সুখ সম্পর্কে ইতিহাসের ৯ মহা দার্শনিকের উপলব্ধি

বার্ট্রান্ড রাসেল (১৮৭২-১৯৭০) 'সব ধরনের সাবধানতার মধ্যে প্রেম-ভালোবাসার ক্ষেত্রে সাবধানতাই সম্ভবত সুখ লাভের পথে সবচেয়ে বড় বাধা।' ফ্রেডরিখ 

নিটশে (১৮৪৪-১৯০০) 'সুখ হলো এমন এক অনুভূতি যা ক্ষমতা আরো বাড়িয়ে তোলে- যা প্রতিরোধ শক্তিকেও ছাড়িয়ে যায়।'

জন স্টুয়ার্ট মিল (১৮০৬-১৮৭৩) 'আমি আমার খায়েশগুলো পূরণ করার বদলে বরং সেগুলোকে সীমিত করে আনার মাধ্যমেই সুখের অনুসন্ধান করতে শিখেছি।'

সক্রেটিস (৪৭০/৬৯ খ্রি. পূ.-৩৬৯ খ্রি. পূ.) 'বেশি বেশি চাওয়ার মধ্যে নয় বরং অল্পতেই তুষ্ট থাকার সক্ষমতা গড়ে তোলার মধ্যেই সুখী হওয়ার রহস্য লুকিয়ে রয়েছে।'

কনফুসিয়াস (৫৫১ খ্রি. পূ.-৪৭৯ খ্রি. পূ.) 'মানুষ যতই ভালো চিন্তা করায় মনোযোগ দিবে ততই তার এবং তার আশপাশের দুনিয়াটা সুখী হয়ে উঠবে।' 

সেনেকা (৪ খ্রি. পূ.-৬৫ খ্রিষ্টাব্দ) 'মানবপ্রজাতির সবচেয়ে সেরা আশীর্বাদগুলো আমাদের নিজেদের ভেতরেই এবং আয়ত্বের মধ্যেই রয়েছে। একজন প্রজ্ঞাবান মানুষ তার ভাগে যখন যা পান তা নিয়েই সন্তুষ্ট থাকেন; আর তার যা নেই তা নিয়ে তিনি কখনো আক্ষেপ করেন না।'

লাও জু (মৃত্যু ৫৩১ খ্রি. পূ.) 'আপনি যদি অবসাদে আক্রান্ত হয়ে থাকেন তাহলে বুঝতে হবে আপনি অতীতে বাস করছেন। আর আপনি যদি উদ্বেগে আক্রান্ত হয়ে থাকেন তাহলে বুঝতে হবে আপনি ভবিষ্যতে বাস করছেন। আর আপনি যদি শান্তিতে থাকেন তাহলে বুঝতে হবে আপনি বর্তমানে বাস করছেন।'

সোরেন কিয়ের্কেগার্ড (১৮১৩-১৮৫৫) 'জীবন কোনো সমস্যা নয় যে এর সমাধান করতে হবে, বরং এ হলো এক বাস্তবতা যার অভিজ্ঞতার মধ্য দিয়ে যেতে হবে।'

হেনরি ডেভিড থোরু (১৮১৭-১৮৬২) 'সুখ হলো প্রজাপতির মতো; যতই আপনি এর পেছনে ছুটবেন ততই এটি আপনার কাছ থেকে পালিয়ে বেড়াবে। তার চেয়ে বরং আপনি আপনার মনোযোগ অন্য কিছুর দিকে নিবিষ্ট করুন, তখন দেখবেন চুপিসারে সুখটি এসে কোমলভাবে আপনার কাঁধে বসে পড়বে।'

Inspirational Quotes

"Just know, when you truly want success, you'll never give up on it. No matter how bad the situation may get." – Unknown

"Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else." – Les Brown

"I don't regret the things I've done, I regret the things I didn't do when I had the chance." – Unknown

"Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." – Joshua J. Marine

"Its hard to wait around for something you know might never happen; but its harder to give up when you know its everything you want." – Unknown

"One of the most important keys to Success is having the discipline to do what you know you should do, even when you dont feel like doing it." – Unknown

"Good things come to those who wait… greater things come to those who get off their ass and do anything to make it happen." – Unknown

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace & gratitude." – Denis Waitley

"In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure." – Bill Cosby

"Go where you are celebrated – not tolerated. If they can't see the real value of you, it's time for a new start." – Unknown

"Dont be afraid to stand for what you believe in, even if that means standing alone.." – Andy Biersack

"The best revenge is massive success." – Frank Sinatra

"Forget all the reasons it won't work and believe the one reason that it will." – Unknown

"I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. Its because of them I'm doing it myself." – Albert Einstein

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle." – Steve Jobs

"Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish it." – Unknown

"When you say "It's hard", it actually means "I'm not strong enough to fight for it". Stop saying its hard. Think positive!" – Unknown

"Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try." – Jack Canfield

"The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow. For every challenge encountered there is opportunity for growth." – Unknown

"Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs." – Farrah Gray

"The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible." – Joel Brown

"Self confidence is the most attractive quality a person can have. how can anyone see how awesome you are if you can't see it yourself?" – Unknown

"We learn something from everyone who passes through our lives.. Some lessons are painful, some are painless.. but, all are priceless." – Unknown

"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. it means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections." – Unknown

"Nobody ever wrote down a plan to be broke, fat, lazy, or stupid. Those things are what happen when you don't have a plan." – Larry Winget

"Three things you cannot recover in life: the WORD after it's said, the MOMENT after it's missed and the TIME after it's gone. Be Careful!" – Unknown

