Trust me, it's not that Bad!!

“The same potato that hardens the egg, softens the potato!”

The above quote is not only beautiful but it also makes so much sense in the world we live in today!

We, as humans have been given extraordinary abilities to deal with various situations that come in our life. These situations can sometime go extremely intense and that is when The Almighty starts taking our test, that we commonly refer to as 'The Hard Times'.

There is no such thing in this world called darkness, it’s just the absence of light. There must have been a million instances in your life when you must have blamed God for the sufferings you’ve gone through, blamed him for all the unfortunate events that took place, blamed him for all that’s wrong with your life.

I won’t give you the generic reply that ‘No, it all depends on you about how you shape up your life’ (although that’s 90% of the time). What I need you to know here is a pretty harsh truth that life has taught me and the ones who’re close to me. However antagonistic to my general writings it may sound but it’s a bitter truth that not everything in this world has an answer even if you really keep looking.

The biggest example is a new born baby suffering from as dangerous an illness as cancer. Is there an answer as to why a child who hasn’t yet seen anything in this world nor has he/she done any wrong towards anyone has to go through such a lot of sufferings. Too many innocent kids out there who have absolutely no hopes of a two time meal are suffering from such inabilities. 

Is that justified? Does God have an answer as to why these kids have been suffering such dangerous and life taking diseases and disorders? Does this question His administration or His definition of justice?

I, up till now in my life (or anybody in my connections) have not got the satisfactory answers to these questions. However, if you have any answers then please do write them in the comments below. Again, I know most of us think it’s something to do with their previous life’s sins (or what not), then why does God have to carry over their sins in the next birth? I am a strong believer of God, but when I see those poor, unfortunate parents asking the same desperate questions, I’m all numb!

Maybe, there doesn’t have to be an answer to everything in life.

However, that’s not exactly what I want you to learn from this article. I guess what I’m trying to suggest to you is the fact that instead of finding answers to such rhetorical questions of life, we should just start working towards what gives us the solution and the way out from such tense situations. 

There are people suffering from such deadly catastrophes and yet they refuse to give up! Isn’t that inspiring? A poor man taking his 90 year old father to the hospital, in search of some more life that God might have granted him.... isn’t that just amazing? The value of life is way beyond measure and even if there’s no hope we still fight it out to survive.... Why? Because, Life is precious!

 And even after knowing all these people’s sufferings, the value of life, the struggles so many people are going through.... we pity that one person in the mirror who’s either going through a breakup, failure in business, failure in exams, and even failure in things that hardly matter. Pity, for some time is fine but Giving Up? Giving Up is a crime!

Whenever you go through such situations in life ladies and gentleman, be it as big a failure (God forbid) as in your marriage, business, etc. just don’t lose faith! Remember when you’re trying to survive in the market somebody else somewhere is trying to survive in the world and is experiencing so much more pain than you! If he hasn’t refused to give up, then why can’t you!

Your failure might have a reason, those innocent souls don’t even deserve what they’re going through! Just remember if those who do not have any hope are fighting to survive then why not me?

Why can I not do things that others so easily can? Why can I not wake up early in the morning? Why can I not rebuild my empire? Why can I not be the best artist there ever was? Why can I not live a life that creates history? Why can I not be phenomenal?

Those are the questions that you should ask to yourself because when you’ll challenge yourself and come up with flying colours through your great work even God will respect you! Those questions that do not have an answer.... just forget them, maybe some things are better hidden!

Just keep believing in yourself and turn every situation into your favour. Go ahead, Be legendary! ;)

*/Coming Soon my First Novel, Ladies and Gentlemen..... It's based somewhat on the theme that I've highlighted in the above post. The release dates and other updates on the book will be available on the Facebook page which is also the name of the book called "The Hero Within-Yes, You Are Amazing!" and the link is:

www.facebook.com/thwyyaa

So like the page, share this post and invite your friends to both this blog and the page for more awesome inspirational stuff. It's time to ignite that much needed fire in the belly folks!

