Krunal Soni | Inspiring Stories for Every Situation

Read inspiring short stories by Krunal Soni for every situation in life: motivation, growth, and clarity in every word.

[krunalsoni]

Finding Freedom Now

1) Live in the Present: Stop waiting for future events to bring happiness. Enjoy life now.

2) Mindset Matters: True financial freedom comes from a mindset free of fear and greed.

3) Simple Habits, Big Impact: Small, consistent actions can lead to a fulfilling and financially free life.

4) Avoid Postponing Happiness: Many people delay their happiness, waiting for a future event like retirement or a financial milestone. Seneca's advice emphasizes living in the present and not postponing contentment.

5) Consistent Habits Lead to Freedom: Developing consistent habits such as doing the right thing daily, thinking in opportunities, and stopping complaints can contribute significantly to a sense of financial and mental freedom.

6) Impact Over Wealth: Making a positive impact in the world and improving yourself are more valuable and fulfilling than merely accumulating wealth.

7) Simple Actions, Big Results: Simple actions like spending less, being content, and focusing on mental freedom can have profound effects on your overall sense of well-being and freedom.

True wealth is living freely in the present, with a mind unburdened by fear and greed.

[krunalsoni]

Know your worth

🧐 Know your worth and cut anyone off that doesn't respect it ✂️

Yes...doing the right thing is always the right thing! :)

Doubt, Doubt, Doubt.

It can only be fucking removed by your actions, not by your talks!

Get your ass up to work now!

When all is said and done, you are number one.

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.

As we grow up, we realize it becomes less important to have a ton of friends, and more important to have real ones.

The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter.

Don't be the person who needs someone, be the someone a person needs.

Live for what tomorrow has to offer.. not what yesterday has already taken away.

I don't care about popularity. I live in reality. Based on originality. Forget looks. I respect personality.

Friends teach what you want to know. Enemies teach you what you need to know.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

Appreciate those who love you. Help those who need you. Forgive those who hurt you. Forget those who leave you.

You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.

To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.

Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again. So live life to the fullest today, and have no regrets.

We are not given a good life or a bad life. We are given a life. It’s up to us to make it good or bad.

Be who you are, and say what you feel. It's not being rude, it's being real.

If you aren't going all the way, then why go at all?

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is a little extra!

Thank you to every person who has ever told me I can't. You are just another reason I will.

Never give up. Period.

Don’t sweat the small stuff.

Stay busy. If you keep your mind right, it will keep your grind right...!!!😇😎

Motivation gets you started, discipline keeps you going....!!! 😇😎

#secretofmysuccess  👑💯

When people say they can't see anything good in you, hug them and say life is difficult for blind...!!! 😜😇✌

I don't stop when I am tired, I stop when I am done 👑✌

They can imitate you but they can't duplicate you✌

There is no plan B for passion 😎

Don't chase people. Be you, do your own shit and work hard. The right people who belong in your life will come to you.

Preparations meet opportunity.

Upgrading your appearance is instrumental to becoming a millionaire.

"We're all stories in the end."

"Old Saying... Think, before you Speak! New Saying... Google, before you Post."

"If you fall, I'll be there." ~ Floor

#leadership #quotes

When you disagree with an argument, don't attack the source. Summarize the main point and refute it with evidence.

paulgraham.com/disagree.html

Put your fucking heart in people and people in heart.

People will swear they hate you never realizing they actually admire you and hate themselves.

When consumers go shopping, they don't buy the product, they buy the brand 📌

"Part of what makes us Yolo is what we mean to our customers , and what our customer mean to us."

Keep it real or keep your distance.

Entrepreneurs who do their homework shouldn't have any fears!

If some of y'all spent half the time on finding a passion/achieving goals as you did on finding a relationship....your life would be better

It happens when it happens

We live in a world now where if you didnt post it on the internet, it didn't happen 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️ so much fly shit be happening off camera

Im really genuinely happy for anyone winning in life. Jealousy & envy is a VICIOUS energy that lead you to act out of character. Tighten up.

