"LIFE"

Meaning of Life

If things don’t go as planned or if you face failure. Failure is extremely difficult to handle, but those that do come out stronger. What did this failure teach me? is the question you will need to ask. You will feel miserable. You will want to quit, like I wanted to when nine publishers rejected my first book. Some IITians kill themselves over low grades – how silly is that? But that is how much failure can hurt you. But it’s life. If challenges could always be overcome, they would cease to be a challenge. And remember – if you are failing at something, that means you are at your limit or potential. And that’s where you want to be. 
Disappointment’ s cousin is Frustration, the second storm. Have you ever been frustrated? It happens when things are stuck. This is especially relevant in India. From traffic jams to getting that job you deserve, sometimes things take so long that you don’t know if you chose the right goal. After books, I set the goal of writing for Bollywood, as I thought they needed writers. I am called extremely lucky, but it took me five years to get close to a release. Frustration saps excitement, and turns your initial energy into something negative, making you a bitter person. How did I deal with it? A realistic assessment of the time involved – movies take a long time to make even though they are watched quickly, seeking a certain enjoyment in the process rather than the end result – at least I was learning how to write scripts, having a side plan – I had my third book to write and even something as simple as pleasurable distractions in your life – friends, food, travel can help you overcome it. Remember, nothing is to be taken seriously. Frustration is a sign somewhere, you took it too seriously.

I don’t understand why when we destroy something created by man we call it vandalism, but when we destroy something created by nature we call it progress.

We look at the Ancient Greeks and think their rationales are silly. (Like, did they reallythink some little girl got kidnapped and taken to the underworld and that’s why we have different seasons? It’s one of my favorite stories but also highly unlikely.) People also think it’s foolish that the Native Americans believed in spirits and let nature guide them through life. One day, in the far future, people are probably going to look at our society and say, “Wow. They believed in a book that was supposedlywritten thousands of years before they were born?!” When you think about it, no one’s beliefs sound any more ridiculous than anyone else’s.

At any given second, billions of things are happening on Earth. A cloud is forming. An ant colony is carrying out their daily duties. A child is succumbing to hunger. A person is cheating on their spouse. An animal is dying at the hands (or jaws) of something higher up on the food chain. A fish is exploring the Titanic wreckage. A factory is packaging the Oreos you’re going to eat next week. Someone is crying. Someone is falling in love. Millions of people are sending and receiving text messages. All this and so much more is happening simultaneously, but we rarely think about it.

Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did.

What's your meaning of life???