How to find balance and purpose in your life.
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Four wheels of the Life.
After rejecting the invitation several times. Eventually, the author of this book, Gaur Gopal Das, accepted the invitation of Mr. Harry and his wife Lalita. After having lunch, the author said to get a taxi for them. So that they can go to the meeting.
On this, Harry said that with me, how will you go by taxi. Then Harry took out his Lexus car. Gopal Das took to the streets of Mumbai, accompanied by Harry in his car. Only after going some distance, the traffic jam started. (Life’s Amazing Secrets Book Summary)
Both of them got stuck in the middle of the traffic jam. Seeing the traffic jam, Harry became very upset. Harry slammed his head on the steering wheel. He started crying.
Then Gopaldas asked Harry. What is your problem? Why are you crying. Then Harry asked Gopaldas if anyone could think. Owning a Lexus car, which is followed by a lot of money. Very good career. (Life’s Amazing Secrets Book Summary)
There is a very big house by the sea. That person is not happy with his life today. Then Gopaldas said to Harry. I want to help you Tell me what is your problem. Why are you not happy with your life? Then Harry began to tell. He did not want to do engineering. Due to the pressure of parents, cleared the entrance exam of IIT.
Then took admission in Mumbai IIT. He completed his engineering. Thereafter, went to Harvard to pursue MBA. There he met Lalita. who was studying medicine. With both of them being Indians, they fell in love with each other. A few years later, they both got married to each other. After coming to India, he started his click.
He started doing his job. Since then, there has been a lot of growth in his career. He started becoming very successful. Start earning more money. After all, what’s the use of all this? When he is not happy with his life. (Life’s Amazing Secrets Book Summary)
Gopal Das’s Education.
Harry said, he likes it. Suicide it. Then Gopaldas said. Look how many people are in Harry’s traffic jam. How many different types of vehicles are there? But we all have three things in common.
First – we are all stranded.
Second – We all have to complete our journey.
Third – We all have to reach our destination.
So just think. If it is a traffic jam at all. So we won’t be trapped. Rather, you can complete your journey with great ease. Then without any problem, you can reach your destination. Similarly, there is a traffic jam in our mind too.
Which does not let us live a happy, healthy and quality life. So if we want to live a happy life. So we have to remove the traffic jam of our mind. But in today’s time, most of the people are not aware. (Life’s Amazing Secrets Book Summary)
There is a traffic jam in their mind. If they even know. So they don’t know that. That how he can remove this traffic jam. Then Gopaldas started telling Harry about the four wheels of life. he said to Harry. Every car has four wheels. If any wheel of the car gets damaged. Or there is no air in it.
So we will find it very difficult to reach our destination. Similarly, the four wheels of a car represent the 4 principles of our life. The first wheel tells our personal life. Whereas the second wheel, to our Relationship Life. The third wheel tells our work life, then the same fourth wheel tells our social life. (Life’s Amazing Secrets Book Summary)
In these four things, the whole journey of our life is included. If you want to live a happy life. So you have to take care of these four wheels. They always have to be well taken care of.
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Life’s Amazing Secrets Personal Life.
Gopal Das ji started telling Harry about personal life in the middle of the traffic jam. Author says. The most important thing in the world. That is our own life. If our own life will not be right. So what else would be right. That’s why we should try to make our personal life the best. For this he tells 5 things.
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See the positive in all things.
When you start seeing positive things in the people around you, in the things around you. Then you start feeling good. You start being happy. When you start seeing negative things in people.
So whatever happens around you. Everything looks wrong to you. When things seem wrong to you. Then you start feeling sad. That’s why you should find positive things in all things. But that doesn’t mean it. You ignore negative things. Because that’s where good things happen. There bad things happen too. (Life’s Amazing Secrets Book Summary)
But if you continue to ignore the bad things, always. So later on, it will become a big problem for you. So you keep your Mindset positive. You will be happy with this. which are negative things. You will be able to handle them well. Because our mind works well only then. When we are happy and positive. So you stay positive.
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Say Thank You.
We are unhappy in our life, that’s why. Because we think we do not have it. We don’t have that. Meaning we are not satisfied. That’s why we remain sad. But just think for a second.
