It is Me… Yes, It is Me
The wheel of time spins at an incredible velocity.
Life moves in different directions for everyone, driven by an endless search for one thing or another.
We are granted only one opportunity to live and pass away in this world.
Birth and death are not in our hands.
However, the course of our lives is determined by certain crucial decisions we make during the time in between.
Even the circumstances that drive those decisions sometimes occur beyond our control.
It is within such states that the future fortresses of our ambitions are built, and our active efforts toward them continue to unfold.
Inside each of us, a unique talent is born.
It lies dormant within us, often without our own knowledge.
The primary purpose of education is to discover its location and its sanctuary.
Primary education serves to dust off the layers of the soul and clear the chambers of the mind.
Through that clarity, we can identify our innate talent and elevate our lives by refining it.
Often, we waste years of our lives by failing to recognize our own potential, instead trapped in the misunderstanding of trying to imitate the talents of others.
Faith is essential in life; it is rare for those without it to succeed.
However, it is foolish to lose opportunities to develop one’s intellect in the name of that faith.
If we blindly believe in one thing and lose the ability to weigh the truths in what another says or fail to analyze the beliefs held by others we stunt our own intellectual growth.
To cling to a single idea while discarding all others is like placing a lock on our mental freedom.
I am reminded of a short story I read
An elder among the Native Americans was sharing life lessons with his grandson.
He said, "Son, I feel as though there are two wolves inside my mind.
One is filled with anger, revenge, and rage.
The other is filled with love, compassion, and a forgiving nature.
They are constantly fighting with each other."
The grandson asked, "Grandfather, which one is going to win the fight?"
The elder replied, "Son, the one I feed is the one that will win.
Truly, we alone are responsible for our actions, the course of our lives, and the way we live.
It is very easy to blame circumstances and situations for what happens to us or the positions we reach.
But if we honestly admit the truth to our inner selves, we and our self-control are the foundation of everything.
Life is not just the path we travel; it is also the footprints we leave behind.
Many times, we mortgage the golden moments of the present by grieving over past bitterness and lost opportunities.
Just as one who tries to fix a broken mirror gets cut by its sharp edges, one who carries bitter memories destroys their own peace.
The first step of mental maturity is to move past what cannot be changed.
Self-discipline is not a chain that binds a person; it is the bridle that leads them in the right direction.
An uncontrolled mind is like a wild river flowing without direction it only brings destruction.
But a refined mind is like a stream that makes even a wasteland bloom.
The purity of our thoughts determines the quality of our actions.
For one who clears the clutter of thought and focuses on the goal, success is not an unreachable fruit.
In today’s mechanical world, understanding between relationships is becoming rare.
"Empathy" the ability to approach a matter from another’s perspective is diminishing.
Rather than stubbornly insisting that our word is gospel, listening to the reason in others' perspectives broadens our knowledge.
To share and understand is a higher virtue than to argue and win.
That is the seed of social peace.
Failure is not an end.
it is the beginning of a lesson.
Not everyone who falls is a loser,only the one who stays where they fell is defeated.
Every slip exists to point out our weaknesses and strengthen us.
Only when wounds turn into scars do we realize the strength of the struggle.
For one armed with perseverance, every obstacle is a stepping stone.
The habit of sharing takes humanity to the next level.
The value of our wealth or knowledge is only fulfilled when it serves another.
A small spring that quenches thirst is greater than a river joining the sea.
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Identifying with the vast space of public welfare rather than the narrow circle of selfishness is the hallmark of a fulfilling life.
We become great by what we give.
The search is not in the outside world.
It is a journey that must happen within us.
When we move toward the answer to the question "Who am I?", the clamor of the external world becomes meaningless.
Only a silent mind is worthy of perceiving the secrets of the universe.
If we become the sculptors who carve ourselves, there is no doubt that our life will shine as a masterpiece.
With Love,
Sakthi Sakthithasan
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