If you
have good health, you are young; and if you owe nothing, you are
rich.
- Ruskin Bond
One of the great influencers on my life is Ruskin Bond. His book
A Little Book of Life which
was purchased on a rainy afternoon in November, 2014 had completely transformed
my life.
One of the secrets of Ruskin Bond being the happiest man even is his child-like
mind-set. To become like him, your
stars must also cooperate apart from your own willpower. His
another equally power-packed book A Book
of Simple Living - Brief Notes from the
Hills would make you think simple and unified with the world, without loosing your individuality.
There is a world of difference between childlike and childish. What I learnt
from the books of Ruskin is, you should not give up childlike nature
though you grow up in age. This
tenderness reflects innocence which keeps you boundless and eternally
joyful. His argument in favour of imbibing this unparalleled trait must
be accepted without a word of dissent :
I have the temper of a child, and a tendency
to be mischievous. And I still retain a child-like trust in grown-ups, which
sometimes works to my detriment. But it
doesn't matter. In the long run, the exploiters and manipulators
meet with their comeuppances; they are their own worst enemies. Meanwhile, I will continue being an eight-year-old.
Recently, I was feeling a bit low, so I played marbles with the
children. They won all my marbles, but I felt better !
The beauty of Ruskin Bond's literature is, you need not require any physical
resources to become like Ruskin. The
only prerequisite is an open mind to
embrace the Truth. With that mind-set,
your restlessness dies down slowly leading to good health by which you feel
younger irrespective of your physical age.
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