I wonder what's the place where we think about this. From an Indian perspective, I'd certainly hate Churchil. However, reading a little bit about him tells me that he's certainly got a personality. Let's take a look at a few of his quotes and see what we can learn from them.
You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks. Hahaha damn, sooo good. I really like this. This is about ignoring everything and everyone in the world in order to reach your destination. Let's say you are here to code something. Now there will be people who would say that you can't code well, it's a difficult task, etc. However, if you look at the naysayers, you will never be able to achieve what you got to achieve. Because in order to live a full life, you have to let go of the sabse bada rog, "Kya Kahenge Log!". In fact, "Kuch toh kahenge log, logon ka kaam hai kehna." So this attitude of Churchil defines that he would never think about what the world would say or do. In fact he just followed his path unperturbed by the dogs. He would not stop and throw stones at anyone. He would just go ahead and live what he has to live by. So don't throw stones at every dog that barks, just move forward and keep going ahead.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. I love this. So, it's all about courage. Courage is the ability to stand up and speak. I agree to the point that standing up for what's important does take courage. Speaking up in a meeting where you feel that you will be rejected does take courage. Speaking up for a point where everyone in the meeting disagrees does require courage. I agree that all of this does require courage.
So basically, as Churchill says is that we go from success failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. I love this thought. So, Churchill essentially says that you are going to fail again and again but you should not lose your enthusiasm. There might be days when things don't go well or according to the plan. There might be days where you might lose hope. There might be days where you don't feel great. But you know what that's exactly the point, where you don't lose hope. That's where you get up and keep going. That's where you work on yourself. That's when you hit the hardest shot. Not when you are at the peak, but when you reach rock bottom. When you feel like things are not the best, that's when you don't give up.
Hahaha damn. This guy has a personality. Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip. So, if you think about this, whenever you tell someone anything you got to tell in a way that's good. The point here is that the more you speak in a calm and good tone, even if it's not something that the other person wants to hear, then you're going to be good. So speaking a bad point in a good way is also equally important in my opinion. That's what churchill means in this particular quote.
We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. Wow, so interesting. Now why does he say that? Imagine you get the money you always desired, you get the car you always wanted, you get the happiness you always wanted, however, what's more important is that we choose to give. Whether we give it in happiness, whether we give it via knowledge, whether we give joy to the world through our creations, all that matters in life is what we give. In fact, giving also makes you happy and joyful. There might be days and times where we don't feel that great about giving. But what's more important is that we still irrespective choose to give. Because that's the impact that we leave on the world.
What Churchill essentially means is that by getting money, salary and all the materialistic things in the world, all of these are important to survive. But survival is not enough. Giving, of our time, compassion, knowledge, or help, allows us to matter. When we give:
* We build relationships.
* We inspire and uplift.
* We leave a lasting impact on others.
The beautiful paradox is: when we give, we often receive even more in return, in the form of inner peace, joy, gratitude, and purpose.
For example:
* Giving your time to mentor someone might bring you deeper satisfaction than any paycheck.
* Volunteering might bring more happiness than buying something new.
* Listening to a friend with full attention can strengthen bonds more than any gift.
A Simple Metaphor:
Think of life as a garden. Earning and acquiring things is like gathering water for yourself. But sharing that water to nurture plants, relationships, causes, people, that’s when the garden blooms.
Practical ways to give:
1. Give Your Time:
* Volunteer at a local shelter, NGO, or community event.
* Spend time with an elderly person or someone who feels lonely.
* Mentor someone junior in your field or offer guidance to a student.
2. Give Your Knowledge:
* Share your knowledge through a blog post, a youtube video or through free workshops.
* Help someone with a project or prepare for an interview.
* Recommend useful books, tools or ideas to someone in need.
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