You only lying to yourself. Universe sees everything. Good luck.

Empower yourself

When I die please do not post "RIP" if you didn't fuck with me or show love when I was alive 

Patience tastes bitter but the after taste is so sweet

Just having talent ain't enough to succeed cuz self belief beats talent when talent fails to believe

People wanna see you get it, till you get it, then you talk bout how you got it, then the same ones get offended

Instead of choosing to hate, you can choose to be inspired. Your choice, weirdo.

Perception unfortunately is everything. Most people aren't in the position to see your reality so they only have perception to go off of.

I'm blessed to have the jobs I do. If there's one downside....it's a lot of eating alone. Dont like doing that. That's pretty much it.

People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. What you do simply proves what you believe as a brand.

Caring leads to success. If you want to be good at something, you've got to care more than anything else 💙

In business strategy the new game begins before the old game is over.

Relationships 101: If you can't talk about it, you can't change. If you can't change, you can't grow. If you can't grow, let it go.

#love

Relationships 101: You need to invest in understanding both how you tick, but also how she ticks, then make the proper adjustments.

#love

Never take advice from someone who is not in the same position you want to be in. That's the blind leading the blind.

Investing In People: The Most Profitable Business bit.ly/1PlJNQN

Think small to grow big. Keep your eye on the bigger picture but don't miss the details.

Never let your happiness be dependent on someone else's mood.

Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you or makes you happy.

Your greatest life is on the other side of your greatest fear!

"Worry is the interest paid in advance on a debt you may never owe."

#leadership #quotes

You are the ONLY one that can limit your greatness.  Remember this. 📌

No better way to start the day than with your heart full. 💗

Work hard and be nice.

Make the news, don't just watch the news!

“He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever."

When you’re doing what you want to be doing, you’ve won.

The goal is to find a way to build a legacy that outlives you.

EVERY CONTRIBUTION MATTERS: Even if you helped me with only 5 steps of a 1000 mile journey, I still wouldn't have got there without you.

The sooner you cut people who don't value your time, the sooner you find people who understand how important time is.

People stress on the "what" far too much! "What do you want to do in life?" The question should be "Why do you want to go that path?" #why

Love being around anyone who makes me forget I have a phone 📱

Question.  Why does it take the leaders of some of our largest companies so long to step down and do the right thing?  Leaders or followers?

You hear about the wildfires but it gives you a whole new perspective when you drive next to them.

Stop putting energy into situations or things u can not change.. if it does not benefit u in any kind of positive way, why keep wasting time

Don't use chasing your "dream" as an intentional distraction from doing the real work needed to get your life together.

Can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one 💡

I always board the last to get most out of the airport wifi ✈️🔥👍🏻 #hustle

Time heals nothing unless you move along with it.. Stay busy. Stay focused. Stay confident. Focus on you.

Let the stress go and the blessings flow.  Now.  Please.

I hope it was worth it !

When things are going great, that's when you need to work harder

————

By trying to get everyone to like you,

you risk not liking yourself.

[krunalsoni]

A million dollar message in the world of Social Media

A Monk of the Ramakrishna Mission was being interviewed by a journalist from NY.

The journalist started interviewing the Monk as planned earlier.

Journalist - "Sir, in your last lecture, you told us about "Contact" and  "Connection." 

It's really confusing. Can you explain?"

The Monk smiled :) and apparently deviating from the question asked the journalist:

"Are you from New York?"

Journalist: "Yeah..."

Monk: "Who are there at home?"

The Journalist felt that the Monk was trying to avoid answering his question since this was a very personal and unwarranted question. Yet the  journalist said: "Mother had expired. Father is there. Three brothers and one sister. All married..."

The Monk, with a smile on his face, asked again: "Do you talk to your father?"

