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20230825 : Quotes, forwards, memes, etc.

I come across many quotes , memes, messages, forward, etc, everyday. I am guessing most of us have the same experience and have kinda become numb to all of it. However, there are 3 things I have liked very much and think about everyday sometime. It helps me avoid wasting time now/ procrastinating things for later...  None of these are my own thoughts and I have no memory of where I read these. The exact words might have been different but this is the essence I guess.  However, I feel it will help if we think about these 3 things everyday or as often as we can. 1. Death is inevitable for me (& everyone else). I am ok with death. 2. What I need to do tomorrow/ future if I can do today - do it. What I need to do later if I can do it now - do it . 3. Today is the youngest I will ever be in my life again. Ever!

20210819 : Online Quotes

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." "If you can dream it, you can do it." And my personal favourite "Live your life today like there is no tomorrow." These are just a few samples of a million more that we constantly see. In chats, in groups, in emails, every form of social media, etc. They are all very beautiful and very powerful. Most of all, it's all in very simple language. Not cryptic. Not things we can't understand. Yet, life goes on, as it were mostly. One of my friends, recently, was trying to make a similar point and quoted J Krishnamurthy as saying, 'we can only know if someone has understood something if it leads to a change in their behaviour.' We all know and understand basic concepts in mathematics. But how many of us use it in our personal liv