How can we live a happy life? How can we become better human beings?
These are two of the most important questions that every human being faces. The response of wise men to these questions can be summarized as follows.
All emotions originate and emerge from within us. It is we who form our emotions. Our mind is like a blank document or canvas. It is up to us to decide what to write on it. We record in it the things according to our thoughts. Similarly, when faced with a problem, be careful not to lose your presence of mind. When we have a problem, we often blame external circumstances. But it is within us that conflicts actually take shape. Try to control your emotions.
Don’t feel sad or disheartened about a failure in life. Realize that life has to go on even after failures. Be optimistic about life after failures. Failures often offer an opportunity to train ourselves. It gives strength to do better and become better beings. Without failure there is no growth.
When you read, read with a purpose and wisely apply that knowledge in a way suiting to the context. We live in a time where reading is declining. Find time to read good books. Because there is no other thing that can give knowledge like books.
We get to know different schools of thought and ideas in a book. Let us absorb such knowledge and ideas and put them into practice while we face a crisis. There is no doubt that the knowledge gained through reading helps to calm the mind when crises and challenges arise.
Another way is to challenge yourself with extraordinary honesty. It is not so easy for us to break out of our habits. If we break out of the habits, we will probably have more success and possibilities than we expected. Yet we often get stuck in the confines of our habits. So, challenge yourself and come out.
Grow into the conviction that time is our most valuable resource. Every day and every moment offer us opportunities for self-improvement, and we need to be accountable to ourselves for living a quality life. It can only be done through effective use of time. This will increase our self-esteem and self-awareness.
