An educated man boarded the boat, slowly moving towards the front shore with the boatmen. The educated man asked the sailor, “Have you studied geography?”
The gullible sailor said “No, I don’t know anything about it”
The man said, “Sorry you lost half your life like this!”
After a while he again asked the sailor, “Have you read history?”
When the sailor expressed his ignorance, the person said in a triumphant posture, “Even if you do not know this, then your whole life was in vain.”
Then after a while suddenly the flow in the river started increasing rapidly. The sailor warned everyone of the storm, and asked the man “The boat may sink in the storm, do you know how to swim?”
The man said in bewilderment “I don’t know how to swim?” Sensing the situation, the sailor said, “Then understand that your whole life went in the water”. Saying this the sailor jumped in the river and floated towards the shore. Soon the boat capsized and the man was washed away in the water.
We can learn from this story that bookish knowledge is not everything in life. That is why it is very important to have practical knowledge in your life.
What is Quality of Life
Somebody asks you – what are you doing? Your answer – I am earning money. Are you living a quality of life with earning money? What will you do? You fired half your life by doing a job of 10 AM to 6 PM. If you have crossed the age of 30, then soon you will be 40, after that whatever life is left, your ‘quality of life’ is zero.
Money is the most important part of life in today’s time. Money can give a life style to a person but not necessarily happiness. It is not at all that you need to have crores of wealth. You should have enough money so that you can fulfill the needs of your hobbies and family and for which you never have to spread your hands in front of anyone and neither have to be sad.
Have you ever thought about yourself, how are you living this 10 AM to 6 PM life. There is a world outside this 10 AM to 6 PM which you are completely unaware of. Are you giving time to your family or spending quality time with them. Now you will say if we do this on weekends, is life only for Sunday?
In this run-of-the-mill life, take some time out for yourself too. In this, you should give priority to your passion and skills. Apart from office skills, work on life skills as well. If you love to read then definitely read books. Books are considered a good friend of life. Good books will help you reach your destination.
What do you know apart from office skills?
- Singing
- Swimming
- Guitar
- Music
- Cooking
- Writing
- Tracking
What Are You Doing For Yourself
Your whole day is spent in the office. So what are you doing for yourself? What is the use of earning in which you are not living your life. You go for a walk with your child, where you eat ice cream with him. When will you do all this, today you are 30, after 10 years you will be 40.
After this, you will become 50 and life will go on like this while paying EMI and bills. No one will make any difference, but in your last moment you will ask yourself that what have I done in my whole life?
Last Words of Steve Jobs
In his last days, when Jobs was lying on a hospital bed, he explained the real meaning of life. Jobs said, “Lying on the deathbed right now, I am realizing that all the fame I have earned, of which I take pride, is no longer of any use before death.” At this time, even by paying money, I cannot make someone else sit in my place.’
Steve Jobs further said that right now in the dark I am looking at the green light of the life supporting machine. I see death coming closer to me. I learned now that when we have earned the wealth we have to live, then we should do those things which are more important, which gives peace to the soul – like relationships, art, childhood dreams.
‘If you don’t stop running after money, nothing will be achieved and you will become like me. God has given us the power to understand and love. I cannot bring all the money and wealth I have earned in my life with me here, in the hospital. Here I have only been able to bring memories with me. Spend time with your family, love your partner and talk to friends.
How to Use Money Properly
When money comes, use it for food, use the money left to bring opulence in your life. Money is not there because I kept it tied up that now it will be useful for my 7 generations. When money comes, learn to spend and learn to spend on right things and learn to spend on yourself.
Learn to spend this money for your progress, your progress. Learn to spend for value addition to yourself. With this money, do the work that gives you peace or which is your childhood dreams, your skills or your relationships. This is the best use of your money.
If you have any skills other than your job, then definitely work on them. Try to refine your passion by taking time out from your 10 AM to 6 PM life. Your whole life is going to go into your 10 AM to 6 PM life, so why not work on your passion, skills, childhood dreams or art simultaneously. Give time to your family and relatives, this will be the right use of your money.
Work On Your Passion
If you wanted to do something, why not try it now? Whatever it is, challenge yourself and start doing that work from now on. You just have to think that now is the time to do the work you were always excited about. If you had a passion for singing and but you could not do this work because of the life of 10 AM to 6 PM, then today is still the right time to start.
Pick up your mobile and start recording your songs today. Today there are many platforms where you can upload your songs. What’s the difference if you don’t get any response in the beginning. Even when you were not doing it, nothing was happening, so do you know what might happen after doing it?
If you are interested in photography then do photography but definitely work on your passion or skills. Don’t keep yourself stuck in just one thing. Otherwise life is too short and will just pass away. At the end of life you will ask yourself the question, what have I done all my life?
Learn to Live Life, Don’t Bite
Every person wants to live life, but sometimes life takes such a turn, a person does not live life again, starts cutting. This is that phase of life when a person is forced to think how to live a good and best life.
Never bring office stress at home, rather stay relaxed at home and give yourself time and make plan. Make notes of important dates and events. This will save time and remember the work.
Leaving all the tension, if you proceed with your life in this way, you will be a hit both in family and job. Choose work for yourself that you love.
If you are in a profession that you do not love, then you will not be able to be comfortable with it. It is very important for you to take time out of your job for family, some time for your hobbies and interests. If you are fond of music and art, then definitely give time to this hobby of yours.