Useful Wisdoms For Simple Living

 today i am going to share one nice article i came across while surfing internet. LESSON FOR MANY A mouse, looking through a hole in the wall, sees the farmer and his wife open a package. He was terrified to see that it was a mousetrap. He ran to the patio to warn everyone. -"There is a mousetrap at home!". The chicken that was cackling and digging says: "excuse me, Mr. Mouse, I understand that it is a big problem for you, but it does not hurt me at all." So, the rodent went to the lamb and he says the same thing: "Excuse me Mr. Mouse, but I don't think I can do more than ask for you in my prayers." The mouse went to the cow and she said: "But am I in danger? I think not!" said the cow. The mouse returned to the house, worried and dejected to face the farmer's mousetrap. That night a great noise was heard like that of the mousetrap catching its victim, the woman ran to see what she had caught. In the dark she did not see that the mousetra...

 Anger is punishing oneself for the mistakes of others. We tend to get angry when some one under our care make a mistake. Or when some one does something to get into our nerves. Especially when some one makes a mistake and we are not happy. Why do we need to get angry and make ourselves miserable just because some one else makes a mistake? Why do we need to punish ourselves because of the act of others. It is about time we learn and don't get affected by other people's act. We live our life the way we want NOT the way others want.

 When facing the tide of difficulties, be determined and persevere; do not let yourself be swept away. Sadly in real life, a lot of people when facing some difficulties, they give up easily. how many can take the test and be successful when facing difficulties? especially the younger generation, a little bit of obstacles, they will go and look for their mothers. in life, it is the best time to learn and train yourself to be strong and be more determined. if we can overcome the difficulties, we will feel the fruit of achievement, the feeling is just amazing. at the end of the day, if we do not get swept away, we can claim that we are now better trained and more matured in handling whatever challenges throw at us.

 In human affairs, problems are inevitable, if we want to accomplish a task, we must not be afraid of problems or challenges. is it possible that a person never face a problem  before? is it possible when we want to a task, it is always smooth sailing? a person who has not never faced a problem before, will not be able know his limit. any challenges have their own difficulties and to overcome that, we need to face the challenges head on. flowers grown in the room will not be able to face the force of nature when it is put outside. likewise, a child who has never faced any challenges and all the while being shielded by the parents or grandparents will never grow up properly. therefore, if we want to grow up , we must face all our challenges without fear of failure. the more we face the problems head on and the more we train ourselves to over come it, the more we will learn from it.

 Be grateful when people try to hold you back, for without them, you would not develop the strength that enable you to move forward. In everyday life, you will notice whenever you want to move forward, you face some obstacles and obstruction, just to try to thwart you and make sure you do not succeed. When you face such a situation, you will either curse or be angry, and give up. Or on the other hand, you can try to overcome it and move on. We must be thankful to those who try their best to thwart our effort and make sure we fail. Because they are the one who give us the strength and help us grow up and be stronger. Overcoming obstacles put up by them and become more successful is more satisfying, by doing so, it really makes the one who put try to put you down more frustrated. Therefore, it is important we really put in our effort to make ourselves successful.

 If our views and thinking are misguided, what we do will be mistaken. Some one once told me this could not be the case. However if we reflect over what we experienced, we can notice if our views and thinking are misguided, we are not able to get our messages across. A lot of people will misunderstand our views. And this is the beginning of unnecessary conflict. People may think we are arrogant or do not know what we talk about. However, if a person prejudge another person without really understanding that person, how much understanding we can derive from there? Therefore, if we really want to make sure our views and thinking are correct and people can accept our points of view, it is important to be clear and precise. Nothing beat a simple and clear view, if not the more we explain, the more confused people are.