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How To Deal With Criticism
In a village there was a sculptor who Made beautiful idols and earned a good Living from his work his son followed in His footsteps and began making Idols From a young age the son also had a Talent for making excellent idols the Father used to be happy about his son’s Success however he would always find Some fault or another in his son’s idols He used to say Well done but encouraged Him to do better next time The sun did not complain either and he Followed his father’s advice to continue Improving his sculptures Because of constant Improvement the Sun’s sculptures eventually became Better than those of his father there Came a time when people started buying The sun’s Idols for a high price while The father’s Idols continued to sell for The same price as before Despite this the father continued to Point out the shortcomings in his son’s Idols however the sun was not feeling Well now and he used to accept those Shortcomings in his idols without Minding them but he still made Corrections to them There was a time when the sun’s patience Reached its limit and he answered back To his father who was constantly finding Fault The son asked when will you stop finding Fault with me then he continued people Say that you are a great sculptor but if You truly had such great understanding Then why are your sculptures being sold At such low prices I don’t think I need to take your advice My sculptures in my opinion are perfect As a result his father stopped giving Advice to his son and stopped finding Fault with his idols The boy was happy for a few months Enjoying the praise and admiration for His idols however he soon noticed that People were no longer praising them as Much as they used to and the prices of His idols had stopped increasing At first the boy did not understand the Reason for this but then he went to his Father and explained the problem to him The father listened to his son calmly as If he had known all along that this day Would come the son also noticed this and Asked did you know this was going to Happen the father replied yes because Many years ago I faced the same Situation the son then asked why didn’t You tell me about it the father replied Because you didn’t want to understand I know I don’t make sculptures as good As you do it’s possible that my advice About Idols is incorrect and it’s also True that your sculptures have never Improved as a result of my advice but When I used to point out the Shortcomings in your Idols you were not Satisfied with being certified by the Idols you made you used to strive to Better yourself and that striving was The reason for your success however the Day you are satisfied with being Certified by your work and you also Agree that it can’t get any better your Growth has stopped People always expect better from you and This is the reason why you are no longer Praised for your ideals nor do you get Paid much for them The sun remains silent for a while and Then asked So what should I do now The father replied believe that there is Always room for improvement within Yourself this mind-set is one thing that Will consistently Inspire and motivate You to become a better version of Yourself what do you learn from story The pursuit of continuous Improvement And self-reflection is essential for Personal growth and success The sun’s initial success came from his Willingness to accept his father’s Feedback and constantly strive to Improve his sculptures however when he Became complacent and stopped seeking Criticism his growth stagnated and his Work lost its appeal so one should Always strive to become better.
By Sabiu Tobiabout a year ago in Critique
Unbroken
You can’t connect the dots looking forward, You can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something: Your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. Because believing that the dots will connect down the road Will give you the confidence to follow your heart, Even when it leads you off the well worn path. And that will make all the diffrence. Your time is limited, So don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma: Which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life And the only way to be truly satisfied Is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work... Is to love what you do If you haven’t found it yet, Keep looking. And don’t settle. What you truly want to become. You’re going to have some ups and you’re going to have some downs Most people give up on themselves easily. You know the human spirit is powerful? There is nothing as powerful – it’s hard to kill the human spirit! Anybody can feel good when they have their health, their bills are paid, they have happy relationships. Anybody can have a larger vision then, Anybody can have a large vision then, Anybody can have faith under those kinds of circumstances. Comes when get knocked down. It takes courage to act. Part of being hungry when you have been defeated. It takes courage... To start over again. Fear kills dreams. Fear kills hope. Fear... Fear... put people in the hospital. Fear can age you Can hold you back from doing something that you know within yourself that you are capable of doing, But it will paralyze you. At the end of your feelings is nothing, But at the end of every principle is a promise. Behind your little feelings, it might not be absolutely nothing at the end of your little feelings. But behind every principle is a promise. And some of you in your life The reason why you not at your goal right now, because you just all about your feelings. All on your feelings, you don’t feel like waking up – who does? Everyday you say ‘no’ to your dreams, You might be pushing your dreams back a whole six months, a whole year! That one single day, that one day you didn’t get up could have pushed your stuff back I don’t know how long. Don’t allow your emotion to control you. If you don’t discipline and contain your emotion, they will use you. And you’re going to go all out to have it. It’s not going to be easy, when you want to change, It’s not easy. If it were in fact easy, everybody would do it. But if you’re serious, you’ll go all out. I’m in control here. I’m not going to let this get me down, I’m not going to let this destroy me. I’m coming back! And I’ll be stronger and better because of it! That this is what you stand for! Take full responsibility for your life. Accept where you are and the responsibility that you’re going to take yourself where you want to go. You can decide that I am going to live each day as if it were my last! Live your life with passion! With some drive. Decided that you are going to push yourself. The last chapter to your life has not been written yet, And it doesn’t matter about what happened yesterday It doesn’t matter about what happened to you, what matters is: ‘what are you going to do about it?’ This year I will make this goal become a reality. I won’t talk about it anymore. I can. I can! I CAN ! To persevere I think is important for everybody. Don’t give up, don’t give in. There’s always an answer to everything.