The  journalist looked visibly annoyed...

The Monk: "When did you talk to him last?"

The journalist, supressing his annoyance said: "May be a month ago."

The Monk: "Do you brothers and sisters meet often? When did you meet last as a family gathering?"

At this point, sweat appeared on the forehead of the journalist.

It seemed that the Monk was interviewing the Journalist.

With a sigh, the Journalist said: "We met last at Christmas two  years ago."

The Monk: "How many days did you all stay together?"

The Journalist (wiping the sweat on his brow) said: "Three days..."

Monk: "How much time did you spend with your Father, sitting right beside him?"

The journalist looking  perplexed and embarassed and started scribbling something on a paper...

The Monk: "Did you have breakfast, lunch or dinner together? Did you ask how he was? Did you ask how his days are passing after your mother's death?"

Drops of tears started to flow from the eyes of the journalist.

The Monk held the hand of the journalist and said: "Don't be embrassed, upset or sad. I am sorry if I have hurt you unknowingly... But this is basically the answer to your question about "Contact and Connection ." 

You have 'Contact' with your father but you don't have 'Connection' with him.

You are not connected to him. Connection is between heart and heart...

Sitting together, sharing meals and caring for each other, touching, shaking hands, having eye contact, spending some time together... All your  brothers and sisters have 'Contact' but no  'Connection' with each other..."

The journalist wiped his eyes and said : "Thanks for teaching me a fine and unforgettable lesson."

This is the reality today. 

Whether at home or in the society everybody has lots of contacts but there is no connection. Everybody is busy in his or her own world. ...

Let us not maintain just "Contacts" but let us remain "Connected."  

Caring, Sharing and Spending time with all our dear ones.

[krunalsoni]

Face what you must Face [Krishna Balarama and a forest monster]

Once on a full moon day, Krishna and Balarama were walking in the forest, it was late and they decided to rest in the forest for the night. 

It was a dangerous forest, so Krishna suggested 

"Baladeva, you keep watch until midnight while I sleep, and  I will be on watch from midnight till morning." They both agreed and Krishna went to sleep.

A few hours passed, Krishna was sleeping sound. Balarama heard a growl at a distance, it was a terrifying sound. He walked a little further towards the sound. Now he could see a gigantic monster approaching him. The monster growled again, Balarama was very afraid, he trembled in fear.

Every time he trembled, the monster grew double in size. The monster grew bigger and bigger as it approached Balarama. Now the monster was standing very close to Balarama, it growled again. Terrified by the sound, size and terrible smell of the monster Balarama screamed "Krishna! Krishna!" and collapsed and fell unconscious.

Woken up by the call, Krishna followed the sound and found Balarama sleeping, Krishna thought, 'It must be my turn now' and started walking too and fro. Slowly Krishna recognized the monster standing nearby.

The monster growled at Krishna. "What do you want?" Krishna asked unafraid. The size of the monster decreased, it shrunk to half its size. "What are you doing here?" Krishna asked again and the monster shrunk again. Krishna kept questioning it expecting a reply, the monster kept shrinking every time he asked.

Now the monster was just 2 inches tall, and looked cute and adorable. Krishna took it in his hand and placed it in his waist pocket. The night passed and Balarama woke in the morning.

Balarama saw Krishna and joyously shouted "Krishna! Krishna!".

"Krishna! you don't know what a terrible thing happened while you were asleep. There was huge monster trying to kill us both. I don't know how we survived, the last thing I remember is that I fainted." Balarama said trying to recall yesterday night's events.

Krishna took out the little monster out of his pocket and said, 

"Is this the same monster?"

"Yes, but it was so big! how did it shrink?" asked Balarama.

"Every time I questioned it, it shrunk in size, finally it became this."

Balarama told Krishna how the monster grew yesterday every time he was scared of it.