You have food to eat. There are clothes to wear. home to live in. You also have hands and feet. Whereas in this world, a lot of people don’t have all these things. Millions of people are unable to eat food daily. They die. In the rain, in the cold, don’t know how their children live their families. (Life’s Amazing Secrets Book Summary)
They didn’t have clothes. Many people do not even have hands or feet. So whatever we have today. For that we should say Thank You to God. Thank You Lord for giving me all these things. When you say Thank You. So you create within yourself, a satisfaction. You start being happy.
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Press Stop Button.
People are so busy in the world. They just don’t have time. Those people keep running here and there all their life. Those people are so busy running away. Due to which their life becomes very stressful.
Those people are not able to enjoy their life. That’s why you press the Stop Button. Start living those moments of your life. whom you ignore. By which you actually get happiness. (Life’s Amazing Secrets Book Summary)
Worry Not.
I mean don’t worry. I ask you the same question 3 times. Do you have any problem in your life? There is no problem. So why worry? I ask you the same question again.
Do you have any problem in your life? Yes there is problem. Can you do something for that problem? can not do. So why worry? Now the same question, I ask you for the third time. (Life’s Amazing Secrets Book Summary)
Do you have any problem in your life? Yes, there is a problem. So can you do something for that problem? Yes, you can. So don’t do that work. Why do you worry? This means that for which we cannot do anything. (Life’s Amazing Secrets Book Summary)
Don’t worry about them. If we can do something for those things. So we should do that work. Shouldn’t worry.
Meditation.
Research has proven it. By doing meditation, the negative part of our mind. It slowly starts decreasing. That is, negative thoughts like anger, jealousy and pride come out of us.
Then slowly positive things start coming in us. Then we start being happy. Our body is the biggest asset. That’s why we should do physical exercise. We should take good sleep. Good food, must be eaten. Good water should be drunk. Most important we should focus on our learning. (Life’s Amazing Secrets Book Summary)
Relationship Life.
It was found in a study that the success we have. 85% of that depends on our relationship. After all, how is our relationship with others. If there is always a quarrel with the people around you, with the family members. Your relationship with them is not good.
So is it possible that you will be able to be happy? If it is not possible. Therefore, for us to live a happy life, it is necessary to have a strong relationship with others. So for that, Gaur Gopal Das tells 6 things.
Sensibility.
We should treat people the same way. As we expect with ourselves. That people treat us like that. If we want. that people respect us. So we should also respect them.
Six Good Things In Others.
We should see the good in people. There are 5 types of people.
First – people who see only the bad in you. Do as good a job as you want. do anything These people will only see the bad in you.
Others – People who see both good and bad in you. But ignore your good things.
Third – People who see both good and bad things in you. But he remains neutral for both the things. Meaning neither, they focus on your good things. Nor focus on bad things.
Fourth – People who see both good and bad things in you. But intentionally ignore your bad things. But a little wiser.
Fifth – People who cannot see the bad things in you. Author says. Such people can be either God. Or they go higher on the spiritual level. He can be.
That’s why it is called Gaur Gopal Das. If we want to strengthen our relationship with people. So we should become the fourth type of human being.
Work Life.
Author Gopal Das tells Harry three things about work life.
passion
In today’s time people just to earn money. Whatever work you get. He starts doing it. Whether in that work, they find happiness. or not found. Imagine if you are doing such work. What you don’t enjoy doing. So will you ever be able to do that work well?
Will you be able to be happy doing that work? So you do that work. Which is fun to do. The work in which you are Passionate. Make your career in that work.
In today’s time most of the people are not even aware. What is his passion? What does he want to do in life? Then how can you know? What is your passion? For this, a Japanese way is Ikigai. Which people use to find their passion. In this, you have to ask yourself 4 questions. If the answer to all is yes. So this will be your passion.
Competition
Authors say that we should never compete with anyone. If we do this. So with your own life, doing wrong. But if you have to compete. So do it to yourself. Do with yourself yesterday, do with yourself today. Just don’t do it to others.
Honesty
This is most important. whatever work you do. Be honest in that work. Anytime by dishonest, cheating with anyone. Or in any wrong way that you earn money. By doing this you will not be happy in life. Most important is this. Be honest all your life. Author says. We should live our work life like this, in this way.
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