By Sabiu Tobiabout a year ago in Motivation
A Broken Man
Happy or sad Sad Okay But I warn you I’ll break your heart I’m already broken Will you go looking for her She’s in the past The past is not my concern The future is no longer my concern Either what is your concern Tommy Oh and there’s a woman Who my love And I got close Nearly got [ __ ] everything We hate People And they in turn Hate us On fearless Before the day is over Your heart will be broken Just the same as mine And like us Mr Shelby We’ll always be alone What love we get We will have to pay for You forget Inspector I have my family You’ve got enough trouble back to me The whiskey And the smoke This is who I am And this is all i can give you For what you give me For your hearts And your souls Yesterday I nearly lost my son You should [ __ ] understand that Shall I It’ll be me that Are you Or whoever it is And wake up in a hell tomorrow.
By Sabiu Tobiabout a year ago in Art
Life Changing Poems For Hard Times
Defeat by Khalil Gibran defeat my defeat my solitude and my aloofness you are dearer to me than a thousand triumphs and sweeter to my heart and all world glory defeat my defeat my self-knowledge and my defiance through you i know that i am yet young and swift of foot and not to be trapped by withering laurels and in you i have found aloneness and the joy of being shunned and scorned defeat my defeat my shining sword and shield in your eyes I have read that to be enthroned is to be enslaved and to be understood is to be levelled down and to be grasped is but to reach one's fullness and like a ripe fruit to fall and be consumed defeat my defeat my bold companion you shall hear my songs and my cries and my silences and none but you shall speak to me of the beating of wings and urging of seas and of mountains that burn in the night and you alone shall climb my steep and rocky soul defeat my defeat my deathless courage you and i shall laugh together with the storm and together we shall dig graves for all that die in us and we shall stand in the sun with the will and we shall be dangerous A Psalm of Life by H. W. Longfellow tell me not in mournful numbers life is but an empty dream for the soul is dead that slumbers and things are not what they seem life is real life is earnest and the grave is not its goal thus thou art to dust returnest was not spoken of the soul not enjoyment and not sorrow is our destined end of way but to act that each tomorrow finds us father then today art is long and time is fleeting and our hearts though stout and brave still like muffled drums are beating funeral marches to the grave in the world's broad field of battle in the bivwhack of life be not like dumb driven cattle [Music] be a hero in the strife trust no future our pleasant let the dead past bury its dead act in the living present heart within and god overhead lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime and departing leave behind us footprints on the sands of time footprints that perhaps another sailing or life's solemn mane a forlorn and shipwrecked brother seeing shall take heart again let us then be up and doing with a heart for any fate still achieving still pursuing learn to labor and learn to wait If by Rudyard Kipling if you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you if you can trust yourself when all men doubt you but make allowance for their doubting too if you can wait and not be tired by waiting or being lied about don't deal in lies or being hated don't give way to hating and yet don't look too good nor talk too wise if you can dream and not make dreams your master if you can think and not make thoughts your aim if you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters just the same if you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools or watch the things you gave your life to broken and stoop and build them up with worn out tools if you could make one heap of all your winnings and risk it on one turn of pitch and toss and lose and start again at your beginnings and never breathe a word about your loss if you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone and so hold on when there is nothing in you except the will which says to them hold on if you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue or walk with kings nor lose the common touch if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you if all men count with you but none too much if you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run yours is the earth and everything that's in it and which is more you'll be a man my son Invictus by William Ernest Henley out of the night that covers me black is the pit from pole the pole i thank whatever gods may be for my unconquerable soul in the fell clutch of circumstance i have not winced nor cried aloud under the bludgeoning’s of chance my head is bloody but unbowed beyond this place of wrath and tears looms but the horror of the shade [Music] and yet the menace of the years finds and shall find me unafraid it matters not how straight the gate how charged with punishments the scroll i am the master of my fate i