Then Krishna concluded 

[krunalsoni]

Practice is boring but that's what makes your performance interesting

A story of ‘It will rain only after 12 years’

Once, Lord Indra got upset with Farmers, he announced there will be No rain for 12 years & you won't be able to produce crops

Farmers begged for clemency from Lord Indra, who then said, Rain will be possible only if Lord Shiva plays his Damru, but he secretly requested Lord Shiva not to agree to these Farmers & when Farmers reached Lord Shiva he repeated the same thing that he will play Damru after 12 years

Disappointed Farmers decided to wait till 12 years but one Farmer regularly was digging treating & putting manure in the soil & sowing the seeds even with no crop emerging

Other Farmers were making fun of that Farmer. After 3 years all Farmers asked that Farmer why are you wasting your time n energy when you know that rains will not come before 12 years

He replied " I know that crop won't come out but I'm doing it as a matter of "practice". After 12 years I will forget the process of growing crops n working in the field so I must keep it doing so that I'm fit to produce the crop, the moment there is rain after 12 years

Hearing his argument Goddess Parvati praised his version before Lord Shiva & said You may also lose the practice of playing the Damru after 12 years

The innocent Lord Shiva in his anxiety just tried to play the Damru, if he could, and hearing the sound of Damru immediately there was rain n the farmer who was regularly working in the field got his crop emerged immediately and others were disappointed.

Debriefing of this story

The game is won during the practice, not during the performance. If you are waiting for the good opportunity before you start practicing, then you have lost the race.

"Practice is boring but that's what makes your performance interesting"

[krunalsoni]

Do you live in Heaven Or Hell?

A person asked a question to his Guru,

"My workers are not true to me. My children, my wife, and the entire world are very selfish. Nobody is correct."

Guru smiled and told a story...

In one small village, there was a room with 1000 mirrors. 

One small girl used to go inside and play.! Seeing thousands of children around her she was joyful.

She would clap her hands and all the 1000 children would clap back at her.

She considered this place as the world's happiest n beautiful place and would visit often.

This same place was once visited by a sad n a depressed person.

He saw around him thousands of angry men staring at him.

He got scared and raised his hands to hit them and in return 1000 hands lifted to hit him back.

He thought... this is the worst place in the world and left that place.

This world is also a room with 1000 mirrors around you... What we let out of us is what the universe will give back to us.!!

"This world is a heaven. Or Hell... It's up to us what we make out of it..." said the Guru....

Switch into heaven with ctrl, alt and del.

[krunalsoni]

It’s TIME to bring out the Lion in you..!!

In the jungle which animal is the biggest ........

I heard you say, Elephant.

In the jungle which animal is the tallest ........

I heard you say, Giraffe.

In the jungle which animal is the wisest ........

I heard you say, Fox.

In the jungle which animal is the fastest ........

I heard you say, Cheetahs.

Among all these wonderful qualities mentioned, where is the Lion in the picture.?

Yet, you say the Lion is the KING of the jungle even without ANY of these qualities.!!

Why??

Because...

The Lion is courageous,

The Lion is very bold,

The Lion is always ready to face any challenges, any barrier that crosses his path, no matter how big/bad they are.!!

The Lion walks with confidence. The Lion dares anything and is never afraid. The Lion believes he is unstoppable. The Lion is a risk taker. The Lion believes any animal is food for him. The Lion believes any opportunity is worth giving a try and never lets it slip from his hands. The Lion has charisma.!!

So...

What is it that we get to learn from the Lion?

You don't need to be the fastest.

You don't need to be the wisest.

You don't need to be the smartest.

You don't need to be the most brilliant.

You don't need to be generally accepted to achieve your dreams and be great in life.!!

All you need is *courage*

All you need is the will to try.

All you need is the faith to believe it is possible.

All you need is to believe in yourself, that *you can* do it.!!

It's TIME to bring out the Lion in you..!!

[krunalsoni]

Potatoes, Eggs, and Coffee Beans

Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.

Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the third pot. He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?” “Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied. “Look closer,” he said, “and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face. “Father, what does this mean?” she asked. He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity– the boiling water. However, each one reacted differently. The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak. The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard. However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new. “Which are you,” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean? “ Moral:In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.

[krunalsoni]

Power of choice is that you can be a duck or an eagle

I was waiting in line for a ride at the airport in India. 

When a cab pulled up, the first thing I noticed was that the taxi was polished to a bright shine. 

Smartly dressed in a white shirt, black tie, and freshly pressed black slacks, the cab driver jumped out and rounded the car to open the back passenger door for me.

He handed me a laminated card and said: 

'I'm Wasu, your driver. While I'm loading your bags in the trunk I'd like you to read my mission statement.'

Taken aback, I read the card. 

It said: Wasu's Mission Statement: To get my customers to their destination in the quickest, safest and cheapest way possible in a friendly environment.

This blew me away. Especially when I noticed that the inside of the cab matched the outside. Spotlessly clean!

As he slid behind the wheel, Wasu said, 

'Would you like a cup of coffee? I have a thermos of regular and one of decaf.' I said jokingly, 'No, I'd prefer a soft drink.'

Wasu smiled and said, 'No problem. 

I have a cooler up front with regular and Diet Coke, lassi, water and orange juice.' Almost stuttering, I said, 'I'll take a Lassi.'

Handing me my drink, Wasu said, 'If you'd like something to read, I have The NST , Star and Sun Today.'

As they were pulling away, Wasu handed me another laminated card, 'These are the stations I get and the music they play, if you'd like to listen to the radio.'

And as if that weren't enough, Wasu told me that he had the air conditioning on and asked if the temperature was comfortable for me.

Then he advised me of the best route to my destination for that time of day. He also let me know that he'd be happy to chat and tell me about some of the sights or, if I preferred, to leave me with my own thoughts.

'Tell me, Wasu,' I was amazed and asked him, 

'have you always served customers like this?'

Wasu smiled into the rear view mirror. 

"No, not always. In fact, it's only been in the last two years. My first five years driving, I  spent most of my time complaining like all the rest of the cabbies do. Then I heard about POWER OF CHOICE one day."

The power of choice is that you can be a duck or an eagle.

'If you get up in the morning expecting to have a bad day, you'll rarely disappoint yourself. Stop complaining!'

'Don't be a duck. Be an eagle. 

Ducks quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd.'

'That hit me. really hard' said Wasu.

'It is about me. 

I was always quacking and complaining, so I decided to change my attitude and become an eagle. 

I looked around at the other cabs and their drivers. The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly, and the customers were unhappy. 

So I decided to make some changes, slowly ... a few at a time. When my customers responded well, I did more.'

'I take it that it has paid off for you,' I said.

'It sure has,' Wasu replied. 

'My first year as an eagle, I doubled my income from the previous year. This year I'll probably quadruple it. My customers call me for appointments on my cell phone or leave a message on it.'

Wasu made a different choice. 

He decided to stop quacking like a duck and start soaring like an  eagle.

Start becoming an eagle today ... one small step every week..next week... And next...And....

😃

A great Thought.

"You don't die if you fall in the water, you die only if you don't swim. 

That's the Real Meaning of Life.

[krunalsoni]

People don’t know their goal

A man was visiting a jungle where he found many arrows hitting the bulls eye on trees.

He looked around and found a boy with a bow and arrows.

He complimented him, “You are such a great archer. All your arrows are hitting the bulls eye. Can you show me how you do it?”

The boy admitted shyly, “I am not such a good archer. I actually hit the arrow first and make the circle later.”

This is the case with most of successful people. Once they are successful, they build stories around their success as if they already know their goal from the beginning. They connect everything of their past with the goal to give an impression that they did everything to achieve this goal.

The fact is that people don’t know what their goal is.

