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Learn from everybody
God has created one major difference between human beings and animals — presence of mind in human beings with which they can think and learn.
God has created one major difference between human beings and animals — presence of mind in human beings with which they can think and learn. Life is a continuous learning process, and you learn something new each day provided you have the desire for it.
Learning makes you an experienced individual. It is the kind of wealth that no thief can take, and can never decrease. It remains with you throughout your life and its enrichment benefits not only you but your family, relatives and friends. In times of crisis, we look upon our elders for their opinion and guidance. They are better experienced and have gone through the mill and drill of life. They are in a position to guide you, and even take you out of a difficult situation.
Once a fakir said, “I have learnt something from each and every person.” Somebody asked, “What did you learn from a thief?”
The Fakir said that once he stayed in a thief’s house. In the night when the thief returned, he asked him as to what did he steal. The thief replied, “Nothing. Today I have returned empty handed, but tomorrow I will definitely get something.”
I asked him the same question daily and the thief’s reply was the always the same. A month passed and the thief could not get anything. It put me into thinking. The thief goes for stealing every night, misses his sleep but is still not disheartened. He is always optimistic about tomorrow. I took a lesson from the great patience exhibited by the thief.
Remember, age is no bar for learning and it is not necessary that you learn only from your seniors. Inspiration can be drawn from anybody in the process of working together. Accept that with humility. It enhances our knowledge as well as stature. Be simple and humble and enjoy life to the fullest. Only then one can keep on learning and be happy.
