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“In life, we can’t always control the first arrow. However, the second arrow is our reaction to the first. The second arrow is optional.” Picture yourself walking through a forest. Suddenly, you’re hit by an arrow. This first arrow may be a lousy or hurtful event ( like missing the train, burning food while cooking, spilling medicine, being late for work, etc .), which can cause pain or inconvenience to our inner peace for the moment or an hour or so, but it should get over. But, generally, the hurt of the first arrow isn’t over yet. There is a second arrow , which brings more pain and suffering. The second arrow represents our reaction to the wrong event—how we choose to respond emotionally. For example, we may forgive ourselves for burning the food (1st arrow) and later decide to cook another meal for the day or order from a restaurant. It can also happen that we may become disappointed (2nd arrow) with ourselves for burning the meal and, in reaction, become angry with o...

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...