am the captain of my soul Desiderata by Max Ermann go placidly amid the noise in the haste and remember what peace there may be in silence as far as possible without surrender beyond good terms with all persons speak your truth quietly and clearly and listen to others even to the dull and the ignorant they too have their story avoid loud and aggressive persons they are victations to the spirit if you compare yourself with others you may become vain or bitter for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself enjoy your achievements as well as your plans keep interested in your own career however humble it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time exercise caution in your business affairs for the world is full of trickery but let this not blind you to what virtue there is many persons strive for high ideals and everywhere life is full of heroism be yourself especially do not feign affection neither be cynical about love or in the face of all myridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass take kindly the council of the years gracefully surrendering the things of youth nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune but do not distress yourself with dark imaginings many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness beyond wholesome discipline be gentle with yourself you are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars you have a right to be here and whether or not it is clear to you no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should therefore be at peace with god whatever you conceive him to be and whatever your labours and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life keep peace in your soul with all its sham drudgery and broken dreams it is still a beautiful world be cheerful strive to be happy.
By Sabiu Tobiabout a year ago in Poets
Why Do We Fall
Let me tell you something you already know The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows It’s a very mean and nasty place, and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there if you let it. You, me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or even a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. The margin for error is so small... one-half a step too late or early, and you don’t quite make it. One half-second too slow, too fast, you don’t quite catch it. The inches we need are everywhere around us. They’re in every break of the game, every minute, every second. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves they wanna tell you you can’t do it. If you want something, go get it. Period. Don’t be afraid to fail. You can’t always win, but don’t afraid of making decisions. You have to believe that something different can happen. He who says he can And he who says he can’t are both usually right Most of you said that you want to be successful, but you don’t want it bad. You just kinda want it. You don’t want it bad than you want to party. You don’t want it as much as you want to be cool. Most of you don’t want success as much as you want to sleep! Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. You have to dig deep down, dig deep down and ask yourselves, Who do you want to be? Figuring out for yourselves what makes you happy, no matter how crazy it may sound to other people. Make a choice. Just decide, what it’s gonna be, who you’re gonna be, how you are going to do it. Just decide. Why not? Why can’t I be MVP of the league? Why can’t I be the best player in the league? I don’t see why. Why, why can’t I do that? What is it you said to the kid? It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. Get up. Get up. Get up and don’t ever give up. And we can stay here, get the shit kicked out of us... or we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb out of hell... ...one inch at a time. To be able at any moment Sacrifice what you are for what you will become. Most of you won’t be successful because when you’re studying, and you get tired, you quit. ‘I’m not good in math.’ That’s right, because you never study! ‘I’m no good in rhyme.’ Because you never write before! Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft. If you are not making someone else’s life better, you’re wasting your time. Don’t cry to quit, cry to keep going. Don’t cry to quits. You already in pain, you already hurt. Get a reward from it. If you know what you’re worth, go and get what you’re worth! But you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him or her or anybody! Cowards do that, and that ain’t you! You’re better than that! Every day is a new day. Every moment is a new moment. Now you’ve got to go out and show them that you’re a new creature. Now! I’ma show you how great I am! In the seventeenth chapter of St. Luke, it’s written “the kingdom of God is within man”, not one man nor a group of men, but in all men! In you! You, the people, have the power, the power to create machines, the power to create happiness You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure. Now! What are you gonna do? Because limits like fears are often just an illusion.
