Being a 'MONK'

The novel-“The Monk who sold his Ferrari” has made an impact on me personally. It has indeed changed my opinion & perception towards life and my approach aswell, and won’t wonder if I see any change in my lifestyle. It is truly a magnificent work by Robin Sharma. It explains how a sober macho transforms into a monk and a complete revolution in his lifestyle and attitude by knowing the true purpose of life, and living it.

Some of the awestruck lines in the novel were:

• The Chinese character for 'crisis' is comprised of two sub-characters: one that spells 'danger' and another that spells 'opportunity.' I guess that even the ancient Chinese knew that there is a bright side to the darkest circumstance — if you have the courage to look for it."

• "Absolutely. To transcend pain, you must first experience it. Or to put it another way, how can you really know the joy of being on the summit of the mountain unless you have first visited the lowest valley. Get my point?" "To savor the good one must know the bad. But I suggest that you stop judging events as either positive or negative. Rather, simply experience them, celebrate them and learn from them. Every event offers you lessons. These little lessons fuel your inner and outer growth. Without them, you would be stuck on a plateau.

I wonder if the book has impacted any other readers in the same manner, as it did on me……no prize for guessing it, as it would hav certainly did. I doubt any person would be looking at this very blog someday, and aspire to read this novel, and then I certainly feel that I played a similar role of the Monk(In the novel) who preached the spiritual lessons about life which he learned from his Eastern sages and promised of conveying the same message to others.

This book would certainly enrich your life……