Publishing a book had been on my to-do list for a long time. I even had a few completed manuscripts lying with me, that I had submitted to a few publishers for their consideration. So, I decided not to go the self-publishing way with those stories.
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Have you ever wished for a reset button in your life? A button that, when pressed, would erase all your mistakes and give you a second chance at life – a life where you would make none of the mistakes you already have.
You would be a rare exception if you haven’t wished for such a button at some point of your life, or another. Most of us wish for such a button because wishing is the easy part.
The hard fact is that no such button exists for real.
Most of us are continuously striving to be a better version of ourselves, and yet with time we realise that we do not really change, or even if we change the change is not as much as we wanted it to be.
If becoming a better person is something we want so desperately, then why is it so difficult to become a better person?
The trouble is, you think you have time.
–Buddha’s Little Instruction Book
In his book, “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”, Stephen Covey talks about urgent and important activities. As defined in the book, urgent activities are those that demand your immediate attention, while important activities are those that contribute to results and desired goals in the long run. The book emphasises that one of the characteristics of effective people is that they spend a big chunk of time focusing on activities that are important but not urgent. These include things “like building relationships, writing a personal mission statement, long-range planning, exercising, preventive maintenance, preparation — all those things we know we need to do, but somehow seldom get around to doing, because they aren’t urgent.”
I love watching movies. Movies not only entertain us, but sometimes they contain a message that can leave a deep impression on us and, as a result, can help us in becoming a better person.
When I watched 10, 000 B.C. some years ago, I liked the movie. Some people might find it a bit violent for their taste, and to be honest, the movie didn’t do very well with the critics either. But it doesn’t matter. The point of this post is not to make you watch the movie, but to share with you a quote from the movie:
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