Ideas create Revolutions
Narendra Goidani
Dearest Darling friends,
You may have read this story earlier? Maybe today it will teach us something new...
In London, during 1890's, there was a lady singing on stages of pubs and clubs to survive. Once she was performing in a pub where sometimes rebels, sometimes soldiers, sometimes just passers-by used to gather.
She was not feeling well. As she sang, her voice was sounding a little broken.
The rowdy crowd went wild. They wounded the lady by throwing whatever they could lay their hands on. Ashamed on being heckled and ridiculed, she came down from the stage. She asked for her payment as per agreement with the manager of the pub. He refused.
While watching this, something tugged at the heart of her five years old son. He knew his mother never did enjoy singing in these kind of places. But the money this singing brought was important for their survival. He went on to the stage and sang a famous song with his tender voice and funny movements. The crowd enjoyed his performance and he gathered a great appreciation.
The boy latter became the world’s most popular comedian and actor - Mr. Charles Chaplin.
"My mother has suffered enough. Time for me to take care of my family's dignity". This thought revealed to the world Charlie Chaplin. This idea revolutionized his life.
Who knows how the tough times you are going through might create you? This idea has the power to revolutionize your life.
Life is a wonderful journey with enough 'potentially life changing' struggles. One such struggle is to find solutions to challenges we encounter day in and day out. To find solutions we need to keep our minds open. An open mind observes, absorbs, searches, discovers, explores, adjusts and solves. An open mind 'moves on'. An open mind seeks 'ideas' that can revolutionize life.
An open mind is never afraid of making mistakes. It sees all mistakes as loving teachers. It understands, the corn seeds need a little heat for the POP to happen, for the popcorn to be created. People cannot eat raw corn. Many people cannot resist the popped popcorn, isn't it? Get ready for the heat. It is for your benefit....This 'idea' has 'revolutionized' my life. All revolutions were simple ideas. Simple people with simple tools acted on those ideas and the world experienced 'revolution'.
The 'wheel', the electric 'bulb', 'ahimsa' by Bapu, the 'telephone', the search engine 'google' were all simple ideas.
Even when the whole world scorned at them, they held on to their ideas with tenacity. They held on to their ideas. It revolutionized their lives and that of humanity.
What is your idea about yourself? What are the ideas you are chasing? Are these ideas going to revolutionize your life? Is it worth this life time, this whole life time?
We in LIFE SCHOOL have held on to the idea of "Let's Inspire". We believe it will revolutionize our lives and the lives of countless other beings too.
May the best year of our lives be 2011. How is this for an idea that will revolutionize? Do you have any other suggestion....please let them flow !!!
With love, prayers and best wishes,
naren
As I live...I learn
na...@lifeschool.co.in
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