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Life Lessons from a 60 Years Old Person

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Life Lessons from a 60 Years Old Person I asked one of my friends who has crossed 50 & is heading to 60. What sort of change he is feeling in him? He sent me the following very interesting lines, which I would like to share with you all..... 1)After loving my parents, my siblings, my spouse, my children, my friends, now I have started loving myself. 2) I just realized that I am not “Atlas”. The world does not rest on my shoulders. 3) I now stopped bargaining with vegetables & fruits vendors. After all, a few Rupees more is not going to burn a hole in my pocket but it might help the poor fellow save for his daughter’s school fees. 4) I pay the taxi driver without waiting for the change. The extra money might bring a smile to his face. After all, he is toiling much harder for a living than me 5) I stopped telling the elderly that they've already narrated that story many times. After all, the story makes them walk down memory lane & relive the past. 6) I have learned not t...

How to achieve Greater Happiness

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Happiness There was a time when happiness was very easy. Meeting friends, meeting loved ones, doing good, clearing one's path, helping someone. Sweet melon came out, watermelon came out red, mangoes did not leak.  We ate toffee, brought samosas, eat jalebis, found water hot in the bathroom, got admission, passed out, matriculated, done FA, BA, did MA got married, ate food, invited, got married, performed Umrah and performed Hajj, built a small house, took out suit for Amy Abba, took jewelry for his sister, arrived home prematurely for his wife,  The children arrived, the children got older, they got married, the grandparents became the grandparents. Everything was easier and everyone was happy. Then we started looking for trouble, which school to get the child in, the position to come in, the number, the GPA, what the boy does, how is the car, how much the salary, Wore the branded clothes or Then copy it, lie then defend it, politics became the industry. ...