"If you just think a little bit more, you will not die" those were words of wisdom translated by our Chinese tour guide to our tour group when we visited a beautiful scenic spot "Sun Moon Lake" in Taiwan. These words of wisdom were carved onto a stone and placed at a spot where many people have committed suicide before. We don't really know how many lives this stone has saved because the tour guide told us that many who wanted to commit suicide changed their mind after reading those words!
All it takes is one strong positive thought to turn your life around! If you are now depressed and considering suicide, please read this article and share it with people who are experiencing depression too because of business or relationship "failures" or some problems they feel there are no solutions!
Do not self pity yourself because there are many people in worse situations. There was a man who complained he had no shoes until he saw a man with no feet! Start finding thing to be grateful for, there are lots of things you can be grateful for and work with the Law of Gratitude which is the Law of Abundance, you get more of what you are grateful for. Learn to appreciate the simple things in life and get into the feeling of being appreciative and grateful because then you will attract good things to you!
Whatever is your religious beliefs, use the power of prayers to give you strength and hope.
Think of ways you can show some kindness, think of others and you may read this short prayer that will help you get away from self pity and focus on helping people:
"May all sentient beings have happiness and its causes
May all sentient being be free of suffering and its causes
May all sentient beings never be separated from sorrowless bliss
May all sentient beings abide in equanimity, free of bias, attachment and anger"
The following short prayer will help you identify the causes of suffering and help you to understand that you are not alone, everyone will suffer sickness, old age and in time to come, death, so you have to stop focussing on your difficulties and start thinking of solutions and how you can make life better for other people!
"May all worldly activities caused by the three poisons of greed, hatred and ignorance such as fighting and despising be defeated. May all sentient beings be liberated from the worldly ocean of calamities brought about by the stormy waves of birth, sickness, old age and death."
Love and wisdom is your key to happiness and success. Focus your mind on love and speak to wise people especially spiritual teachers who will give you the right perspective on life and inspire you to get out of your difficulties, become a better person and to be in a position to inspire and help other people!
Start having compassion for others because there are many people suffering worldwide and they need your help, you got to be strong and get out of your difficulties so you can help them.
According to the U.N. report, about 400,000 women and children are believed to be sexually exploited in India, between 244,000 and 325,000 in the U.S., 200,000 in Thailand, 175,000 in eastern and central Europe, 100,000 in Brazil and 35,000 in West Africa. There are hundreds of thousands of women and children beng exploited and their lives ruined because they were forced into prostitution!
There are babies starving and dying from hunger. One person can make a big difference, think of what Mother Theresa did in the streets of Calcutta. Think of what Albert Schweitzer did in Africa. There are a lot of good things you can do to make this world a better place and that is why the world needs you!
You may be experiencing an extremely tough situation that could cause you to consider committing suicide or you think there is no solution at all or no way out! There will always be a solution to every problem and because you have a creative mind, there can be more than one solution! It is the nature of things that when there is a problem there will be a solution and there cannot be a way in without a way out! There are no "failures", the only failure is to give up on life or to give up on your dreams!
Many successful people that you admire have gone through failures and challenges that are much tougher or more complicated than what you are experiencing now! But they didn't give up on life or their dreams, they kept on going and looking for solutions and look upon their failures as learning experiences that made them stronger and wiser!
"I would rather be bankrupt than be dead." - Sirivat Voravetvuthikun, Stockbroker-turned-Sandwich Vendor
There are many successful businessmen who went through bankruptcies and recovered through sheer courage, tenacity and positive thinking. Donald Trump was over a billion dollars in debt but he was able to turn his life around by focussing his efforts on seeking solutions! Now he is a multi-billionaire and with his appearance in the TV show "The Appentice" he was able to inspire millions of people worldwide!
Here are words of encouragement from Desiderate by Max Ehrmann, "...You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars, you have a right to be her. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive him to be, and whatever your labor and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy."
If you want to achieve success, turn your thoughts towards ways and ideas of achieving the success you want! Apply this powerful universal law which is the Law of Love or the Law of Attraction. Turn your mind around and focus on the things you want not on the negative things you are experiencing now because what you focus on will expand! Focus your thoughts on positive things, people and events and when you do that you will attract positive things, people and events to you that will help you get what you want in life!
"To learn from your failures is to achieve success. Never to have failed is never to have won. Unless we experience failure and its bitterness, we will never appreciate the sweetness of victory." - Venerable Dr K. Sri Dhamananda Nayake Maha Thera, J.S.M. Ph.D Litt.
I highly recommend you read this book: Dare To Fail by Billi P.S.Lim, it gives lots of hope and inspiration to those who are experiencing tough times or relationship challenges to rise up and make the best of their life!
We fell many times when we were learning how to walk and it is in our nature not to give up and that is why we are able to walk or else we will still be crawling! It takes courage to go after your dreams and if you are willing to do whatever it takes ethically to achieve them you will definitely succeed! Winston Churchill is well remembered for this powerful advice: "Never, never, never, never ever give up!" Every one will have problems and challenges in life, it is how you overcome them and turn these "lemons" into "lemonade!"
Seek good advice from successful people who have been there and done that and spiritual teachers who will give you courage and inspiration to make the best of your "failures" and turn them into stepping stones towards success!
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."- Theodore Roosevelt
Mother Theresa who had to go through many hardships and challenges in her endeavors to help the sick and dying people she sees as "God's children" in the streets of Calcutta, said: "Do not allow yourself to be disheartened by any failure as long as you have done your best."
Nelson Mandela was jailed for more than a quarter century! He did not give up on his life and dream, he finally became the President of South Africa at the age of 76!
Napoleon Hill, the famous author of the classic book: "Think and Grow Rich" had his share of hardships and challenges too and he had helped millions of people to turn their lives around with this inspirational book, I highly recommend you read it and he is well remembered for this life-changing statement: "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve!"
And always remember, no matter where you are or what situation you are in right now, there will always be people who love you and will be willing to help you if you apply this successful formula found in the good book: "Seek and you shall find, knock and the door will be opened, ask and you shall receive."
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