Insight 30.4

"Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road."

Dag Hammarskjold
1905-1961, Statesman and Secretary-General of U.N.

Insight 29.4

"Set your sights high, the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is too good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way."

Eileen Caddy
Author

Insight 28.4

"When you give someone a book, you don't give him just paper, ink, and glue. You give him the possibility of a whole new life."

Christopher Morley
1890-1957, Novelist, Journalist and Poet

Insight 27.4

"Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so."

Belva Davis
Award-Winning Journalist

Truth and Falsehood

Truth and Falsehood

One day Akbar asked the courtier if they could tell him the difference between truth and falsehood in three words or less. The courtiers looked at one another in bewilderment. “What about you, Birbal?” asked the Emperor. “I am surprised that you too are silent.”

“I am silent because that you too are silent.”

“I am silent because I want to give others a chance to speak,” said Birbal.

“Nobody else has the answer, “said the Emperor. “So go ahead and tell me what the difference truth and falsehood is, in three words or less.”

Birbal’s Solution

“Four fingers”, said Birbal.

“Four fingers?” asked the Emperor, perplexed.

“That’s the difference between truth and falsehood, Your Majesty,” said Birbal.

“That which you see with your own eyes is the truth. That which you have only heard about might not be true. . More often than not, it’s likely to be false.”

“That is right,” said Akbar. “But what did you mean by saying the difference is four fingures?”

“That distance between one’s eye and one’s ears is the width of four fingures, Your majesty,” said Birbal, grinning.

Moral

There is a clear distinction between the truth revealed by the observation and hearsay. Observation should also be continuous observation and not the interpreted observation.

For example a person should not be judged by the appearance. A manager will commit a serious error if he/she is unable to distinguish reality and what looks like a reality.

Insight 25.4

"When you affirm big, believe big and pray big, putting faith into action,

big things happen."

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
1898-1993, Preacher and Author

Insight 24.4

"You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life."

James G. Bilkey
Author

Insight 23.4

"Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable."

Francis Bacon
1561-1626, Philosopher, Statesman, Scientist and Author

Insigth 22.4

"When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say."

Abraham Lincoln
1809-1865, 16th President of the United States

Insight 21_4

"People are like sticks of dynamite. The power is on the inside, but nothing happens until the fuse gets lit."

Mac Anderson
Author

Insight

"A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown."

Denis Waitley
Author and Speaker