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Agastya and the Vindhya Mountains: A Lesson in Influence and Leadership

Introduction Long ago, the Vindhya mountains began growing taller and taller every day. They became so huge that they even threatened to overshadow the mighty Himalayas and block the sun’s path across the sky. The cosmic gods grew worried. If the mountains kept growing, they could disrupt the balance of the entire universe. But the gods couldn’t stop them. The Vindhyas refused to listen to anyone. They wouldn’t bow to authority or accept any requests; they simply kept rising, proud and powerful. Now, the one person the Vindhyas deeply respected was their guru, the sage Agastya. He was their teacher and held in high reverence. So, the gods turned to Agastya and asked for his help. Agastya visited the mountains. The moment the Vindhyas saw him, they humbly bowed down to greet him, full of admiration. Agastya smiled and said, “I’m so pleased with your respect and devotion.” The mountains replied, “We are honored by your presence. Please tell us how we can serve you.” Agastya said, “There’...
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Move out of comfort zone to effort zone

neale Donald Walsch
An interesting incident happened on the day Abraham Lincoln took office as a president of America. When he was about to give his first speech, an Aristocratic gentleman stood up and told Lincoln do not forget that your father used to make shoes for our family. The whole senate started laughing at Lincoln. He thought that he had made a fool of Abraham Lincoln. But the Lincoln was unfazed, he looked at this man and told him that he is very proud that his father made shoes for his family and of many other families. I am very happy to say that when my father made a shoe for anyone he makes sure that he put his life and soul into his creation. If anyone of you has any complaint regarding his work then let me know as I am also trained in shoemaking.
Sitting Abraham Lincoln

Life really begins when we come out of our comfort zone and enter into the effort zone. Nobody can hurt us without our consent. Let us read a sloka from Bhagwad Gita (17.15):
Gitaanudvega-karam vakyam
satyam priya-hitam ca yat
svadhyayabhyasanam caiva
van-mayam tapa ucyate
Mahabharata
The power of speech is such that austerity of speech consists of speaking words that do not hurt others. The words must be told in such a way that those are pleasant to the ears of a listener. Lincoln knows this fact and hence transformed the poison of the Aristocrat into nectar. When we take different leadership roles then we must not think that people will come to us with garlands in their hands. some people will try to find faults in our working style, some will try to question us and some may try to insult us but ultimately it's our attitude and response toward any situation which defines the final conclusion of any event. So we do not have control over the event but we do have control over the response to that event. We must learn from this beautiful incident and must also know that whenever things go wrong at that time we must not become agitated but must try to transform the result of that event with our power of speech and presence of mind.
In Paulo Coelho’s most popular book The Alchemist, the young shepherd boy Santiago undertakes a quest around the world in order to find treasure. Ultimately as he draws to the end of his journey, he discovers his treasure was right where he started. He recognizes his quest across the world filled him with wisdom and a great deal of knowledge owing to the people he meets along the way. His journey has not been a waste of time, for he has gained much from his experience in search of treasure.
I wish to remind you that contained within every effort, every step, and every so-called failure draws you closer to your treasure — your pot of gold. Nothing is wasted. No effort has been in vain.
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