By Sabiu Tobiabout a year ago in Motivation
How To Be Positive In Bad Times
There lived a poor and old man in a kingdom but the king of the kingdom was also jealous of the old man and then something happened that within no time the Old Man became famous in the entire State this story is about an old man living in Sundar Kingdom who used to earn his living by selling Forest Wood he was poor but the old man was known for his strange words and His White Horse the old man had a very beautiful white horse there was no such horse in the entire State let alone the surrounding states due to which even the King was jealous of the old man many rich people tried to buy the horse the king also charged the price of gold coin several times but the old man was not affected by any Temptation the old man would say the same thing to everyone this horse is not just a horse it is a member of my family it is not a property I cannot sell a family member out of greed for money one morning the old man noticed that the horse was not in the stable the elders searched here and there questioned people but could not find the horse the news spread throughout the state many people gathered and started talking adding insult to injury we already knew that someday the horse would be stolen this old man is very poor and weak how could he protect such a precious horse a man laughingly said you have suffered a lot what could be a worse fate than this if you had sold the horse to the king you would have got a good amount of money and would have passed your old age comfortably the old man did not react to anyone’s words just said one thing whatever is everything is fine the only truth is that the horse is not in the stable the rest will see what happens a month passed after this incident then suddenly one night the horse returned the horse was not stolen it had run away into the forest but the surprising thing was that a dozen more horses of the same breed came along with the horse the news then spread like wild fire in the state people gathered and said to the old man you were right the loss of the horse was not a misfortune it proved to be a blessing your luck has changed now you can become a horse trader the old man remained calm and said the truth is that 12 more horses have come with the horse whatever is everything is fine the rest will see what happens next the Elder son started learning how to tame the wild horses but after just 3 days the boy fell from a wild horse and broke his leg bones people gathered again and said sadly a lot of bad things have happened to you getting 12 horses was not a blessing but a curse your only son’s leg was broken now how will he get married the poor guy is unlucky but the old man was not affected by people’s words the old man said the truth is that the son has lost one leg it is also true that now I have to help him in his old age but whatever is everything is fine the rest will see what happens next after some time the king’s enemies attacked the kingdom with a huge Army the king’s Army started weakening due to the sudden attack therefore all the Youth of the state were forcibly taken into the army but the old man’s son survived because he was lame people gathered at the old man’s house crying people said to the Elder you were right your son’s broken leg proved to be a blessing for you he did not have to go to war but we all are very upset our children are gone now we don’t know whether they will return or not we all know that you remain the same through happiness and sorrow but how do you do it the old man said first of all understand the truth the only truth is that your sons have gone to serve the motherland perhaps it was not your wish yet they have gone whether it is a misfortune or a blessing no one knows the old man further said until you people give up the habit of calling things good or bad you will continue to be troubled why take care of Fate if you have to take care then take care of your actions take care of your thoughts and keep living life happily profit loss luck these are small parts of life just as you cannot understand an entire book by reading one line similar similarly how can you decide whether life is good or bad on the basis of one incident which is not in our control we form opinions about him and get upset by giving meaningless judgments don’t draw conclusions about small incidents in life instead stay in the moment life is in this moment and stay happy and keep doing your work you don’t have to pay attention to what people say whether they are speaking good or bad about you if you pay attention to what people say your mind automatically starts getting restless therefore you should focus on the important work of your life which will always give you inner happiness.
By Sabiu Tobiabout a year ago in Motivation
Powerful Life Poetry
Do not go gentle into that good night old age should burn and rave at close of day rage rage against the dying of the light the wise men at their end know dark is right because their words had forked no lightning they do not go gentle into that good night good men the last wave by crying how bright their frail deeds might have danced in the Green Bay rage rage against the dying of the light wild men who caught and sang the Sun in flight and learn too late they grieved it on its way do not go gentle into that good night grave men near death who see with blinding sight blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay rage rage against the dying of the light and you my father there on the sad height curse bless me now with your fierce tears I pray do not go gentle into that good night rage rage against the dying of the light.
