Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home, a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey? "Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?" Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey.
Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, "How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman."
The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, "Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you." Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders.
It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a nar row bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river. You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future.
Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear..
We are all chasing after desires in our lives. For our desires to fulfill, we are coming to know that money only will help us to achieve these desires. These desires may be want or need. When we are at young age we do not know how to differentiate between want and need. A need is a one which is required for us to survive. A want is a wish which your mind converts to a need when you began to think about it often.
Even if we are reading this in articles or experience, we still do not follow this. The reason being that at that age we have no big experience in life, so everything we see in others and we don’t have it, we desire to have it. Once we have what we desired, are we still happy. Yes but at some time only. After some time another one is placed in our mind. Our Life goes on like this till we get matured and you don’t have strength in your body. At this stage you began to know what life is by all your experiences. You began to know this is temporary only. So if you start knowing difference between your need and want, Happiness will be there in your life.
A new maturity will come over you. But this is not an easy task. At least try to know the difference and think before making a decision whether this is a need or want. Thing whether is this as important that it is going to change your life. Instead of that you constantly think that you want it then, your mind converts a want to a need. So give a break for some time and then think whether it is a need or want when your mind is calm.
Aging is the thing which most of us fear and try to run away from it. First of all Aging is a natural one, you cannot avoid it. Accept the fact and live your life. Many people when aged begin to worry and make their life miserable. What is the main reason? There is a 1 letter word which has different meaning for different reason. Nobody would have lived without thinking it. It is Worry.
What is the main worry for aging people?
They worry about their health
Aged people become to sense they are aged and begin to worry that their health will deteriorate away. It is not the case always. If it happens for somebody, it is not necessary to happen to you also. by worrying about it you are attracting the problem to come nearer to you. Remember what you think make what you are. If you keep on think your health will deteriorate away, your body will also will feel to the thinking and go by its way. First understand that there are many peoples in the world who are having health problems even in childhood days. Think about them. Even if you are facing health problems, think about them. See how small children’s are trying to fight AIDS. Do you have that huge problem? You are grown up and would have faced challenges. But look at these children, they don’t know life and don’t even know how to overcome it. So why are you afraid to fight it when a small girl with cancer is fighting for life to come out of it. So please don’t tell me your problem is bigger than others. For everyone their problem is big until they come out of the box and see others problem.
Worry about death and going to die soon
If you worry about death going to kill you then you are killing yourself many more time than the death. Death is going to come in everybody life. You are worrying about it a thousand times than it is going to happen once. See you have killed yourselves the agony of thousand times of what it will be.
Worry about their children
Your children’s have grown up. They also are living in this world for some time. They would also have faced many challenges. If you are going to tell worry about each problem of them as yours then you are making your life and their lives miserable. Tell them on how to face it, because worrying will not help anybody’s problem whereas facing to overcome challenges will make them strong and will be helpful in their life
Worrying about what will happen to your spouse when you pass away.
The world is not going to stop when a person die. Daily many people die but when the people dearer to us passes away we are most affected. Death is a natural event and every natural event will have its natural course of action. Have faith in god and think that he has brought each one to the world and this too will takes its natural course and reflect good.