Chimamanda 's Mind blowing speech

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Speech On 'Being Liked' Might Change Your Whole Life

Every so often, somebody comes along and says something so honest, so inspiring, so mind-explodingly wise, that there's nothing left to do except stare at them unblinkingly, while letting the bottom halves of our mouths fall to the floor.

Chimananda Ngozi Adichie is totally that person.

Real touching story ...

If after reading this, you didn't conclude within you to make some changes or to improve in some aspects of your life, then something is definitely wrong somewhere..

I saw this elderly gentleman dining by himself, with an old picture of a lady in front of him. I though maybe I could brighten his day by talking to him.

 As I had assumed, she was his wife. But I didn’t expect such an interesting story. They met when they were both 17. They dated briefly, then lost contact when he went to war and her family moved. But he said he thought about her the entire war. After his return, he decided to look for her.

Best days of my life

A cruise ship met with an accident at sea. On the ship was a couple who, after having made their way to the lifeboat, they realized that there was only space for one person left. At this moment, the man pushed the woman behind him and jumped onto the lifeboat himself.

The lady stood on the sinking ship and shouted one sentence to her husband.
The teacher stopped and asked, "What do you think she shouted?" Most of the students excitedly answered, "I hate you! I was blind!" Now, the teacher noticed a boy who was silent throughout, she got him to answer and he replied, "Teacher, I believe she would have shouted - Take care of our child!" The teacher was surprised, asking "Have you heard this story before?" The boy shook his head, "Nope, but that was what my mum told my dad before she died to disease". The teacher lamented, "The answer is right".

Barrenness Of a Busy Life

Having goals in life is never a bad thing, especially now that we live in such a fast-paced and results-oriented world where much is expected of us. However, at some point of your existence, have you ever felt that you were just going through the motions of life just to reach the finish line?

Oftentimes, we look forward to the future too much that we tend to lose sight of the present. Be it looking forward to earning a college degree to landing that dream job, we tend to fast-forward the present in order to reach the next milestone. However, the downside to this kind of mindset is that we tend to forget how to live in the present – so much so that we overlook the beauty surrounding us. By the time we notice it, it’s already too late to rectify our mistakes.

Patching Potholes

There is an old joke that I hear every Spring here in the mountains of my home. A police officer sees a car swerving erratically on the road ahead. After pulling the car over he walks up to question the driver. The man looks out his car window and says: "I know what you are thinking officer, but I am not drunk. I was just trying to miss all of those potholes."

That joke rang true to me today as I found myself swerving my own car whenever I could to miss the huge holes in the pavement, though, I couldn't swerve much  because of the traffic. When that happened I would hit the brakes but still ended up with a bone jarring thud every time my car hit the pothole.