By Sabiu Tobiabout a year ago in Poets
Life Poetry
I would not exchange the sorrows of my hearts for the joys of the multitude and i would not have the tears that sadness makes to flow from my every part turn into laughter I would let my life remain a tear and a smile a tear to purify my heart and give me understanding of life’s secrets and hidden things a smile to draw me nigh to the sons of my kind and to be a symbol of my glorification of the gods a tear to unite me with those of broken heart a smile to be a sign of my joy in existence I would rather that I died in yearning and longing than that I live weary and despairing i want the hunger for love and beauty to be in the depths of my spirit for I have seen those who are satisfied the most wretched of people I have heard the sigh of those in yearning and longing and it is sweeter than the sweetest melody with evenings coming the flower folds her petals and sleeps embracing her longing at morning’s approach she opens her lips to meet the son’s kiss the life of a flower is longing and fulfilment a tear and a smile the waters of the sea become vapour and rise and come together and area cloud and the cloud floats above the hills and valleys until it meets the gentle breeze then falls weeping to the fields and joins with brooks and rivers to return to the sea it’s home the life of clouds is a parting and a meeting a tear and a smile and so does the spirit become separated from the greater spirit to move in the world of matter and pass as a cloud over the mountain of sorrow and the plains of joy to meet the breeze of death and return once it came to the ocean of love and beauty to god you.
By Sabiu Tobiabout a year ago in Poets
How To Control Thoughts Of Your Mind
One day a man came to see him and said sir my mind is very disturbed many thoughts keeps coming to my mind all the time please give me some Mantra to reduce the thoughts of the Mind zen master looked at him and said my friend you start doing meditation every day by doing meditation slowly and slowly your mind will start to calm down but the man said sir please don’t tell me to do meditation I can’t do meditation because then I try to meditate even more thoughts starts to come to my mind and most of the thoughts are negative which makes my mind more Restless the Zen master said don’t worry son it happens in the initial stage of meditation but by practicing meditation slowly and slowly your mind will start to calm down but the man said sir meditation is not my cup of tea you please give me some Mantra to calm down my mind the Zen master saw that this man is not going to understand like this then he said okay if you insist then I give you a mantra which can calm your mind then he whispered a mantra in his ear and said you have to recite this Mantra by sitting alone every day the man got very happy and said thanks master I will surely recite this Mantra every day as he was about to turn back to leave the Zen master said but remember one thing don’t think of a monkey while reciting this mantra otherwise Mantra will become ineffective the man said sir why would I think of a monkey I have never thought of a monkey in my whole life you don’t worry about it and he left from there the man came back home happily and sat down to recite mantra as he started chanting mantra he remembered the words of the Jain master that don’t think of a monkey when you recite this mantra as he remembered the words of the master pictures of monkey started to come to his mind he started to try and ignore the thoughts of monkey but the more he tried to ignore the monkeys the more the monkeys started to come to his mind and after some time his mind was fully crowded with monkeys the man thought why zen master gave me this instruction if he knew that monkey was a trouble then he should not have mentioned it no other animal is coming to my mind and monkeys are not living the man caught up he took bath changed to Fresh clothes and again settle on in a room to chant mantra as soon as he closed his eyes Monk Is warnaging him they were all around him wherever he looked he would see monkeys by night he even started seeing monkeys in the face of his family members man was going mad the more he was trying to ignore monkeys the more monkeys were coming to his mind by morning he was almost mad next morning he ran back to the Jen master and told him everything and said sir what kind of Mantra you have given me till yesterday I had never thought about monkey and now my mind is completely filled with thoughts of monkeys and monkeys are not leaving me even for a second please help me and free my mind off these monkeys zen master said okay just relax and stop reciting Mantra don’t do anything the man sat down relaxed and stopped reciting mantra he was surprised that now there was no thought of monkey everything went to normal then zen master said you see my friend I just wanted to tell you about the nature of our mind never try to fight with your mind just as the more you press the the more it will jump in the same way the more you try to suppress your mind the more it will become stronger be calm start watching the thoughts of the mind and you will find that your mind will gradually become calm automatically and to watch your mind you need to do meditation if we see in our lives we will find that our mind is just like a monkey which keeps jumping here and there all the time senselessly if you want to stop this monkey mind forcefully then you won’t be able to do this like the more you try to press his ping the more it will jump similarly the more you try to stop the thoughts of your mind the more those thoughts will come to your mind expert says that a human mind creates anything between 36 000 to 80 000 thoughts in a day if you will try to stop these thoughts forcefully then you won’t be able to stop them instead the very effort to stop it gives it energy the very effort to avoid it becomes attention when you start to avoid something you start paying too much attention to it therefore there is no need to stop thoughts only thing you need to do is to watch your thoughts unattached in our routine life generally we are not able to watch our thoughts but in meditation you can easily do it therefore you need to practice meditation to witness your mind some people experience that when they start meditation more thoughts start to come to their mind but the reason behind it is that when we start meditating the old Impressions hidden in our mind start to erupt just like if you clean your house then all the garbage comes out similarly when you start meditating all the garbage of the mind starts coming out and you will start having more thoughts but you need not to worry about it and keep watching your thoughts on a test and continue your meditation practice slowly and slowly then all the garbage of the Mind comes out then the Mind itself will start to calm down and you will start having less thoughts and with long practice you will surely be able to control your mind.
