FOOD FOR THOUGHT

THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO LIVE AND LEAD LIFE. ONE IS TO LIVE & ENJOY LIFE FOR ONESELF AND AT THE MOST FOR ONE'S FAMILY, ANOTHER WAY IS TO LIVE FOR OTHERS. ONE IS SELF-CENTRIC AND ANOTHER IS SELF-LESS WAY OF LIVING. THE WORLD FOR SELF-CENTRIC LIFE IS LIMITED AND SO IS THE SELF-GROWTH, SELF-AWARENESS, SELF-EXPOSURE, SELF-EXPERIENCE... THE WORLD FOR SELF-LESS WAY IS LARGER THAN LIFE, IT'S A LARGE-ENERGY, LARGE-DOMAIN, LARGE-ENTHUSIASM, LARGER-CONTRIBUTION.... LARGER STATE OF LIVING. IN THIS STATE ONE EXPERIENCES ABUNDANCE, COMPASSION, HUMILITY, LOVE, GRACE, HAPPINESS, BLISS.... AT IT'S PEEK. THERE IS A LARGER PURPOSE IN SERVING OTHERS THAN LIVING SELF-CENTRIC LIFESTYLE. IT'S TRUE THAT EVERYTHING STARTS WITH SELF TO FAMILY BUT THAN ONE MUST GROW TO COMMUNITY TO SOCIETY TO COUNTRY TO WORLD TO UNIVERSE.

OFTEN ONE GETS ATTACHED TO ONE'S SUCCESS, SO MUCH SO THAT THE SAME SUCCESS LIMITS ONE'S POTENTIAL AND BELIEFS. THERE COULD BE NUMBER OF REASONS BEHIND SUCH BEHAVIOR, WHICH COULD BE, LACK OF CONFIDENCE, OVER CONFIDENCE, FEAR OF FAILURE, LACK OF CREATIVITY, LACK OF CLARITY, OBSESSION OF ACHIEVEMENTS, LACK OF ENTHUSIASM. AFTER REACHING ONE MILESTONE, THERE IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A FALL BEFORE REACHING OUT TO NEXT MILESTONE, ONE HAS TO RECOGNIZE AND UTILIZE THIS FALL CORRECTLY AND ENCASE OUT OF IT FOR THE NEXT MILESTONE. IF ONE IS AFRAID TO RECOGNIZE FALL AND PRESUMES TO REMAIN IN THAT OLD ZONE, WILL MISS OUT THE GREAT AT THE COST OF GOOD. ONE HAS TO LET GO CURRENT STATE EVEN IF ITS GOOD, TO REACH OUT TO NEXT LEVEL OF STATE FOR ACHIEVING GREAT. CHANGE IS INEVITABLE, ONE HAS TO KEEP  ON LEARNING - RELEARNING DURING THE FALL AND PREPARE FOR THE NEXT PEEK. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS, THERE IS NO HALT, THERE IS NO STAGNATION, LIFE MEANS GROWTH, LIFE MEANS PROGRESS AND PROGRESS MEANS H...