For a tree to grow to its size takes years, but to cut it takes a few minutes. To build a building such as the World Trade Centre takes years, but to bring it down, takes but a few hours. The principle of life also is that creation and preservation takes consistent efforts and destruction takes but a few minutes....

I had a wonderful opportunity to once more learn about Mahatma Gandhiji from his grandson Arun Gandhiji in a chance meeting in Orlando, Florida in U.S.A. ...

Recently I was conducting a seminar in Delhi, when during the lunch break; one of the participants approached me to discuss his issues in private....

Professor: “What is Evil?” Student: “Sir, I will explain, but kindly answer my questions first.” Professor: “Ok.” Student: “Does cold exist?” Professor: “Yes.” Student: “No Sir, there is nothing like cold. It is complete absence of heat.” Student: “Does darkness exist?” Professor: “Yes.” Student: “No Sir, there is nothing like darkness. It is actually the complete absence of light. According to physics, we can study light and heat but not darkness and cold.”...

Once a newly married man was living with his mother and new wife. Soon the daughter-in-law and the mother-in-law started having difficulties living with each other. The daughter-in-law started to feel that the mother-in-law was very unreasonable and did everything to make the daughter-in-law’s life miserable. As time passed the daughter-in-law’s misery kept on intensifying....

In life, every day one faces an opportunity to practice becoming better, instead of becoming bitter. Recently I had to travel from Delhi to Kota in an overnight train, and for me to get to Kota was very important. I was wait listed in the train, and didn’t get the confirmation. Since I had to reach Kota, I boarded the train, second A/C compartment with a general class ticket with the hope that the ticket collector will give me a berth....

A must see movie for all the families is English Vinglish, starring Sridevi, directed by Gauri Shinde. It is a great movie which teaches us how to correct family members when they ill treat us....

Once a king asked his Raj Guru in an arrogant tone, “What should a king be doing?” The Raj Guru asked the king, “Do you really want to learn?” The King replied curtly, “Yes, I really want to learn.”...

Certainty is the first pillar, it means that our day to day conduct should be tempered by discipline, so we are consistent in our efforts in serving our family and our co-workers. People like Mother Teresa and A.P.J. Abdul Kalam functioned tirelessly doing the same good deeds day after day....

The most important characteristic that we need to inculcate in our children who will live in the 21st and 22nd century, is the ability to fail. All successful people built their success on the lessons learned from their failures. Great entrepreneurs and professionals in any field have done well not in spite of their failures, but because of their failures....