By Sabiu Tobiabout a year ago in Humans
How To Be Positive In Negative Situation
Once upon a time a farmer lived with his family in a small village it was a scorching summer and not even a single drop of rain had fallen for many months due to the drought their crops were withering away the entire Village was deeply saddened everyone was eagerly waiting for rain but the rain never came everyone started to lose hope one day all the villagers decided to pray simultaneously at their homes at a fix time at the agreed upon time the farmer his wife and their six-year-old daughter gathered to pray the farmer sat with folded hands his wife and daughter beside him hiding his tears he prayed oh Lord I have heard that you listen to your children’s prayers our crops are dying please send rain soon so that we can survive each family member prayed in their own way the little girl also prayed to God saying oh Lord my father is very upset you can do everything please make it rain in our village after some time when the prayer was over the farmer got up to leave for his Fields seeing him leave the girl asked where are you going father I am going to the farm to do some work the farmer replied the girl quickly ran towards her father and said wait I will come with you too she went inside and returned with an umbrella seeing the umbrella in her hand the father asked why did you bring an umbrella the sun is already gone and it is evening time the little girl replied father we have just prayed to God for rain if we go without an umbrella we will get wet when it rains the farmer was stunned after listening to his daughter he was amazed at his daughter’s Faith he looked up at the sky it was clear and there was no sign of clouds or rain then he gazed at his daughter’s innocent face at that moment he felt a voice inside him saying it is good to pray but more important is to believe that your prayer will be answered and then act accordingly the farmer took his daughter in his arms kissed her on the forehead and went to the fields holding the umbrella in his hands that night it rained like it had never rained before the story of the farmer and his little daughter teaches us a vital lesson about belief many times in our life whenever we are going through hard times or adversity our belief starts to waver and we become hopeless but in this story During a severe drought the entire village prayed for rain but their hearts were filled with doubt the little girl however brought an umbrella showing her firm belief that rain would come belief is crucial in our lives it forms the foundation of our dreams and goals when we start any task with faith in ourselves a positive outcome is bound to follow without belief our efforts might falter and we could give up too easily but when we truly believe in something we are more likely to act in ways that make it happen belief drives our actions and our actions lead to results if we approach our goals with doubt we might not put in the necessary effort or might give up when faced with obstacles but with confidence and faith we become more resilient and persistent which increases our chances of success in our lives belief is essential in every respect when we are Atlantic medicine it is not just the medicine that heals us but our belief that the medicine will make us better without this belief even medicine can fail to treat us even when we pray our belief in our prayer plays a crucial role when we pray with firm conviction then things start to change as per our wish the story reminds us that unwavering belief in ourselves our goals or our prayers can bring about the results we desire belief is not just about hoping for the best it is about being convinced that the best will happen only those who believe in themselves and their dreams achieve their goals so believe in yourself and you can achieve anything you set your mind to because unwavering belief is the key that unlocks the door to your dreams.
