The only way to success
Are you like me and have a some scars from when you tried to master the art of skiing and skating when you where a kid. How did we finally manage to get down the slope in one piece ? We tried and fell and tried again. We saw some older guy who really could skate well and we wanted to be like him. Then we get older and we start to think like “I could never write a book “. But how did the now famous writers start their career ? More than one of them talk about how they sent their material to a publisher who politely said it was not good enough. Did they give up ? No they tried again. Like a child who learns to walk they tried and tried again. Every “mistake” is a step in the right direction. With every mistake we also get to learn a tiny bit more of how it is to actually walk successfully. We set out to run because we know it is healthy. It is raining outside and it is cold. We get a pain in a knee after 2 kilometers and we are really disappointed that we cannot run as fast as the guy we saw in the commercial for running shoes. We are also disappointed because we wanted to run for 5 kilometers. What about if we are grateful for the 2 kilometers we ran ? Will that not change the whole scenario ?
At an early age I got interested in Buddhism and the prince who left his kingdom in the search for truth. How can I apply this story to my own life ? to be able to sit I took up the study of yoga. Is there a contradiction between yoga and science ? Sure we can get a theoretical understanding through books, but without the experience we are stuck. Why is it so hard to practice non-violence when the mosquito is landing on my neck ?