimes you just have to fail on your own to learn a lesson and to gain an experience no one can relate to you in mere words.

3. You become stronger.

Every time you fail you become more accustomed to it. You realize more and more that it’s not the end of the world. Failing may in fact become a bit anticlimactic – just like when succesfully reaching a goal - after you have spent much time building a grandiose image of it in your head.

You get desensitized. You can handle things that would have been very hard to handle a few years back. Failing can also a have an exhilarating component because even though you failed you at least took a chance. You didn’t just sit on you hands doing nothing. And that took quite a bit of courage and determination.

4. Your chances of succeeding increases.

Every time you fail you can learn and increase your inner strength. So every failure can make you more and more likely to succeed. And there is probably no other way to the success you dream of without a whole bunch of failures along the way.