Self Motivation: I Have Three Diamonds

By: Sanjeev Himachali

I have three Diamonds and they are precious to me. My life will go for a toss, if any of those diamonds go missing. My life would not have been the same without these diamonds of my life. Let me share these diamonds with you:

My first Diamond - My Roots, My Love, My Values: My first diamond is those people of my life who love me unconditionally.

It doesn't make any difference to them, if I am successful or struggling.

It doesn't make any difference to them, if I go to them when I am dejected, rejected, hurt and sad.

They just love me for what I am and as I am. They are holding the one side of my life.

They give me purpose to work.

They give me reason to smile, to feel happy.

If I am sad and hurt, they just embrace me and tell me, "Don't worry. Things will improve. We are with you". Just like "Jaadu ki Japhi" of Munnabhai MBBS (Hug of Magic). With such people around me, I am sureI will never be alone in my life.

My second Diamond - Seasons, Party Time: My second diamond is those people who keep on changing as per my status, phase of my life. As I grow and climb up the ladder of success, such people grow around me.

They come to me, when they are in need.

They come to me, to enjoy their life.

They change, with seasons, with hours.

They feel happy; love to give my reference when I am growing and successful.

They keep encouraging me, when I am winning my game, my fight, my battle.

If I fail, if I fallthey just disappear. They bad-mouth me. At times, they hurt me. They leave me, when I am in need. Through such people, life has taught me to be alert all the time. Through such people, life has given me the reason to enjoy everyday, every moment of life. Through such people life has given me an opportunity to learn, always.

My third Diamond - My Critics, My Teachers: My third diamond is those people who always criticize me. It seems that they don't have any other work but to find my mistakes, my faults.

Doesn't matter, how much effort I am putting;

Doesn't matter, how much hard work I am putting;

Doesn't matter, if I am successful and growing

They are just able to find fault in everything that I am doing. They are my teachers. Unknowingly, they are making me perfect. They are letting me know that there are areas of improvement. They are doing the most difficult thing for meidentifying my faults, my areas of weakness, my areas of improvement etc. These are the areas, I will never even know about, until and unless these people inform me. Till they identified my weaknesses, I was under impression that I am just Perfect.

Through them, God has given me an opportunity to learn and always be perfect. They teach me that, if you are successful just let your hairs wave/fly in the air and keep your feet's on the ground. If you stretchlift your one legyou can grow a bit more; but if you lift both legsyou will fall.

Together, these three diamonds, completes the necklace of my life. I will be nothing, if any of them is not there. I am thankful to God for giving me three precious diamonds. They are the beginning and end of my life. They are my parents, my relatives, my friends, my known people, my teachers and my gurus, my colleagues and my team members; people known to me, people I have not even seen. Thanks a lot for being there.

For me all three are important and precious.

Without my first diamond, I will be like a person without backbone;

If I don't have the second diamond, I will not make mistakes and I will not learn.

In the absence of the third diamond, I will be like a person living in isolationin a closed room. I will start thinking as if I am perfect. I will start thinking that whatever I am doing is correct. There will not be anything to master. There will not be any competition and nothing to prove to any one.

Do you also have such a precious ornament in your life? Would you like to have one? You are also, one of my diamonds. It is for you to decide, in which category you fall in.

Keep reading. Keep Writing. Keep Smiling. Keep Growing. Keep Learning. Life is wonderful, keep enjoying.

Regards