When somebody tells me that he has failed in exams, I ask "Is there a law that you will pass every time?"
When somebody tells me "My girlfriend broke up with me", I ask, "Is there a rule that you will have successful relationships always?"
When somebody asks me "Why am I depressed?", my question is "Is it compulsory to have confidence all the time?"
When somebody lamented about his huge business losses as a result of his making wrong business decisions, my question is "Is it possible that you take only the right decision all the time?"
The fact is that our expectation that life has to be perfect or permanent is the biggest reason of our happiness. One has to understand the law of impermanence of nature. After each sunny day, a dark night follows; after each birth, there follows a certain death; for full moon to come again, it has to pass through a no-moon phase. In this imperfection of nature, there is perfection.
Therefore, stop taking your failures personally or intensely. Prepare yourself for one more fight after each fall because even failures cannot be permanent.
When somebody tells me "My girlfriend broke up with me", I ask, "Is there a rule that you will have successful relationships always?"
When somebody asks me "Why am I depressed?", my question is "Is it compulsory to have confidence all the time?"
When somebody lamented about his huge business losses as a result of his making wrong business decisions, my question is "Is it possible that you take only the right decision all the time?"
The fact is that our expectation that life has to be perfect or permanent is the biggest reason of our happiness. One has to understand the law of impermanence of nature. After each sunny day, a dark night follows; after each birth, there follows a certain death; for full moon to come again, it has to pass through a no-moon phase. In this imperfection of nature, there is perfection.
Therefore, stop taking your failures personally or intensely. Prepare yourself for one more fight after each fall because even failures cannot be permanent.
