Introduction Some books teach us how to speak better. Others teach us how to listen better. The 5 Life Languages by David Ralston, PhD goes one step further by asking us to understand what lies beneath the way people communicate . At the heart of the book is a simple reality: people can use the same words, have good intentions, and still completely misunderstand one another. Ralston argues that communication is shaped by much more than vocabulary. Our experiences, insecurities, emotional needs, expectations, upbringing, and perception influence both what we say and what we hear. The result is that two people may be having the same conversation while experiencing it in entirely different ways. Drawing from years of counseling, teaching, ministry, and personal experience, Ralston develops a framework of five fundamental Life Languages: Enough, Admired, Known, Included, and Steady . The purpose is not simply to identify which language describes us, but to understand ourselves ...
In Hindi, we say " Bura Na Mano Holi Hai" while celebrating Holi. This means please do not feel sad because it's Holi". It's an Indian version of La Tomatina with the only difference that Indians use colors instead of crushed tomatoes. Obviously, Holi is a time to become exuberant but we must also learn some life lessons from Holi. This a time when caste, creed, and color doesn't divide people. People from different walks of life enjoy Holi together and this is a time when enemies become friends. There are also many mysterious stories behind the Holi festival which have some greatest lessons for us. Let us try to understand and inculcate those lessons in our lives. Lesson 1: Never Boast of your resources: Hiranyakashyap was a king in ancient India who was just like a demon. He wants to take revenge for his brother's death from Lord Vishnu. Once Hiranyakashyap performed a prayer for several years. In the end, he was granted a boon and because of w...