Various are the methods adopted by human beings to infuse pep into their personality. Some adorn the walls of their dwellings with choice quotations taken from the holy scriptures or lines composed by their pet poets. Looking at these from time to time, their falling spirits have a chance to renew their strength.
This technique is by no means a novel one. In fact, it is followed by almost all religious people in the world. Through this, countless people have obtained victory in their lives.
Every great man has had his own favourite formula, motto or prop to help him rise higher up on the ladder of life.
Gladstone was the son of a merchant. He steadily rose to the position of the Prime Minister of England. His activities were so many and of such a varied nature that the people wondered how he could possibly cope with them. The secret was in his bed-room. There, on the wall right against his eyes as he lay on his bed, were found framed the following words: "underneath are the everlasting arms of God". During his strenuous career, he often went to bed in the small hours of the night, but as his eyes closed in slumber, he did not fail to read these memorable words, and as he awoke in the morning, they were the first words that he noticed. And this gave him the courage and the confidence to live another day.
One of the protestant leaders of England, John Wesley, began his career as a staunch Church of England man. After his conversion on May 24th 1730, he became an ardent evangelist. He traveled on horseback throughout the length and breadth of England, and stirred the people to a type of religion founded on real sincerity and not upon cant and hypocrisy. He is said to have traveled a total distance of 850,000 miles and preached more than 40,000 sermons!
At the same time, his literary output was prodigious. To guide him throughout his days, John Wesley kept a fly-leaf in his Bible which he never failed to read. On this fly-leaf were written the simple words. "Live today"; this inspired him to make every day a perfect day.
Mahatma Gandhi kept in his study room three porcelain dolls representing three monkeys in action. They reminded him to be ever careful of what he saw, heard and spoke.
The society that is responsible for redeeming addicts from alcohol asks its clients to keep on their office desk, dressing table or window sill some choice sentence to remind them of the evils of drink, chosen for them from famous writers. Perhaps we are not addicted to drink, but still we need personality props. Have you chosen the right one for yourself?
Excerpt from ‘WHY WE ALL NEED A PERSONALITY PROP’ by J.J.Dorairaj published in January 1974 issue of The Mirror.
This technique is by no means a novel one. In fact, it is followed by almost all religious people in the world. Through this, countless people have obtained victory in their lives.
Every great man has had his own favourite formula, motto or prop to help him rise higher up on the ladder of life.
Gladstone was the son of a merchant. He steadily rose to the position of the Prime Minister of England. His activities were so many and of such a varied nature that the people wondered how he could possibly cope with them. The secret was in his bed-room. There, on the wall right against his eyes as he lay on his bed, were found framed the following words: "underneath are the everlasting arms of God". During his strenuous career, he often went to bed in the small hours of the night, but as his eyes closed in slumber, he did not fail to read these memorable words, and as he awoke in the morning, they were the first words that he noticed. And this gave him the courage and the confidence to live another day.
One of the protestant leaders of England, John Wesley, began his career as a staunch Church of England man. After his conversion on May 24th 1730, he became an ardent evangelist. He traveled on horseback throughout the length and breadth of England, and stirred the people to a type of religion founded on real sincerity and not upon cant and hypocrisy. He is said to have traveled a total distance of 850,000 miles and preached more than 40,000 sermons!
At the same time, his literary output was prodigious. To guide him throughout his days, John Wesley kept a fly-leaf in his Bible which he never failed to read. On this fly-leaf were written the simple words. "Live today"; this inspired him to make every day a perfect day.
Mahatma Gandhi kept in his study room three porcelain dolls representing three monkeys in action. They reminded him to be ever careful of what he saw, heard and spoke.
The society that is responsible for redeeming addicts from alcohol asks its clients to keep on their office desk, dressing table or window sill some choice sentence to remind them of the evils of drink, chosen for them from famous writers. Perhaps we are not addicted to drink, but still we need personality props. Have you chosen the right one for yourself?
Excerpt from ‘WHY WE ALL NEED A PERSONALITY PROP’ by J.J.Dorairaj published in January 1974 issue of The Mirror.
Grateful thanks to Mr J J Dorairaj and The Mirror.
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