This book is a very
thought provoking and extensively researched. I read this a few days before the
Corona lock down. When the lock down started and the corona pandemic instilled
untold fear and anxiety in everyone’s life, this quote from this book was
reverberating in my mind: “To overcome
the anxieties and depressions of contemporary life, individuals must become
independent of the social environment to the degree that they no longer respond
exclusively in terms of its rewards and punishments. To achieve such autonomy,
a person has to learn to provide rewards to herself. She has to develop the
ability to find enjoyment and purpose regardless of external circumstances.” No
amount of anxiety is going to take away the reality of the situation, we need
to find solutions and distract ourselves and keep moving. I felt happy I read
this book a few days before the corona pandemic, it helped to accept the
reality. This is must read by all young adults. It opens your mind to accept
realities and focus on the issues in hand with more confidence.
Another quote from this
book which needs to be read and followed is:
“A
person can make himself happy, or miserable, regardless of what is actually
happening “outside,” just by changing the contents of consciousness. We all
know individuals who can transform hopeless situations into challenges to be
overcome, just through the force of their personalities. This ability to
persevere despite obstacles and setbacks is the quality people most admire in
others, and justly so; it is probably the most important trait not only for
succeeding in life, but for enjoying it as well.”
Striving for happiness or
success should not be only goal of life; it is a byproduct as you face and
endure challenges in life.
This is not a book to be
missed by any book lover. But beware this is not a light reading!!
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