A rare conversation between Ramkrishna Paramahansa & Swami Vivekananda

Please share with our next generation or read it loud to family, it's one of the best message I have come across...

• 1. Swami Vivekanand*:- I can’t find free time. Life has become hectic.
     Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Activity gets you busy. But productivity gets you free.
• 1. Swami Vivekanand:-* Why has life become complicated now?
     Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Stop analyzing life... It makes it complicated. Just live it.
• 1. Swami Vivekanand*:- Why are we then constantly unhappy?
     Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Worrying has become your habit. That’s why you are not happy.
• 1. Swami Vivekanand:-* Why do good people always suffer?
     Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Diamond cannot be polished without friction. Gold cannot be purified without fire. Good people go through trials, but don’t suffer.
     With that experience their life becomes better, not bitter.
• 1. Swami Vivekanand:*- You mean to say such experience is useful?
     Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Yes. In every term, Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lessons later.
• 1. Swami Vivekanand:-* Because of so many problems, we don’t know where we are heading…
     Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- If you look outside you will not know where you are heading. Look inside. Eyes provide sight. Heart provides the way.
• 1. Swami Vivekanand:-* Does failure hurt more than moving in the right direction?
     Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Success is a measure as decided by others. Satisfaction is a measure as decided by you.
• 1. Swami Vivekanand:*- In tough times, how do you stay motivated?
     Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Always look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. Always count your blessing, not what you are missing.
• 1. Swami Vivekanand:-* What surprises you about people?
     Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- When they suffer they ask, "why me?" When they prosper, they never ask "Why me?"
• 1. Swami Vivekanand:-* How can I get the best out of life?
     Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear.
• 1. Swami Vivekanand:*- One last question. Sometimes I feel my prayers are not answered.
     Ramkrishna Paramahansa:- There are no unanswered prayers. Keep the faith and drop the fear. Life is a mystery to solve, not a problem to resolve. Trust me. Life is wonderful if you know how to live.

Stay Happy Always!