Cheers to life. Go ahead, Be Phenomenal!* 

- Shivank Srivastava(Author of THW<coming soon>)

Why do we fall?

Why does the same story repeat itself?

Why does the same question pops up into all our minds?

Why do we procrastinate?

Why do we face failure?

Why do none of our plans work out?

Why do we fall?

Millions around us crave for the answers to the above questions, attend seminars, and even Google them up....

Waiting for the answers to present themselves in front of them as if a magic wand!

That's the problem with us.... We rely on others.

We rely on somebody else to take a particular career decision so that we can follow their footsteps,

we rely on other people to make relationship decisions for us, we rely on other people to tell us what to do with life, with our jobs, with our visions, with our ideas, with our dreams....

We rely on those who tell us that the world is a big bad place where people are lurking by the side just to steal our idea, just to harm us, just to take advantage of us, just to rape us, just to harass us, and yes we are living in a whole toxic society that has nothing to do with humanity, principles, broad mindedness, openness, diversities.... 

We rely on others to make our own beliefs, we rely on others to tell us whether we are right or wrong!

Believe me, THIS is the problem.... In the exam of life everybody thinks they have the same question paper.

For God's sake, start taking a stand for your life, start taking a stand for your values, start believing in faith, start believing in your abilities, nobody in this goddamn world has the authority to tell you that you're not good for anything! The more you hear these energy suckers no matter how important they are to you, the more you succumb yourself to this very narrow shell.... A shell that's going to kill you each day, each day in your own limited arena of action when you were born to live a legendary life!

I know I'm being a bit too harsh and rude on you saying that you shouldn't depend on others when it comes to your dream but let me tell you ladies and gentlemen, being selfish towards your dream is the only ethic there ever was in the life of game changers who have created a dent in the universe. Those who have chosen to rise above excuses, above the discouraging sounds of the people around them and above all their own voice of doubt!

We fall because we let the shouts of this world drown our own inner voice. We fall because we do not take initiatives, calculated risks, read books, accept our faults, commit to change, experience more experiences.... We are so goddamn comfortable in our league that boasts of toxicity, laziness, fear, and oh yes, FEAR.... Before entering into the arena we assume that either we do not have enough abilities to win the match or the match has already been fixed and I'll end up being on the losing side because I'm such a big fat loser!

It's hard changing your life but as I said in the previous post, just take the first simple step.... Go ahead make that long awaited phone call, get your meeting fixed, pitch the plan and rule the world. You are phenomenal and you don't even know it. Trust me the moment you start realizing the fact that you're no less than a one-man/one-woman army, you'll be invincible. The possibility of being wrong would vanish away from the vision of your perceptions! Take decisions and make them right. Have no regrets because when you'll give the remote control of your life in someone else's hand, you'll end up blaming the other person for who you've become and that's the worst you can do to yourself.

Learn to be self dependent ladies and gentleman. Be humble to others, listen to them carefully and then do whatever the hell you were going to do anyway. Again, the goal is to die with memories and not with dreams.

This is Shivank Srivastava bidding adieu for this week :) Have a blasting week ahead, go ahead and perform your absolute best because:

                                     "You Rely on YOU!"

*/Coming Soon my First Novel, Ladies and Gentlemen..... It's based somewhat on the theme that I've highlighted in the above post. The release dates and other updates on the book will be available on the Facebook page which is also the name of the book called "The Hero Within-Yes, You Are Amazing!" and the link is:

www.facebook.com/thwyyaa

So like the page, share this post and invite your friends to both this blog and the page for more awesome inspirational stuff. It's time to ignite that much needed fire in the belly folks!

Cheers to life. Go ahead, Be Phenomenal!* 

- Shivank Srivastava(Author of THW<coming soon>)

It's All About Taking the 1st Step!

What makes you human?

What makes you alive?

It's not about the mere physical existence.... It all begins at a psychological level!

