Jifunze Ujue

  On a cold night, a billionaire met an old poor man outside. He asked him, "Aren't you feeling cold outside, and you're not even wearing a coat!" The old man replied, "I don't have a coat but I'm used to it. The billionaire replied, "wait for me. I'll just go home and get you a coat." The poor man was so happy and said he will wait for him. The billionaire got to his house and got busy there and forgot about the poor man. The following morning, he remembered the poor old man and went out to find him but found him dead due to the cold. The poor old man left a letter saying, "when I had no warm clothes, I had the mental strength to fight the cold, but when you promised to help me, I clinged to your promise and it killed my mental power." Don't promise anything if you can't keep your promise. It may not be necessary to you, but it could be everything to someone else.

  The tale of two monks and a woman is a well-known Buddhist parable. The story goes that two monks were traveling together, a senior and a junior. They came to a river with a strong current where a young woman was waiting, unable to cross alone. She asks the monks if they would help her across the river. Without a word and in spite of the sacred vow he’d taken not to touch women, the older monk picks her up, crosses, and sets her down on the other side. The younger monk joins them across the river and is aghast that the older monk has broken his vow but doesn’t say anything. An hour passes as they travel on. Then two hours. Then three. Finally, the now quite agitated younger monk can stand it no longer: “Why did you carry that women when we took a vow as monks not to touch women?” The older monk replies, “I set her down hours ago by the side of the river. Why are you still carrying her?” Here are some tips Don't dwell on your past Don't be so much emotionally invested in anyth

To be fair, your brain certainly loves habits. Why? Because they’re a repetition of certain behaviors over time. The more you repeat them, the more your brain is used to them. Chances are that you’re already practicing many habits every day, even if you’re not aware of it. Scrolling through Tik Tok videos on your phone as soon as you wake up. Brushing your teeth from top to bottom, or left to right. Preparing the same type of breakfast each morning. Choosing your favorite spices to add to a meal. Also that bad habit you have when you’re stressed — biting your nails, lighting a cigarette, taking a second beer out of the fridge, helping yourself to more potato chips, staying up half the night watching TV. All of those behaviors — whether you think they’re good or bad — are habits. When you start practicing a new habit you believe to be good for you, your brain resists. It's as if it’s telling you:  Why are you getting up so early? We like it here in this warm bed! Why don’t you have

  If you didn’t have enough sleep last night, start the day off with a cold shower. A cold shower can increase endorphins (or feel-good hormones) in the brain. Endorphins can help reduce stress, sadness, and anxiety symptoms. Cold water can also reduce  cortisol , a stress-inducing hormone, boost your immune system, and put your mental faculties in high alert. When attending an early or mid-morning appointment or interview, don’t eat breakfast. This is the time your digestive system is at its peak, therefore eating breakfast is like shooting yourself in the foot. Your mind will be dull, and your concentration and alert level will be at their lowest. Our neural pathways are hard-wired from our past experiences, interactions with people we have trusted and been close with, and people who have taught us, such as our parents and teachers. These neural pathways usually shape our belief-systems, ideologies, and philosophies, until we come into contact with new people who impart new informati

  There are so many events in our lives that teach us very important life lessons and change our personality completely. Just like that there are some things that we don’t learn in time, and when we realize, the time had passed and we suffer a lot. Here we are going to discuss some points that if learned on time, can save us from suffering. 1- Everything is Temporary The very first thing you need to learn is that neither personality nor blessing is permanent in your life. When you understand this, you stop forcing people to stay in your life and let the person leave who wants to leave, you no longer force any relationship. This makes you very strong mentally because when you stop forcing people to stay in your life then no other person can make you happy or sad. You become the only reason for your happiness and sadness. In short, you become an Autophile. 2- Life isn’t Fair Secondly, you have to absorb that nobody is granted a perfect life, you have to make it perfect. Because when we s