SOLITUDE: THE GREATNESS TONIC

 Everyone is able to practice solitude, but only few people venture to actually achieve that feat. Some people generally make the mistake of thinking that a life of solitude has something to do with one’s temperament or other things of that sort. Temperament is temperament; solitude is something entirely different. Solitude is like food. The phlegmatic needs food; the choleric needs food. The melancholic, too, needs food. Everyone needs food, and solitude is more than food to the soul. 

HIGHWAY TO GREATNESS: THE ART OF SOLITUDE

“Nowhere can a man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.” Marcus Aurelius

     The world is full of noise and distractions. If one is not careful, one can get completely drowned in the noise or swept away by its abundance. Some people, unfortunately, are already getting drowned, and they don’t even appear bothered. They see nothing wrong with their state; they’ve not yet recognized the noise as noise. They see it as something entirely different—as something good and desirable. They label it “civilization” “sociability” “blending” and so forth. Great souls, on the other hand, look at the matter differently. They, too, are friends of civilization and of technological advancement, but they are careful not to get drowned. They love to interact with people, but they wouldn’t let such interactions get in the way of their personal growth. They have simply discovered the power of solitude in a world of turbulence and trivialities.

Secrets to Achieving Greatness: 3 Powerful Tips

What separates the great from the mediocre? Everybody can achieve greatness, however there are a couple of key things that separate the individuals who merely desire greatness and the individuals who really become great. If you want to belong in the rank of the great, consider these:

1. Your actions:
What do you invest your energy doing each day? Do these exercises and activities line up with your objectives?

THE MOST CRUCIAL QUESTION OF YOUR LIFE

If I ask you, "What do you need out of life?"  You may say something like, "I want to be cheerful and have an awesome family and the kind of work I like." We've heard this again and again. Such a question is becoming more and more meaningless.

3 POWERFUL HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE

One of the greatest problems people face on the road to top is the inability to take consistent actions over a long period of time. It's difficult to form good, success-oriented habits, but it is possible, nevertheless. And it is something you can definitely do. If you're serious about climbing to the peak, consider these 3 powerful habits:

1. When you're making a move, concentrate just on the process.
   Don' worry so much about the final outcome. You know what you want to achieve already. Take your mind off it and just concentrate on the process. Enjoy every bit of it if you can. The journey, some times, can be more rewarding than the destination. Focus on the process

2. . Make littler strides when the huge ones appear too overwhelming:

On some days, beginning with  the most imperative tasks may appear to be overwhelming. Thus you begin to feel discouraged. At the point when that happens, one thing that has worked for me is to be be kind to myself, to prod myself forward as opposed to whipping myself.

3. Celebrate your little successes
When you value and appreciate your accomplishment, no matter how big or small, you feel stunningly better about your life and yourself. After some time, you'll  find yourself surprisingly able to take more actions with more energy and enthusiasm.

I hope you found these helpful.

QUOTES THAT PIERCE THE HEART

Some time ago, Ralph Emerson said, " “Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet.” That statement itself struck me like the blast of a trumpet, and it still strikes me all the same. I decided that, against all odds, I'll make an effort to document every single word, sentence, or speech that both fascinates and moves me. After about four years, I've been able to arrive at hundreds of quotes. Permit me to share few of those quotes, by Ralph Emerson himself. 

AGE OF DELUSIONS: IS REALITY REALLY AN ILLUSION?

When humans first gained consciousness, I believe, they only had to behold reality as it appeared, and to make speculations from what they saw, heard, perceived, and felt. The world faired well. Our present age has destroyed this wall and has erected the false doctrine of complete falsities.

        Today, our world is perverted with series of talks on the inconsistency and frailty of human perception, how we create realities that do not exist and never will. The great thinkers tell us that our senses altogether deceive our minds, and now, we are drawn the more to the conclusion that nothing really exists—that all things are ILLUSIONS.  How true?

      I marvel at this level of insanity. It began slowly with a few affronts against religion, pronouncing the belief in heaven and the Creator as false, delusive—illusive. A man has written a book called, The God Delusion. Today, men do not only declare heaven “not real,” the earth, the entire universe, according to our own modern quantum physics, is also declared inexistent. Today, we hear also that the idea of individuality is yet another illusion.  “Not real,” “Not real” has filled the mouth of real humans who are supposed to be living in a real world. All blames strictly go to our senses: that there are faulty, that they present false realities to us, and that nothing is actually what we think it is. Indeed, according to these new beliefs, nothing is truly real. Amazing!

     But, if everything we perceive is an illusion, if nothing is real, if the entire universe is just a sensory make-up, what is this great “thing” that knows that all things are not real?  Can a deception spot out deceptions? For certain things not to be real, other things must surely be real. If nothing was real, there could not have been a “Not real,” and finally, it is our very knowledge of reality that gives birth to the knowledge of illusion. Therefore, for one to say that all things are not real is to make a great blunder, for the speaker must be real to know and SAY that all things truly don’t exist. The senses deceive, yes; our minds deceive; yes—but not always, and not in regards  to ALL things.

      Perhaps, our senses and minds lead us to false perceptions, but we can actually not know that our perception is faulty without the same senses and mind that once misled us.  It is clear therefore that we can’t do without these, and therefore can’t completely condemn these great organs and declare them worthless.

     I see to it therefore that all things are not illusive. How can we ever KNOW that everything is false, except there is at least one real entity—our knowledge or our cognizant being? This sort of speculation or science, though quite appealing to the mind, are but human madness at its peak; nature, logic, and faith certainly do not agree to this hilarious “delusions” doctrine.