Gaurav

There's a man out there you look up to, and there's a man you don't know about that he looks up to, and that man too has or had a man he also looks up to. It's one great unbroken chain of souls inspiring other souls to strive to transcend their limits. Even your hero has a hero. We're all connected by this invisible thread of inspiration, passing it on from one to the next. Like a cosmic game of passing the torch, pushing each other to keep reaching higher, going farther.

Because you're old enough to realise that you can't stay in your room forever. You long to be productive, but your life won't allow you to have any clarity. So you hide. Hiding from responsibility. You don't want to socialise because people your age are either in relationship, or have a good job, so you can't relate to them. You end up looking like a loser to them. Not to mention the expectations of your parents or friends that you find impossible to live up to. You're falling behind, waiting for something to magically happen. Games (or anything) is no longer giving you satisfaction because your life is beginning to stagnate and you are aware of this. The solution? For now, start with what concerns you. Leave everything else.

I used to hate things ending. Chapters ending, movies finishing, people leaving. But I’ve learned that it's okay for things to end. Nothing is meant to last forever. Sometimes you need change to move on. To get to the next step of your life. We lose people. Despite our best efforts, we have to let relationships go. It’s a hard fact of life. One that will happen many times over the course of our lives. And each person we have to let go hurts. It doesn’t necessarily get easier. But we do get stronger. As uncomfortable as it can be, it is the law of nature. As uncomfortable as it can be, sometimes it is for the best. Eventually, you’ll have to let go of every person you’ve ever met. And in the end, it’s much easier to decide that it’s time to let go of it than it is to have it forcibly taken from you.

How to sell to poor people: Half the price, double the time. How to sell to rich people: Half the time, double the price.

The reason you’re stressed is you have decisions to make - and you’re not making them.

If a male enjoys dressing up and behaving like a woman, he was born that way. If a female enjoys dressing up and behaving like a woman, she was brainwashed by society.

"You give them A, they give you B, and now it’s done. It’s a one-off trade. You haven’t laden them with any debt, you haven’t laden them with any loyalty. You haven't laden them with any guilt. Avoid debt yourself, but offer it to others." Read the full article below to find out the “secret” I use to form connections.

People say you never know what you have until you lose it. But I think people know exactly what they have, they just think they'll never lose it.

Your peace is more important than driving yourself crazy over trying to understand why something happened the way it did. Please let it go.

“A fight is going on inside me" he said. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil- he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego." The lord continued. “The other is good- he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you- and inside every other person, too." The man thought about it for a minute and asked... “So which wolf will win?" “The one you feed".

We are all running from pain. Some of us take pills. Some of us read novels. Some of us watch Netflix. We’ll do almost anything to distract ourselves from ourselves. Yet all this trying to insulate ourselves from pain seems only to have made our pain worse. Do not forget to sit down with yourself for 30 minutes today. You’ve given yourself too much damage to survive. It’s the least you can do.

All humans adapt to their environment. It is both a blessing and a curse. "Normal" is a very powerful concept. Normal leads to acceptance. Acceptance leads to inaction. And only action changes lives. Look around yourself. What is your normal? Is it normal for you to be poor? Weak? Alone? Stupid? Is this your normal? Is this what you've allowed your body and mind to be accustomed to? You need to be very aware of what you consider normal. Normal is where you will naturally end up.

Your heart must break until it opens.

“Fredo, you're my older brother, and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever."

I love calm people. The ones choosing their words wisely, with utmost precision. Never raising their voice. The ones that know how to keep their composure when everyone around them is losing theirs. Not living to show-off, but to exist in a quiet and harmonic way.

If you have to explain why it’s beautiful, it’s not.

“When Allah said 'I test only those I love.' I took the pain like it was an honor.” - Abu Hurayrah

The power you hold depends on how your brain sets it to be. Do the impossible and you will never doubt yourself again.

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