By Sabiu Tobiabout a year ago in Motivation
Value Of Time
Once there lived a young boy in a small town he was very lazy and had a habit of procrastinating he always delayed his urgent work and task and was a victim of procrastination as a result he was falling behind any studies and other fields of life as compared to his friends and class fellows his family and teachers told him many times to Value his time but he did not listen to their advice he did not care about his future and wasted his time on tribal things one day a wise monk arrived in their town he was renowned for his wisdom and Enlightenment many people wanted to meet him and learn from him the young Bo also decided to go and see the Monk hoping that he could get some tips to surpass his friends in every field of life he reached the place where the monk was staying and waited when his turn came he bowed to the Monk and said or r one please help me I am failure in my life I am lagging behind my friends classmates and contemporaries in every field I want to surpass them all and become the best please tell me how to do that the monk looked at young boy with compassion and said my child you are suffering because you do not value your time you procrastinate and Waste Your Precious Moments which you can never get back let me tell you a story by which you can understand the value of time the boy noed eagerly and listen to the Mong Story the Mong continued once upon a time there was a king who was very generous and kind he loved his people and always help them in their needs one day he met his old classmate who had studied with him in a gurukul the classmate was very lazy and poor he had no job no money and no respect he always complained about his fate and blamed others for his problems the king recognized his classmate and felt sorry for him he asked him about his life and his troubles the classmate said sadly oh King I don’t know why everyone says that I can’t do anything even when I go to get a job everyone refuses me my enemies have told everyone that I never do any work on time I don’t understand what to do the king said said let us make a deal Before Sunset you come to my Treasury and collect as much gold and gems as you can it will all be yours the classmate was overjoyed and thanked the king profusely he rushed to his home and told his wife everything the wife was also very happy and said go and get the golden gems now time is good for you the classmate said I can't go now I am hungry give me lunch first his wife quickly prepared some food and served him he ate his lunch slowly and leisurely thinking that he had plenty of time to get the treasure after finishing his lunch he felt sleepy and said I should take a nap I will go to the treasury after I woke up he lay down on his bed and closed his eyes he thought he would sleep for a while but he slept for 2 hours when he woke up he saw that it was late in the afternoon he picked up a few bags and went toward the king’s treasury on the way the Sun was shining brightly and he felt hot he thought I should take some rest under a tree and then move forward he sat down under a tree to rest a gentle breeze was blowing and climate was pleasant as soon as he sat to rest he fell asleep again he kept sleeping for another 4 hours when he woke up he saw that evening was approaching and the sun was about to set he got up in a hurry and started running towards the palace after some time he finally reached the palace but it was too late then the sun had set and the palace Gates had been shut before he could reach there the lazy man was standing disappointed there he had missed the chance to get rich because he did not value his time the M finished the story and looked at Young Bo the boy was speechless he realized his mistake and felt ashamed he thanked the mon for his guidance and bow to change his ways he understood that time is precious and should not be wasted he went back to his home and started working hard on his goals he stopped procrastinating and became more productive and successful he also became happier and more respected by his friends and family if we see in our lives we will find that time is like gold it is the most precious thing we have we have only a limited amount of time in our lives and we should use it wisely and productively we should not waste our time on things that do not matter but focus on things that do we should not delay our works and task but do them on time and with quality there is a famous saying if you value your time then time will value you but if you ruin your time then time will ruin your whole life we can achieve anything in life by using our time wisely but if we waste our time we will lose our opportunities and regret later learn the value of one minute from a traveler who missed his train by 1 minute and learn the value of one year from a student who failed in his annual exams those who value their time can accomplish anything in their life but those who do not value their time become failures in their life if you want to do something in your life then never be lazy and procrastinate your work otherwise one day you will regret like that lazy man who could not reach the palace Before Sunset therefore always use your time wisely enjoy little moments with your family and friends by doing so you will not only achieve your goals and dreams but also live a fulfilling and satisfying life.
