some people have a lot and yet they fail miserably some people have very little
and yet they lead rich and successful lives I will give you one instance of
either case so that we can draw conclusions from it first the first kind
the typical example I came across was of Elvis Presley
he was the icon of a generation he was called the king of rock and roll or more
simply the king he was blessed with exceptionally good looks a golden voice
as a result of it he became a super celebrity he had amazing wealth
exceedingly popular and the end what was his life here's a description of an
average day of Elvis Presley during his last four years having performed on the
stage when he would return he would tell his retinue of servants give me the
first hit they would give him in a paper different colored crystals different
barbecue rates and they would give him a shot of drugs under his shoulder blade
then a race would begin how much he could eat and drink before he fell
asleep he would then fall off asleep and the morning four o'clock he would wake
up now with less enthusiasm because he was drugged he would say give me the
second hit they would again jab an injection under his shoulder blade and
give him some crystals to eat that would keep him knocked off through the morning
around 12 or so third time when he woke up whether he asked or not they would
give him the third hit in the early night he would take some chemicals to
bring himself back into energy and go and give his performance on stage and
then repeat this process his closest associates when asked why does he do
this said he is so unhappy he wishes to forget himself that is why
he does it here is the example of someone who had so many blessings and
yet his inner life was a miserable failure now contrast this with somebody
who was his contemporary this was a lady who most of you have heard of her name
was Helen Keller Helen Keller at the age of 18 months she got a virus as a result
of it she lost her sight and her hearing two of the five senses became dead so
from the age of one and a half years till the age of six little Helen Keller
used to throw tantrums she didn't have means to communicate when parents would
touch her she would go into a tantrum as a solution her mother took her
to a school for the physically challenged and Sullivan was the
principal of the school she touched Helen Keller and little Helen again
threw a tantrum and so lemon told the mother leave her with me tonight I will
take care of her so when the mother had gone and Sullivan placed little Helens
left hand under the water faucet and with the right hand
she drew indicated water for the first time in her life little Helen understood
that physical entities have designations or names a light went on inside her she
was thrilled on this little bit of learning she wanted to learn more that
night she learned the names of 30 objects she continued to keep learning
she learned to Braille she went on to become a graduate and started doing
philanthropy around the world as she became famous she desired to give
lectures so she wanted to learn how to speak she did not know how to her and
yet she learned how to speak and she delivered lectures around the world
she lived till a ripe age and at the end she said life has been so beautiful I've
enjoyed every single day see from one perspective she had so much
less than others and from another perspective she had made her lie
a success on these three parameters to feel good to think good to do good so to
be successful internally and externally
God has bestowed all of us with many assets our body our resources our family
our social status our set of skills and knowledge very often we sideline these
we underestimate these and we think I am NOT happy because of this thisthis you
know this guy doesn't behave properly that's why I'm not happy the situation
is not exactly right for me that is why I'm justified in having negative
thoughts God is not taking care of me so much
that is the problem in other words we tend to rationalize for our negative
thinking by blaming externals if we do that we will never succeed in the art of
mind management because the first step is to take responsibility for what I
think for what I feel I am responsible I should not blame anybody else