Just want to add a few more examples of coincidences which have visited my life, time and again. So many times, in fact, well….it is rather bizarre, if not spooky.

Some time ago, I read that Tony Robbins–a popular motivational guru–sometimes mentions the movie, “Rocky,” as a source of inspiration in his life. I switch on my TV in the evening…guess what? Sylvester Stallone is on the screen playing the hero.

I am thinking of a particular book by Dr.Deepak Chopra–Ageless Body, Timeless Mind–and I find that very same book lying on a table in a hair salon. And there are no other books there at all. Okay, so let’s move on, shall we?

Sometimes, I like to eat hot and spicy Indian food. I can only dream of “butter chicken,” and I suddenly get invited to a party where that dish is served.

I send an article to be published and I never hear from the editor. I wait for a few days, but I don’t see my by-line. I keep on thinking about my article, time and again. The next day, my article is published in the media. Coincidence?

A few days ago, I was thinking about a friend I have not met in a while. While going for a leisurely walk, guess who I see coming towards me? That same friend…

I like how you said take life by the balls which is what we should all do. Right now I’m facing some extreme challenges and I know once I make the decision that things will work out as they should or shouldn’t. It’s how I handle what does happen that makes me a better person in the end. How I learn from mistakes and keep going.

Gotta just get out there and do it. Change just a bit and feel the fear so you can live a little. This is a great post man.

Cheers

Cheers Srini!

Actually, I am way below average and an absolutely useless human being. You won’t find a loser like me anywhere on planet earth. When scientists claim to look for intelligent life, they look over my shoulder and pretend I don’t exist. Also…

Yesterday, my girlfriend took our relationship to the next level and threw me out of her attic window, after satisfying her womanly urges to shop on my credit cards.

As if this was not bad enough, there’s more to the sob story. My wealthy grandmother, on whom I depend for a weekly allowance, decided to cut me off from her will because I proved too slow to take out the trash and dump it in our neighbor’s garden. Plus, I failed to lie to her when she asked me–like all women tend to do these days–”do I really, really look fat in this micro, mini-skirt?” Ugh!

Finally, the worst chapter in my life arrived suddenly thanks to a chick I had picked up at the local tavern. She insisted on watching a “chick flick” with me, and it turned out to be “Legally Blonde #2″ starring the talentless Reese Witherspoon.

She also turned out to be a glutton, and I had to buy her buttered popcorn, a hot dog, soda, jelly beans, a kit kat bar, a cup of water with ice, and my handkerchief. She blew her nose frequently into my handkerchief, so I asked her to keep it and she told me, ‘Save your words, buddy, it wasn’t like I was planning on returning your precious handkerchief anyway.”

After the show, I asked her if she wanted to check into a motel room. She kicked me really hard in the balls and hollered:”Whaddya think I am–a bum like you? I have an apartment of my own. Scram, before I really kick you ass!”

And Srinivas Rao actually thinks his love life is in a mess and he can’t get a date.
Anyway, nice post, but I blame all my troubles on the system of formal education.
If mutton shops like that had any merit at all, I would have hammered out a solution to my life’s problems a long time ago. Anyway, cheers to you, folks!

I agree that being remarkable is a birth right, but I think being average is where we all start. After all, how can we all learn our lesson if we start from the top right?

Thumbs up for this post Henri. Made my day

“I’m all for using my brain, but when it comes to being overly logical and trying to analyze everything, count me out. I don’t like mental masturbation. I have no interest in arguments, debates and anything related.”

I find it draining engaging in these kinds of things too. I guess my brain is too analytical at the best of times, so if other people want to engage their analytical brain with mine it feels like it’s going to explode!

If you’re unique when you’re young, you get picked on. But that’s exactly what you need to succeed later on in life.

I plan to continue with my son, and hope that he turns out to be even more of a free-spirit!

Love this post, Henri.