This quote I think,is the best advice anyone could give anyone.None of us is perfect.We have many flaws and weaknesses.We also face many problems-whether in our home or work life.So what do we do?We change jobs,domiciles,friends and life partners.When we are depressed or experience a burnout we are advised to take a break,go on a holiday.
Does any of this give succor?Hardly.What does give relief is when we look inside,see what we are doing wrong and fix it.If our attitudes,expectations,behavior and way of working or relating are the cause of our problems how will changing the externals help us?History will repeat itself.
Suppose I am sick to death of my neighbors.I change my residence but there again I am dissatisfied.Now I need to consider if I am doing something wrong?Does my attitude up their antennae?Am I so feeble that I cannot lay down their boundaries?Or do I take normal friendliness as an intrusion?Whatever my shortcoming,when I fix that,then I will be happy;not only in my home life but also at my work and in my relationships.
So,whenever we are at loggerheads with life it is best to search inside and find the way out.Confucius gave us a golden rule,applicable to each one of us.Amen!!!!!!
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Really sensible advice.
ReplyDeleteThanks,have a nice day.
DeleteThis reminds me of a friend of mine who quit his job because he felt he had a bad boss. He got another job. Within a year, he wanted to quit that also. Reason: one of his team members is really bad, and he was saying he can't work there.
ReplyDeleteI had told him.. don't quit because of the boss. Quit because you got a better job. Now I think he has learned a lesson. It all depends on where your focus is, is it not?
Precisely!We fail to evaluate our own performance and blame xyz.
DeletePriceless thought. Worth introspecting and following.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot.
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