It takes guts to say what this man (Sam Harris) is saying. It is so important to hear this man out and wake up from the delusion we have been born into. “Think for yourself” is what we preach and all we ask when you hear this man is to keep an open mind. The truth about the real god lies behind the concocted words of many a religions.

The milky way passes us almost every day, visible ever few days. Well this is what you are missing:

This will make us think twice about throwing our garbage into the sea, or anywhere else for that matter. This boils back to each of us and the choices we make every day. The empirical truth about our garbage disposal is that we are doing a horrible job of taking care of the problem.

I heard the story below in the movie “David Wilson’s War”. The substance of the tale moved me a little so figure Ishare it with you.

Once upon a time there was a boy who lived in a village who got a horse for his birthday.

Everyone in the village talked about how lucky the boy was to have gotten such an amazing gift.

When the zen master in the village was told about this extra ordinary gift, he just said “We shall see”

A few months later, the boy broke two of his legs riding the horse, and all the villagers talked about how unlucky the boy was for getting the horse.

On hearing the unfortunate news, the zen master said, we shall see.

A year later there was a big war, and all the youth in the village were drafted for war. Because the boy with the horse did not have any legs, he was spared.

Once again  all the villagers started talking how lucky that the boy did not have to go to war because he had no legs.

When told about this latest news, the zen master once again said “we shall see…”

What is the moral of the story?

Only time will tell the virtue of a good or bad fortune. It is up to us to make the most of the hand we are dealt with.

Reading motivating stories or quotes produce no results if you dont let the words move you. Then it just becomes a curocity or a wasted of time.  To benefit from motivation one needs to incorporate a discipline of “daily update”, “taking words to heart” and putting them into action everyday. No other way around it. Greatness takes persistance, drive and discipline. If you are not up to it, visit this section when you are ready.