"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." – Carl Bard

"When the past calls, let it go to voicemail, believe me, it has nothing new to say." – Unknown

"Rule #1 of life. Do what makes YOU happy." – Unknown

"Walk away from anything or anyone who takes away from your joy. Life is too short to put up with fools." – Unknown

"Love what you have. Need what you want. Accept what you receive. Give what you can. Always remember, what goes around, comes around…" – Unknown

"Just remember there is someone out there that is more than happy with less than what you have." – Unknown

"The biggest failure you can have in life is making the mistake of never trying at all." – Unknown

"Life has two rules: #1 Never quit #2 Always remember rule # 1." – Unknown

"No one is going to hand me success. I must go out & get it myself. That's why I'm here. To dominate. To conquer. Both the world, and myself." – Unknown

The Dear, Lion and Forest Fire

In a forest, a pregnant deer is about to give birth.
She finds a remote grass field near a strong-flowing river.
This seems a safe place.
Suddenly labour pains begin.

At the same moment, dark clouds gather around above & lightning starts a forest fire.
She looks to her left & sees a hunter with his bow extended pointing at her.
To her right, she spots a hungry lion approaching her.

What can the pregnant deer do?
She is in labour!
What will happen?
Will the deer survive?
Will she give birth to a fawn?
Will the fawn survive?
Or will everything be burnt by the forest fire?
Will she perish to the hunters' arrow?
Will she die a horrible death at the hands of the hungry lion approaching her?

She is constrained by the fire on the one side & the flowing river on the other &
boxed in by her natural predators.
What does she do?
She focuses on giving birth to a new life.
The sequence of events that follows are:
- Lightning strikes & blinds the hunter.
- He releases the arrow which zips past the deer & strikes the hungry lion.
- It starts to rain heavily, & the forest fire is slowly doused by the rain.
- The deer gives birth to a healthy fawn.


In our life too, there are moments of choice when we are confronted on αll sides
with negative thoughts and possibilities.
Some thoughts are so powerful that they overcome us & overwhelm us.
Maybe we can learn from the deer.
The priority of the deer, in that given moment, was simply to give birth to a baby.
The rest was not in her hands & any action or reaction that changed her focus
would have likely resulted in death or disaster.


Ask yourself,
Where is your focus?
Where is your faith and hope?

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In the midst of any storm, do keep it on Almighty Allah always.
Allah will never ever disappoint you. NEVER.
Remember, Allah neither slumbers nor sleeps...

11 Inspirational Quotes by the Unforgotten Bruce Lee

The inspiring Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist and the inventor of Jeet Kune Do, Bruce Lee, has surely left an impact on the world. With his philosophies being so meaningful, reflecting his positive outlook on life, it's difficult for the world to forget his successful life. Here are some of his most influential motivational quotes that are too true to not live by.

01. Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.

02. Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

03. If you love life, do not waste your time. For, time is what life is made up of.

04. Noticed that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, whole the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.   

05. Showing off is the fool’s idea of glory.

06. I fear not the man who has practiced 10 thousand kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10 thousand times.

07. Real living is living for others.

08. Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure difficult one.

09. Love is like friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame very pretty, often hot & fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep burning & unquenchable.

10. As you think, so shall you become.

11. A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.

Worrying Creates More Problems

A man having stomach pain went to his doctor. The doctor asked if he was having trouble in his personal life or at his job.

The man explained that he was worried about some incidents that had happened at work with his boss and his co-workers. Was there something the man could do to change what had happened? ''No,'' responded the man. ''But it continues to bother me." The doctor said, ''There is nothing you can do about the past. Close the chapter and move on. You are upsetting yourself and your stomach over something you cannot change.'' The doctor prescribed some medicine, and advised him to forget the past to help expedite the cure of his stomachaches.

The next patient was a woman with migraine. She explained that she was afraid of making a wrong decision about her future. Sensing that this was causing her headaches, he told her, ''If you make a decision that turns out all right, there is nothing to worry about. If you make a decision that turns out wrong, you still have the option to rectify matters. No decision is irreversible. Make a list of your options; make a counter-plan for each option and then act. Analyse the situation, and then act. Then take each step as it comes.''

People either worry about a past that they cannot change, or they worry about a future that has not yet happened. Many worry over problems they anticipate or fears that never materialise. Many of our stress-related illnesses are due to problems that we face mentally, psychologically or emotionally. What is certain is that there are always going to be problems.

Murphy's Law says that if anything can go wrong, it will. There does not seem to be anyone who has not experienced problems in life. Every time we solve one problem, a new one springs up. After a while we begin to wonder if there will be a time in life when we can be free of problems.

Nobody said that life was going to be easy or that everything was going to be perfect. The question is, how do we handle our problems? Do we face them as a challenge and try to solve them, or do we fret and worry about them? We compound our problems by worry and fretting because this added stress can make us physically sick.

The pressures of life are so great that they affect us physically and mentally. We find that people undergo anxiety, fear, depression and phobias. Offices of psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists are filled with normal, everyday people who cannot cope with life's struggles.

If our mind is positive and happy, we may feel physically better than when our mind is troubled and anxious. Our mental state can cause stress-related illnesses.

Studies have shown that when we are angry or emotionally upset, chemicals released in our body prepare us for ''fight or flight''.

We need to find some acceptable way to prevent the mental, emotional and physical effects of stress which are making us ill.

Meditation has numerous benefits for our physical and mental well-being. It is safe, effective and does not cost anything. Once we learn how to meditate, we carry within us a ready remedy which we can use at any time and any place.