Look at You :P

There was a man who remained bachelor his whole life because he was in a search of a perfect woman. When he was 70 somebody asked, “You have been travelling and travelling -from New York to Delhi, from Delhi to Rome, from Rome to London, and you have been searching. Could you not find a perfect woman? Not even one?”

The sad old man replied, “Yes, once I did. One day, long ago, I came across a perfect woman.”

The inquirer asked, “Then what happened? Why didn’t you get married?”

The old man replied with a lower tone, “What to do? She was looking for the perfect man.”

When looking for perfection in others, how blind you are to your own imperfection.

Why Brakes ?

A wise man asked, why do you have brakes in cars?

There were some logical replies,

To avoid accidents.
To reduce speed.
Basically, for safe driving.
That’s not how the wise man perceived the importance of a brake. His answer was:

We have brakes, so that we can drive faster.

Now that was unexpected. People didn’t agree at first. It didn’t make much sense. But listen to the logic behind it…

If there are no brakes, any person would try to avoid accident by driving slow. In fact he won’t drive at all. It’s the security of working brakes that allows him to pick up speed, accelerate and reach his destination.

We can apply the same for life.

It’s necessary to have a fallback option. It’s necessary to have a source of mental support. Without their help, no man can rise. Who’re they? Friends, family and colleagues.

They often question your actions, which may cause us to get irritated. But it’s their constant nagging which involuntarily helps us stay right on track.

Without those brakes, we can skid, lose direction, and meet with an unfortunate accident.