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   Pic as found on internet I found this author while googling about top rated writers around the world. Haruki Murakami is a Japanese author. His novels, essays, and short stories have been bestsellers in Japan as well as internationally around the world, with his work translated into 50 languages and selling millions of copies outside Japan. I have read many novels and books of Murakami, and every time I discover his writings as fresh, raw, and oddly sealed with magic. The sunken feelings of human beings are captured phenomenally in his compositions. His books present the world which seems to be untruly true. Men Without Women is a compilation of 07 short stories. The stories penetrated through my eyes and have left deep impressions on my thoughts and heart. These small tales explore those crushing feelings of losing someone…due to death, mistake, misunderstandings, or many other reasons. It depicts the bravery of a person to lift his broken spirit and carry on forward w...

Move on!!   Disclaimer- This post is part of trait-series-for-kids which I began to search and write for my kids in 2019. With this series of blog posts containing knowledge-slash-experience, I pray from the almighty that our kids have a simple but magical life. The contents of the series are the outcome of the rigorous search, several readings and experiences, and self-reflection. Each trait post will end in a mantra to follow. Dear Filho , Existence is simple if you want it. Life is enjoyable if you work with it. One of the major challenges you will deal with as you leave your nest is encountering competition leading to that inevitable urge to prove yourself. An enormous surge to be at the prime always. Facing the infinite and continual thrusts from others. The rush of adrenaline!! By definition, "competition" means the activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others . Seems harsh...but hey, Competition is not...

  Nooooo!!! This book with its lengthy title is a mini-summary in itself. The detailed title of the book is - " The Art Of Saying NO: How To Stand Your Ground, Reclaim Your Time And Energy, And Refuse To Be Taken For Granted (Without Feeling Guilty!) " The two-letter term “NO” is sometimes the most difficult one to pronounce with strangers and strangely… effortlessly uttered with loved ones. And if I may explain, the effect of this NO is variedly distinct. With strangers, the hardship in saying “no” leads to a wastage of time and energy while with loved ones, that “no” leads to fractions in relationships and emotional distancing. I hope you get the sense . The point is to evaluate if we are being used as a "professional doormat" for our easy-going attitude of saying “yes” or termed as "a people-pleaser" for rarely saying “No”. Our “priority” should be the key in deciding “Ney” or “Yey”. This book provides a step-by-step, strategic guide for setting bounda...

Approved or Rejected?  Once upon a time, a man visited Lord Buddha and asked him “ What is the price of human life? What is the worth of my life? ” Lord Buddha smiled and rather gave him a shining stone and said “First go and discover the worth of this stone. However, do not sell the stone at any cost” The man got puzzled but without saying anything took that stone and took off to the market. First, he went to an Orange Seller and inquired about the worth of the stone. Orange seller replied, “I will give a dozen oranges in exchange for the stone.” The man moved on and then went to a vegetable vendor and asked him the same question. The vendor shouted, “Take a sack of potatoes and leave this shiny stone.” Next, he went to a goldsmith and showed him the stone. Goldsmith, stunned by the shine of the stone, said “Sell me this stone for 10000 gems”. Kishore refused this offer. Goldsmith readily conceded to pay him a further 500,000 gems. Finally, he went to a diamond merchant and showed...

Every moment is precious Internet Image In the heap of self-help genres existing in the market, there are some which are deposited in my daily/monthly read. One such gem of a book is No Ordinary Moments by Dan Millman. This is a-daily-read-to-begin-your-day kind of book. This book is written after Way of the peaceful warrior based upon the early life of Dan Millman. The book ''No ordinary moments'' was written more than 10 years after the first publication of' “Way of the Peaceful warrior”. No ordinary moments talk about life in passing moments. Whether we are alive or relatively dead, awake or snoozing, life is passing in each moment. The book has topics for being and becoming real and keys for transformation. It addresses overcoming the battle within and living an expanded life. The book has a list of action items. Each Action item has a recipe/method to follow it. My favorite action items from the book are- Learning from adversity, Three Selves- Three motives, ...