Turn on your TV and watch current
events, take up a newspaper and read the headlines; listen to the radio. What
do they showcase? They reveal an ugly, politically bogus, unexciting,
disastrous life. Yes, I know that things are
really bad, but this is not reality. What we witness is not real, what we
want to see is. Everything in nature is
veiled, and the things we see are either not true or not the entire truth. It is in
our hands, therefore, to uncover the true elements of life. One of the greatest
achievements of mankind is the discovery that one can change one’s situation by
changing one’s state of mind.
You and I are here in life to make things
happen. We are created to create; we are real in other to make other things
real. So, instead of complaining over the things we have come to see, we should
channel our strength to actualizing the things we want to see.
Everyone—including you—wants to see a
brighter future and a more beautiful life, but only few people achieve that
dream. Why? There is a secret they know which the mediocre doesn’t. I’ll tell
you about this secret, and help you to live a truly beautiful life.
The future is not far away, it is closer
to you than anything else, and you have what it takes to make it the way you
desire. Make each day of your life more beautiful, by waking up each morning
with blissful thoughts. I tell myself every day, “Today is better than
yesterday; my life is fresher; my achievements are greater, and I am getting
closer to my dreams.” The future is important, but each day of your life is
equally important. Everyday should be a step forward into the “great day” you
hope for.
Launch into the realm of possibilities. See
everything in nothing and yourself in every great achievement. Get close to the great achiever; and even if
you can’t, admire him or her and long to perform better. Focus on what you
want, and don’t try to think of what you don’t want. If you don’t want it, you
shouldn’t talk about it. Instead of saying, “I won’t be sick,” say, “I’ll enjoy
good health.” Instead of saying, “I don’t want to fail,” try saying, “I want to
succeed.”
Use
your mind and achieve your goals. God has blessed you with the creative power
to do and to undo. Everything you can imagine is real. If you can think about it, if you can talk
about, you can see. So, the point is, what actually do you want to see? What do
you want to achieve? It does not depend on possibilities and impossibilities;
it depends on how far you are willing to imagine and how determined you are.
Do
you know the wonders of Hollywood—how cars fly in the air, how people live in
the stars, how magical kingdoms emerge from nowhere, and how impossible events become real? Reality
is more fantastic than that. Things are more possible in real life than they
are in works of fiction. Don’t doubt. Play the cards well. I was astonished by
this truth.
Excellence and perfection is at your reach, but
mediocrity and awkwardness always wants to spoil the show. You are not a weak
person who tries to be strong; you are not a novice who tries to be perfect; and you are not an ignorant soul who tries to
know. Within you are all the excellence, the proficiency, the power, and the
perfection you desire. What you need is therefore the force to draw out the
best in you.
For there to be a change, a change must be
made to be. Look at what part you can play to see the change you desire, and
play it well. Everything will remain the same, until something happens.
Examine your beliefs, and hold tenaciously
to the one you consider most fitting. What you believe affects your daily
realities to a large extent. What occupies your mind is unfailingly what
occupies your day-to-day experience. What fills our mind fills our world. The
things we witness everyday are somehow first began as ideas. Strong imaginations—including works of
fiction—soon culminate into visible reality.
See the best in the worst and see multitude
of opportunities where there is no way. The first and greatest steps in life
are imagination, visualization, and determination. The resources may not be
there—they don’t always need to be physically present, but the potential to
make it happen is always there, the resources by which our greatest feats
manifest, are within us; external resources occupy the second priority.
Focus on what you want, not what you
don’t want. Talk about what you want to do, not what you don’t want to do; for
if you don’t want it, you should have nothing to do with it—in thought, in
words, or in deeds.
In life, I have my desires and dreams, and
know that they will unfailingly come to pass. It is not in my place to know
how; in fact, I don’t care about how it comes, I care little about when it will
come, and care so much about what it is that will come.
There are times of great adversity, when it
seems that positive mindset or good qualities become irrelevant. In situations
like these, I tell myself, “I’ll be fine. This will be over, and when it is
gone, I will come out stronger.” Soon, the storms fade and I come out stronger. But whether adversities arise
or not, whether things turn awry or awkward, our mind should always be on the
excellent, the best, and the beautiful. Knowing secrets like these help us to
live a better, happier, and more fulfilling life.
A writer once wrote, “When life gives
you hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to
smile.”
These principles have worked for me on a
large scale. I have created lofty realities for myself. But I also try to
ensure that my desires go in line with divine will. Therefore, it is not just
about what we want to achieve, but the divine relevance of such an achievement.
Rise up and keep dreaming your lofty dreams.
Think about it; talk about it; grasp it, and start living a beautiful life.
