Wednesday, November 25, 2009

My philosophy of Life - Truthfulness and Asking

The Truth Shall Make You Free


There are a few things that I believe in life – truthfulness in relation to spirituality and asking for things in life when you need to.


Spirituality and truthfully

I come from a family of Buddhist background, I may be a free thinker but I believe in religious teachings. One of the things that my father taught me was to be sincere and truthful. I firmly believe in it because honesty is the best policy in whatever you do. When you are truthful, there is no guilt feeling or need to remember that you have told a lie.

Spirituality has a lot to do with what we do in our life. You want to have peace of mind, you want to sleep soundly at night and you don’t want to struggle with your inner self, just be honest with yourself and with others. You don’t have to ask God to forgive you for the things that you have done wrong morally,

The other thing I believe is that spiritual well-being can be achieved by being in good health. I practice Tai Chi every morning. It is a form of meditation in motion. When you do it mindfully you are in communion with nature. Your mind is calm and you feel peaceful internally.

Life is about getting along with people around you. Be truthful and be sincere to them. You are happy and they are happy too because they understand you.


Just ask for it

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." -Matthew 7:7-8


In life, I always remember one thing, when you need something just ask for it. If you don’t; how do people know you want something? You may not get it, but you do not lose anything at all. On the other hand, you may get more than what you bargained for. As an example when you like that girl and you want to get a date, just ask for it. Be happy if she agrees, don’t be sad if she refuses because you have never dated her before and there is nothing to lose. Likewise, when you want a raise you also have to ask for it. By asking you may not get an increment and if you don’t get it, you don’t lose anything. Your salary remains the same. Just remember to ask at the right time with facts and figures to back you up. In life, keep asking, keep finding, and keep knocking. Don’t give up.

2 comments:

  1. This is a very good advice. However, it is also one that is easier said then done. It is easy to want to be truthful, but the fact is, quite often circumstances make us difficult to be truthful. (it is like most smokers know smoking is harmful to their health and want to quit smoking, and yet most are not able to do so, for whatever reason.) The same with asking, our ego quite often prevents us from asking, especially when the thought of being rejected might cause us to 'lose' face. Therefore I think as a sequel to the above, a discussion on why it is difficult to be truthful or to ask would be most welcome.

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  2. Thanks for your comment.

    In life I understand that it is difficult to be truthful. As an example, when someone has committed adultery. Do you think he can summon his courage to confess to his wife asking for pardon without risking a divorce from his wife? The only thing to do is to be true to yourself and to others.

    On the other hand success in life has a lot to do with the people around us. When you are sincere and truthful and you have a clear objective, you can always ask for help without worrying about being rejected. Building a relationship is like maintaining a bank account; you need to deposit first before you can withdraw.

    I hope you will find the information useful.

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