thought for the day
I don’t know if I’m just repeating something I’d heard long ago… but this struck me today…
If you’re not getting enough out of life, it means you’re not giving enough of yourself.
What if one had a Nexus/iPhone or some hi-tech sophisticated phone… and only used it to make phone calls…?
When someone is reading a book, I’ve this habit of borrowing for a second and flipping through it and returning it. In one such instance a few years ago, I’d come across a “serene prayer” of three lines. I was so impressed that I later on googled for the exact words and put them down…
I was saying earlier that I’ve lived in just one single house all my life. At that time I’d not really imagined that that wouldn’t be for very long! We are finally executing the long long pending plan of my mother’s generation in rebuilding the house from scratch, to replace it with something new, modern…
Problem:
Western Ghat forests are getting destroyed by tribals or villagers. They are in an economically bad state. What do they do? They chop down trees and sell the timber. That gets them money for a bit more time.
Solutions….
Today I received a handwritten letter. Its been a long time since I got a handwritten letter in the mail, many years (I don’t even remember when the last time was!) So it was a good surprise to find one today. The contents had a photo of a little girl, and a copy of her…
I didnt want to say it earlier until it was reasonably consistent, but now I’m confident enough to say that its indeed possible… Practicing consistently every day is not mere idealism but is actually practical!