[krunalsoni]

“Test of Three by Socrates” Avoid Negative Energy

Socrates was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher and he is credited as one of the founders of the Western philosophy. 

The following story has a great moral and can easily be applied in our everyday lives:

One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who ran up to him excitedly and said, 

"Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?"

"Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before you tell me, I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Test of Three." "Three?"

"That's right, Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my student let's take a moment to test what you're going to say. The first test is Truth. 

1) Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"

No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it."

"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's True or not."

"Now let's try the second test, the test of Goodness. 

2) Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?"

"No, on the contrary..."

"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him even though you're not certain it's true?"

The man shrugged, a little embarrassed.

Socrates continued. "You may still pass though, because there is a third test - the filter of Usefulness. 

3) Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be Useful to me?"

"No, not really..."

"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me at all?"

DON’T JUST LISTEN BUT TRY SOMETIME THIS “TEST OF THREE” ;)

[krunalsoni]

Every day we have choice to live

This is a story of Jerry - A person who beat the death because of positive thought.

Jerry is the kind of guy you love to hate. 

He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" 

He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant.

The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. 

How do you do it?" 

Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.

I choose to be in a good mood. 

Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. 

Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.

"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. 

"Yes, it is," Jerry said. 

"Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life."

I reflected on what Jerry said. 

Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. 

We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.

Several years later

I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gun point by three armed robbers.

While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. 

The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center. 

After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body.

I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?" 

I declined to see his wounds but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. 

“The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," 

Jerry replied. 

"Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live."

"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. 

Jerry continued, 

"...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. 

In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man.' I knew I needed to take action." 

"What did you do?" I asked. 

"Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. 

"She asked if I was allergic to anything. 

'Yes,' I replied. 

The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. 

I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Bullets!' 

Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.'"

Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. 

I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. 

Attitude, after all, is everything.

[krunalsoni]

A Story of Pencil and Eraser

I found this conversation between the pencil and the eraser very inspirational.

Pencil: I'm sorry

Eraser: For what? You didn't do anything wrong.

Pencil: I'm sorry because you get hurt because of me. Whenever I made a mistake, you're always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself. You get smaller and smaller each time.

Eraser: That's true. But I don't really mind. You see, I was made to do this. I was made to help you whenever you do something wrong. Even though one day, I know I'll be gone and you'll replace me with a new one, 

I'm actually happy with my job. 

So please, stop worrying. I hate seeing you sad.

Parents are like the eraser whereas their children are the pencil. They're always there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes. 

Sometimes along the way, they get hurt, and become smaller / older, and eventually pass on. 

Though their children will eventually find someone new (spouse), but parents are still happy with what they do for their children, and will always hate seeing their precious ones worrying, or sad. 

All my life, I've been the pencil. And it pains me to see the eraser that is my parents getting smaller and smaller each day. 

For I know that one day, all that I'm left with would be eraser shavings and memories of what I used to have.

[krunalsoni]

A Story of Fisherman and Investment Banker

I am not a writer but I am a curator. 

So, curating stories in this blog, hope you are enjoying.

Here is an another story of Mexican fisherman and an American investment banker. 

I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did.

An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. 

Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna.

The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.

The Mexican replied, “only a little while.”

The American then asked why didn't he stay out longer and catch more fish?

The Mexican said he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs.

The American then asked, “but what do you do with the rest of your time?”

The Mexican fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siestas with my wife, Maria, and stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life.”

The American scoffed.

“I have an MBA from Harvard, and can help you,” he said. “You should spend more time fishing, and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats, and eventually, you would have a fleet of fishing boats.”

“Instead of selling your catch to a middleman, you could sell directly to the processor, eventually opening up your own cannery. You could control the product, processing, and distribution,” the American continued.

“Of course, you would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then Los Angeles, and eventually to New York City, where you will run your expanding enterprise,” the investment banker concluded.

The Mexican fisherman asked, “But, how long will this all take?”

To which the American replied, “Oh, 15 to 20 years or so.”

