11 Lessons I learnt from the Wise People!
This is going to be a bit of a random post, but it has been top of mind for me lately. I stumped upon an article which truly stuck me (still not very sure how true this is) but has stuck with me. So much so that I really wanted to share it here. This was a - Letter from Einstein to his daughter
…”When I proposed the theory of relativity, very few understood me, and what I will reveal now to transmit to mankind will also collide with the misunderstanding and prejudice in the world.
I ask you to guard the letters as long as necessary, years, decades, until society is advanced enough to accept what I will explain below.
There is an extremely powerful force that, so far, science has not found a formal explanation to. It is a force that includes and governs all others, and is even behind any phenomenon operating in the universe and has not yet been identified by us.
This universal force is LOVE.”
- Albert Einstein
In the hustle of life we often tend to forget that one day we all will turn into Dust..
I met some “Wise souls” in the last couple of days, and the experience I had with them was deep. I felt the profound sense of wisdom, love and humbleness and an unusual capacity to view the deeper meaning of life.
Here are few best life lessons I learned, some may even surprise you!:)
1. “LIFE ISN’T FAIR, BUT IT’S STILL GOOD”
- “It is encouraging to be reminded that we have power to choose how we respond in challenging situations..”
2. “WHEN IT COMES TO GOING AFTER WHAT YOU LOVE IN LIFE, DON’T TAKE ‘NO’ FOR AN ANSWER”
- Life is too short - plan to have no regrets on your deathbed..
3. “BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!”
- If you think.. every single day is a Miracle. The heart that beats 100 thousands times a day, without asking anything in return is a miracle!
4. “IT’S NOT YOUR JOB TO FIX DAMAGED PEOPLE”
- “Your responsibility to help someone will never outweigh the responsibility to help themselves. Period.”
5. “IF I’M MAKING A CAKE AND IT FAILS IT BECOMES A PUDDING”
- This is an interesting one, don’t procrastinate yourself for your failures, learn from it and make something better out of it!
6. “LIFE IS TOO SHORT NOT TO ENJOY IT”.
- Life with regrets is a waste of time...enjoy it and live it as you are here.
7. “TAKING NO RISK IS THE BIGGEST RISK”.
- What is not risky?.. from the moment we were born, everything is risky, in fact being born itself is risky..
8. “SEEK FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY RATHER THAN JOB AND SECURITY.”
- This does not mean leaving existing job and doing nothing is freedom - it only means scout for ‘opportunity’ as there exists the growth that ultimately leads us to freedom of mind and the choices we make in life.
9. “THERE’S A LESSON TO BE LEARNED IN EVERYTHING YOU EXPERIENCE”
- “Life itself is an experience, the good or the bad, feel gratitude to feel both, because that says you are LIVING..”
10. “IF YOU’RE HAPPY ALONE, YOU’LL BE HAPPIER TOGETHER”
- “Until you have a healthy relationship with yourself, you won’t make healthy decisions about someone else...there is no type of affection that can fill the void in a person who doesn’t love themselves already.”
11. “ALL THAT TRULY MATTERS IN THE END IS THAT YOU LOVED”.
- It circles down to what Einstein mentioned in his letter to his daughter - “There is an extremely powerful force that, so far, science has not found a formal explanation to. It is a force that includes and governs all others, and is even behind any phenomenon operating in the universe and has not yet been identified by us. This universal force is LOVE”.
