Better to live one year as a tiger, than a hundred as a sheep. Madonna Life is far from fair. It keeps testing both our patience and perseverance in the form of the challenges it throws at us. It isn’t unheard-of for people to feel gloomy and even give up on life itself in the Read more…
The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you’ll never have. Soren Kierkegaard We all, without exception, have certain expectations from life. Whether or not we work toward materializing these expectations, we continue to hope that we will have the future we dreamed of. Life, however, is far from a Read more…
People in Rajasthan believe that one will not get the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi unless they are destined to receive a good fortune. One Rajasthani folk story demonstrates this to perfection. Once upon a time, there lived a king in Rajasthan. The king was generous only to those who made him happy. He went out Read more…
‘It’s going to be a very dull life in a village, after living in Goa,’ said Rakesh. His younger brother, Ravi, and their visiting cousin, Prashant, nodded in agreement. Rakesh and Ravi’s mother had contracted measles, so she had decided to send the three boys away to her vacant old house in a small village. Read more…
I don’t know if the optimists or the pessimists are right. But the optimists are going to get something done. Craig Venter Many people argue that optimists and pessimists are two sides of the same coin. One deliberately chooses to look at the positives while disregarding the negatives, howsoever many; the other spends all his Read more…
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. Lance Armstrong Failures are an inevitable part of any worthwhile journey, so much so that you’re probably aiming below your potential if you haven’t had any setbacks along the way. Unfortunately, pain is an inescapable part of failing.
Once upon a time, a brother and a sister lived in a remote village of Tamil Nadu. Every day, the siblings went out to graze their goats. For a while, the sister would play with the other kids. She would then climb up a big tree and pick its fruits. One day, a goblin showed Read more…
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy Despite its dynamic nature, our world is rather stubborn when it comes to giving in to conscious changes. In fact, repeated attempts at molding our surroundings to our liking results in nothing but frustration. And yet, even this unending cycle Read more…
Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing. William Arthur Ward Almost every successful person out there will attest to the fact that it isn’t sheer talent or luck that got them through, but a lot of hard work. And even in Read more…
Once upon a time, a boy lived as a cowherd in a village. During festivals, the villagers gifted him homemade sweets. On the day of Bakula Amavasya, everyone prepared pithas and rice cakes. In the morning, as the boy went around grazing his cows, every house in the village gave him a lot of sweet Read more…