By Sabiu Tobiabout a year ago in Motivation
Achieve Your Goals
In today’s run-of-the-mill life everyone is running in a better race but only a few of them achieve their goals While most people never reach theirs whenever we take a step towards our goal different types of thoughts start arising in our minds thoughts like can I get it or not it will take a long time but I don’t have that much time what will people say if I fail Etc. But even in all this the biggest fear that remains is whether I will be successful or not so through this Buddhist story we will learn how to eliminate the fear of failure and understand why this fear of failure arises in our minds what is the reason for this let's start the story a long time ago a Buddhist monk used to build his Cottage near a forest this Buddhist monk was a very intelligent person whoever came to him with their problem he would very intelligently solve it one day he went to a nearby Village for alms when he was returning after begging a young man stopped him on the way and said I heard you explain any problem very intelligently I don't believe it at all though that you can solve my complicated problem but I have heard many tales of your wisdom from people that’s why I want to ask you something why do we have the fear of failure in any work and how can we achieve any of our goals without the fear of failure the Buddhist monk smiled upon hearing this question from the young man and said I will definitely answer your question and after that all your nervousness will also end but before that you have to walk with me to my Cottage the young man wanted to test the wisdom of the monk so he agreed to go to the cottage after this the Buddhist monk brought the man to his Hut in the forest but by then it was evening so they went to sleep after eating when they got up the next day the Buddhist monk said to the boy let me take you for a walk in the woods today and they both went out into the woods after some time the Buddhist monk showed a cave to the boy and said let me show you around that cave the boy said yes let's go I have wanted to see a forest cave for a long time after that they both went inside the cave it was dark inside the cave but after a while the Buddhist monk secretly left the cave and closed the door from the out side the boy made a lot of noise from inside the cave shouting Where Are You Sage where have you gone why are you not answering me but after getting no answer for a long time he got nervous he panicked and ran towards the entrance of the cave as he reached the entrance of the cave he was astonished what is this someone has closed the door of the cave from the outside now how do I get out he was all alone in that dark cave very scared and upset he began to wonder whether the monk had planned to kill him he started roaming around in the cave looking for a way out he wandered around the cave for a long time but couldn’t find a way out he was feeling very thirsty and hungry that’s why he sat quietly in one place then he saw sunlight coming from a tunnel but it was too hard to reach the tunnel where the light came from because there was Darkness all around and the tunnel was at a very high altitude but still he got up immediately forgetting all his hunger and thirst and focused all his attention on getting out of that cave after a lot of hard work and effort he reached the sunlit tunnel he climbed up the tunnel for a while then suddenly saw the monk extending his hand the boy quickly came out holding the Monk’s hand as soon as he came out he shouted angrily at the monk monk are you mad you left me alone in this dark cave and came out do you know how scared I was how thirsty I am the monk smiling gave him water and said now listen to my words carefully you got out of the cave only because of two reasons that forced you to come out the first reason you were very thirsty and hungry and the second reason you felt suffocated there because you’re used to being with friends and family now let me tell you the two main reasons why you were able to get out of this cave the first reason because there were no people with you to say how will you be able to reach the tunnel so high in this dark this is impossible and the second reason there weren’t even people to say let’s go find another way an easier way will be found and we will get out of this cave very easily similar is the rule of achieving success I have shown you how to achieve success by making a small world of it but the real world is much more complicated than that there we get a lot of useless people giving us advice those who could not do anything themselves but would definitely say don’t do this it is very difficult you will not be able to do this better you do that work you will surely get success in that and just like that they wander our minds and we start to doubt ourselves one of the major reasons for not getting success is that the process of achieving success is very long and our minds turn from hour to hour so why won’t our minds change after years and months of trying to achieve the goal our minds change and we leave that path and start adopting different paths gatama Buddha often told his disciples that we see problems only when our focus is not on our goal and this is 100% true like when an Archer is about to shoot he closes one eye and with the other eye only looks at the Target only then can he distinguish his Target similarly we are afraid of failure when our concentration is not on the goal rather on the difficulties that come in the way you were able to get out of the cave because you couldn’t see anything inside the cave except the light coming from the tunnel if there was light inside that cave you would have been scared to see the huge pits and insects there and would have kept wandering there that’s why you must keep all your attention on your goal and stop paying attention to what is happening around you and what people are saying stop watching what your friends and relatives are doing whether they got success or not stop watching all that and mind only your own business and then see when your time comes people will stand up and clap for you after saying this the Buddhist monk became silent the young man said Sage you opened my eyes today I see wisdom in everything you say you are really very intelligent and that’s why everyone respects your intelligence I promise you that from today onwards the fear of failure will never haunt my mind I will concentrate only on my work and soon I will show myself as a successful person saying this the boy thanked the Buddhist monk and went back to his village.
By Sabiu Tobiabout a year ago in Motivation
