SECRETS TO A SUCCESSFUL LIFE — Qualities Required

nests. And so, the birds completed their nest and successfully laid and hatched their eggs. Their chirruping no longer incensed the man. He simply ceased to mind them, for they had taught him a priceless lesson — never to hate anyone. In all circumstances, persevere steadfastly in constructive activities. In the end, you will emerge victorious. Positivity The owner of a transport business once found himself in a weak and vulnerable position because, for technical reasons, he once had one of his vehicles registered in the name of another person several years before, and that person still held its licence. The licence-holder decided one fine day that he would take possession of the vehicle himself and that its real owner would have to make do with a paltry sum of money in exchange. The owner naturally felt that the most dreadful injustice was being done to him. Greatly incensed, he was determined to have his revenge. Night and day he lived in frenzy, thinking of ways and means to eliminate his enemy. Efforts to deprive others of their freedom are futile and will result only in your own suffering. For six long months, he lived in this state of morbid preoccupation, losing all interest in his home and his business, and becoming, finally, like the ghost of his former self. Then, one day, he had an experience which changed the course of his life. As he was pacing up and down a street, lost in black, vengeful fantasies, he heard the unmistakable sounds of someone making a speech before a large gathering. Curious, and for once drawn out of himself, he approached the gathering of people and began to listen to the speaker. He was suddenly struck by what the man was saying: “Think well before taking revenge, for you, too, shall suffer the vengeance of others!” It was as if a shaft of bright light had suddenly penetrated his mind. With each example that the speaker gave to drive home his point, he felt himself turning into a new person. He decided, there and then, to give up his negative way of thinking, in fact to forget the whole sorry episode, and to devote his time and energy to his family and his business.