An old man sat outside the walls of a great city. When travelers approached, they will ask the old man, “What kind of people live in this city?” The old man would answer, what kind of people live in the place where you came from? If the travelers answered, Only bad people live in the place where we came from, the old man would reply, “continue your journey; you will find only bad people here.” But if the travelers answered, Good people live in the place where we came from, “then the old man would say, “Enter this city, for here too you will find only good people”. What is the lesson behind this story? The world is exactly how you see it. More so, you will always get what you are looking for. If you are looking for evil in the world, it will surely get to you, but If you are looking for the good in the world, it will surely get to you.
If you want to live a happy life, the following 13 golden rules for you:
- If you want your dreams to come true, don’t oversleep.
- The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention.
- Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.
- One thing you can give and still keep is your word.
- A friend walks in when everyone else walks out.
- The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.
- Ideas won’t work unless YOU do.
- One thing you can’t recycle is wasted time.
- One who lacks the courage to start has already finished.
- The heaviest thing to carry is a grudge.
- Don’t learn safety rules by accident.
- We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves.
- Jumping to conclusions can be a very bad exercise.