Do you have dreams?

Do you have passion?

Do you love your life?

Do you really feel your life is worth living?

Do you think in 5 years from now your parents would be proud of who you've become?

If all your answers for the above questions are No!

Then, you really need to isolate yourself for sometime from the world that we live in which is so chaotic, polluted, loud, negative, pessimistic and energy sucking.

It's time for you to self reflect. Explore your abilities. You don't even know how special and awesome you are until you just take the very first step....

Why are you giving yourself to a world that's got nothing to do with you?

Why are you not finding answers to the one question that bothers everybody;

Why are you alive?

What is the one thing that you love doing 24 hours a day, and if you do it you totally get mesmerized in its beauty?

Try something new, do it relentlessly and see if you like it. If that doesn't work for you try something else. KEEP FINDING OUT until you finally get what you love!

In the end, your income won't matter. What will matter is the impact you had on this world and if it's nothing.... You didn't achieve anything. 

What difference would it make between you and a million others who are dying daily without giving their brilliance, their talents, inventions to this world?

If you really want to achieve all of the following:

1. Happiness

2. Respect

3. Materialistic riches

4. Peace

5. Contentment

You better ask the universe for it, tell the universe what you want and it will open doors for you!

Miracles will happen!

Start accepting and listening to what positive and influential people have to say.

Do not start judging a particular fact even without trying it out or researching about it!

That is the MAIN BASIC problem with us. We are not curious we are simply judgmental!

We judge people, we judge ideas, we judge concepts, we judge and that is all we do!

Once I told someone that reading good books and attending motivational lectures can actually help you change for a good and better life!

And the reply I got was:

Oh come on! How can a stupid 150 page book decide my destiny and how can a lucky retard who's just been gifted with a good pair of vocal chords influence my entire lifestyle!

So, Goddamn Toxic!

If such people exist in your life you can do either of the two things:

1. Tell them the scientific fact that when you read a good self help/motivational book or attend a very inspirational life changing seminar the motor neuron in our brain cells that is also called as the motivational hormone "Dopamine" gets secreated which helps you to feel better, inspired and more willing to take action from what you've just learnt!

(Probably their answer to this would be another code of negativity wrapped in the garbage of pessimistic beliefs)

                                                            

                                                       OR

2. A better response to their statement would be to remain silent, not disturbing them in their 'smooth' aura of  energy sucking particles.

Actually, just reading a book or just listening to a good motivational speech won't land you in anywhere. However they surely will act as the engine, the engine to your vehicle and that vehicle is called:

ACTION!

Just the first step, take the first baby step towards doing what you love for example;

If you've just seen an inspiring biopic of Steve Jobs, go ahead and surf through the internet and find out the list of angel investors who can invest in your dream idea that has been kept buried in the thoughts of your overloaded brain!

Before judging someone or something, better be the best at what you do! Or even better instead of being judgmental, be curious! Research into the depths of the facts, find out if someone's doing something absurd then what would have been his/her circumstances that have led him/her shape their lives this way!

Be selectively permeable. Absorbing everything will make you a confused man. Research everything you come to know about. Find out the positives from the research and then shape up your beliefs!

You become your thoughts and it's only your beliefs that will take you to a whole another level 5 years from now!

It's your life. Make a choice. Do what you love or love what you do.... There's no third option!

*/Coming Soon my First Novel, Ladies and Gentlemen..... It's based somewhat on the theme that I've highlighted in the above post. The name of the book will be revealed on 3rd June, 2016 since it's a good day for me(Mom's Birthday). The release dates and other updates on the book will be available on the Facebook page which is called "THW" and the link is:

www.facebook.com/thwyyaa

So like the page, share this post and invite your friends to both this blog and the page for more awesome inspirational stuff. It's time to ignite that much needed fire in the belly folks!

Cheers to life. Go ahead, Be Phenomenal!* 

- Shivank Srivastava(Author of THW<coming soon>)