Plant a flower that spread fragrance forever
From beginning of mankind, human being are able to conquer the world with great armies and strength, as history is filled with warriors who ruled the world, but in the end, thus do those warriors really influences the lives of people around them? To conquer the hearts of people you have to sacrifice yourself for sake of others happiness and comfort, to rule the hearts of people is most blissful feeling that person can experience on this world, it make you feel alive and valuable to others. Dale Carnegie in his book “How to Win Friends and Influence People” narrate aesthetically about importance of being interested in others. He quoted stories about people whose lives were completely changed by act of kindness, love and friendship. Like George Dyke of North Warren, Pennsylvania after 30 years, retiring from service station business became fiddler and with more affection and interaction towards others, he created life for himself at a time when most people consider their productive years are over. Similarly, Theodore Roosevelt, former president of United States, well known for valor and improvisation during World War, but very few people knew about his conduct and affection with his servants. He was very ground to earth person and use to inquire health of everyone in the White House. Once he was on official visit, so he called White House, to inquire about well-being of everyone by calling each by name.
Now I will like to share experience my life and how I applied this principle of being interested in my life, I met some of my friends and apart from usual badinage, I discussed about their lives, what kinds of problems they are facing now a day, I tried to support them morally and practically in their challenges of life. This is way soothing someone depressed and worried, worth every second of my life, this is most blissful contentment. I also had little conversation with shopkeeper of grocery store near my home, usually we interact only about list of items, that I bought from his shop, but this time I inquired about his health and about his children, their education, give him advice about career selection and information about good colleges in city. We also discuss about political situation of country and how this will affect business. In the end, it was good conversation, I am really thankful to Amal Academy which pushed me to take this initiative, to be interested in others.