“There are always two ways of doing a thing. One is the easy way and the other is the correct way & you should always choose the correct way.” I had been told this umpteen times right from my childhood. Being receptive to 20 years of continuous preaching on the same lines has affected me so deeply that I always tend to choose whatever I think is the correct way, irrespective of whether it is the easy way or not, irrespective of the fact whether others will approve of my deeds or not. The conventional way may not always be the correct way. But today the people who taught me this are not following it themselves.
On deeper analysis and a bit of retrospection, I realized that there is not a single person who practices what he preaches. Teachers preach education as development of a complete personality but appreciate it only on the scale of marks scores. Politicians preach equality and value for talent but are hell bent for reservations in premier educational institutes on the basis of caste. Women will fight for their rights of equality with their male counterparts, will participate in rallies shouting ‘women are at par with men’ but at the same time will expect that seats would be reserved for them in buses and trains, there should be separate queues for women etc. Even I am no exception to this. I always tell my friends “you should blog because you like writing & your posts may inspire someone or may bring a smile on someone’s face and not for comments”. But the fact is that some where deep within I also crave for comments. My role model always taught me to choose the correct way but there are times when he himself chooses the conventional (or easier) way.
It’s always easier said that done. So one should realize the difference between idealistic principles and realistic principles and preach only what he/she can practice. Because the day we realize the difference between the preaching and practices of our role models, all our ideals suddenly seem null and void. And you never know...you could also be a role model for someone.
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Chennai ka asar dikhna shuru ho gaya hai!!!
Indian politics needs you...
nice thot dear...totally true "things r easier said than done"..
wish atleast some part of d populatn had implemntd their own preachings instead f handing it over..
Roald Dahl said : Did they preach one thing and practice another, these men of God? and so did you.
But remember its the only the sinner who has the right to preach. So once you know the preaching is just for the sake of it, do what your heart tells you. Whether good or bad. I don't mind the latter unless it harms the others.
well.. thats life u c.. nothin's perfect..n even refrainin from preachin is difficult isnt it..?
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chk this out
http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Madonna/Papa-Don-t-Preach.html
"humor in nonsense..".. " checkin ur sense of humor"...
n more often than not pea brained like me end up taxin n their brains with some serious high funda worldly matter..
But of course its very well written n apt too its sheer brilliance make ppl marvel at ur writin skill..
But the question is arent u takin life too srsly Y ...
There's nothing wrong in taking life seriously.At times. Remember it's coz you are taking life so seriously that undiscovered traits of your personality are coming up. [:P]
This makes you enjoy your lighter moments.
I JUST CAN'T REFRAIN MYSELF FROM PREACHING.
I DO WHAT I AM GOOD AT.[;)]
m craving for sth light-hearted dear..........please.....itni philosophy!!.......itna seriousness nahi achha lagta......nd abt wat u said....wat i'll say is practise wat u wish....
so many ppl have put their brains together to untimately comes to d conclusion that practicing what one preaches is extreamly diff if not impossible.
i will go wid them but add that u r doing a fantastic job in almost doing what u preach.
the fact that u think on these lines goes to show that u make sincere efforts. n its the sincerety of effort that counts.
btw preach we must even when we dont do right things else 2 generations from now there will b no lesson to pass on.
n thoughts have been put very coherently, i m looking for the incoherence part of it .
show me one
keep writing its gud.
write serious stuff when u have to n write light stuff when u feel like.
after all u preached to follow the heart
:)
hmmm...
thank GOD am not there in that category of being "A ROLE MODEL" anyways, have been so for many of them but the thing is that i shall take the side of your ROLE MODEL, as in no way is that person not interested in your well being.But its just that you have left believing in that person as you had being believing. If you still put your belief and understanding into it then you shall find it will happen exactly as you had been wanting all the while just that you need to be more convincing and little more effoerts are required to prove your point..
And knowing you its highly possible but what is required is understanding the person well..
ALL THE BEST and stay happy..
i understaand what as always understandable says n agree wid him :)
preaching is for ideal conditions, but when there are constraints then suitable modifications may have to be resorted to.
within this limitation we must try n bring synergy between preaching and practice.
:)
what to say...... u made me think.... n i wud add feel guilty for i preach too. u should do this n tat etc..... i don no wat i do wen the ball s n my court..... anyway i feel people or lemme say i preach as it reminds me whats right. as i always say everyone knows wat is right but tend to forget wen r comes to them..... preachers try hard n in turn they refresh themselves..... atleast i try try to...... but these days i have noone to preach maybe things r rusty now...... ur ROLE MODEL might b trying to relearn whilst preachin u..... but knowing a chatterbox like u maybe he forgets wat he was preachin n would have faltered........
nyways i will go with Prashant's comment that says for the ideal conditions........
again a well written note which made me think...... GOOD
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