Respect your infrastrasture and support sytems

IN your journey towards the achievement of your goals, you will come across many people who offer you support education, experience and opportunities. Remember to respect and value their contribution to your life. First in the list of such people are your parents and family. The world’s leading psychologists say that people who have enriched their relationship with their parents are the most balanced individuals in the world. Those who carry lifelong chips on their shoulders about what their parents did to them or what they did not give them, often become dysfunctional people. Most parents do their best in the given circumstances to nurture, caring and support their offspring. But parents are human and are as fallible as anyone. They may not be able to fulfill all your dreams. But acknowledging whatever they have done for you is the first step to happy success. Next come your teachers –from school and college to your gurus in every skill you have developed. Respect their willingness to part with useful knowledge that has formed your personality. Treat those who look after you or your family – especially children – while you work and earn with special kindness. There are innumerable people to whom you owe a debt of gratefulness. From your employer, your colleagues, your employees, those who provide every kind of service for money or for friendship are the infrastructure’ or ‘trapeze net’ in your life. Remember to hold the helping hand that is offered to you in support or friendship and to offer support and friendship in return. In this world, ninety eight percent of people could not care if you are alive or dead. You are nobody to them. One percent of people is sensitive and may wring their hands in empathy when you fall and are hurt. Only the last one percent will offer you a hand to rise and walk again, to heal yourself and go on. Make the trust friends have shown in you. Appreciate your spouse’s co-operation and support in difficult times. Express your appreciation to all of these people both by word and deed.