“But what then?” asked the Mexican.

The American laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right, you would announce an IPO, and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich. You would make millions!”

“Millions – then what?” asked the fisherman.

The American said, “Then you could retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you could sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siestas with your wife, and stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play guitar with your amigos.”

:) It is impressive!!!

How you want to live with life; that's only and only you can fix.

[krunalsoni]

A Story of Student’s Positive Outlook

In 1955, A professor asked his student whether it was God who created everything that exists in the universe?

Student replied: Yes

He again asked: what about evil ? Has God created evil also?

The student got silent....

Then the student requested that may he ask a question for him?

Professor allowed him to do so.

He asked: Does cold exist?

Professor said : yes ! Don't u feel the cold dear..

Student said: I'm sorry but you are wrong sir.

Cold is a complete absence of heat.. There is no cold, it is only an absence of heat..

Student asked again: Does darkness exist?

Professor said: yes !

Student replied: you are again wrong sir.

There is no such thing like darkness. Its actually the absence of light. Sir ! We always study light and heat, but not cold and darkness.

Similarly, the evil does not exist.

Actually it is the absence of love, faith and true belief in God.

That student was Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

[krunalsoni]

The 200 Happiest Words

Laughter, happiness, love, happy, laughed, laugh, laughing, excellent, laughs, joy, successful, win, rainbow, smile, won, pleasure, smiled, rainbows, winning, celebration, enjoyed, healthy, music, celebrating, congratulations, weekend, celebrate, comedy, jokes, rich, victory, Christmas, free, friendship, fun, holidays, loved, loves, loving, beach, hahaha, kissing, sunshine, delicious, friends, funny, outstanding, paradise, sweetest, vacation, butterflies, freedom, flower, great, sunlight, sweetheart, sweetness, award, chocolate, hahahaha, heaven, peace, splendid, success, enjoying, kissed, attraction, celebrated, hero, hugs, positive, sun, birthday, blessed, fantastic, winner, delight, beauty, butterfly,entertainment, funniest, honesty, sky, smiles, succeed, wonderful, glorious, kisses, promotion, family, gift, humor, romantic, cupcakes, festival, hahahahaha, honour, relax, weekends, angel, b-day, bonus, brilliant, diamonds, holiday, lucky, mother, super, amazing, angels, enjoy, friend, friendly, mother’s, profit, finest, bday, champion, grandmother, haha, kiss, kitten, miracle, mom, sweet, blessings, bright, cutest, entertaining, excited, excitement, joke, millionaire, prize, succeeded, successfully, winners, shines, awesome, genius, achievement, cake, cheers, exciting, goodness, hug, income, party, puppy, smiling, song, succeeding, tasty, victories, achieved, billion, cakes, easier, flowers, gifts, gold, merry, families, handsome, lovers, affection, candy, cute, diamond, earnings, interesting, peacefully, praise, relaxing, roses, Saturdays, faithful, heavens, cherish, comfort, congrats, cupcake, earn, extraordinary, glory, hilarious, moonlight, optimistic, peaceful, romance, feast, attractive, glad, grandma, internet, pleasant, profits, smart.

[krunalsoni]

Sell Tomato To Be Millionaire

A Jobless man applied for the position of 'office boy' at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.

'You are employed' he said. Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start.

The man replied 'But I don't have a computer, neither an email'.

'I'm sorry', said the HR manager. If you don't have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn't exist, cannot have the job.'

The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10Kg tomato crate. 

He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with $60.

The man realized that he can survive by this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day.

Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.

5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US .. He started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life insurance.

He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan.... When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his email. The man replied,’ I don't have an email.' 

The broker answered curiously,

'You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire.. 

Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e mail?!!' 

The man thought for a while and replied, 'Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!'

Moral of the story

Moral 1 Internet is not the solution to your life..

Moral 2 If you don't have an Internet, and work hard, you can be a millionaire.