Last week we had gone to CROSSWORD to shop for some good story books as well as some reference book for our son. The best part about this Book Store is that you can sit there browse thru and also read books with no one to disturb. My husband who is a usual fan of TINTIN and ASTERIX sat cooly and started reading these comics. My son was more than happy sitting on a toy elephant model.
Since both of them were busy I decided to go thru the books for improving my cooking skills. Finally ended up selecting a couple of the Sanjeev Kapoor books. After moving away from the cookery section I saw myself looking at the section on self improvement. Not really interested in it, I moved on but could'nt help looking at this book "The Little Manual of Happiness" by Vikas Malkani. It was as if the book was screaming to me to "pick me up, phuleeeeez". I sure did and I am glad that I did.
Now I am almost half way thru the book and wanted to share some of the wonderful quotes :
" Do what is right, regardless of the fear or the consequences. All you can finally lose is you fear."
"Happiness does not depend on your tommorro; happiness is today, the present moment."
"Often, our pursuit of perfection overshadows our pursuit of happiness; when this happens, expect disaster."
"Stop worrying about what everyone thinks about you because, usually, they are not thinking about you at all; instead, they may well be wondering what you may be thinking of them."
"Pause for a minute and reflect on this sentence : You deserve love and respect just because you are you."
"A happy person is one who gets rid of all negatavities. He or she will go that extra mile just to avoid the downbeat and the depressing."
"The next time you feel low, for whatever reason, remind yourself, "This too shall pass." It will."
"If you live your life thinking that you will be happy tommorrow, let me tell you straight that tommorrow never comes."
"Solitude is precious; a person who loves his or her company is forever happy. He or she does not need to rely on another for joy."
"A happy person is the one who knows that there are options and always chooses the happy one."
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony- Mahatma Gandhi"
The last quote indicated has been written by Mahatma Gandhi.
Enjoy reading them and Be Happy. Oh yes, do leave your comments.
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5 comments:
thanks Ash :D
these quotes are wonderful indeed! i too love crossword, i mean any good bookshop, one u enter you wont feel like coming out!
Looks like a really good book. I once had a book calling out to me. When my friends heard the title, they thought I was depressed/suicidal! But it was a good book and had nothing as suggested by the title.
It was "who will cry when you die" by Robin Sharma. I never regretted buying that book.
my first time here but those lovely qoutes were a real treat. beautiful.
"A happy person is the one who knows that there are options and always chooses the happy one."
Lovely....now only if it were that easy;-))
Thanks, enjoyed the post!!!!!
@nituscorner : Welcome to my blog. Thanks for ur lovely comments.
@reflections : Yes, you are so right about it not being easy. But
maybe we can try and make a start :)
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