THE

NIRVESH
MEHROTRA
PROLOGUE :
“ The process of life should be the birth of a soul. This is the
highest alchemy, and this justifies our presence on earth. This is
our calling and our virtue.”

-
Henry Frederic Amiel.

Friends, life is a series of seasons.........

There are moments full of happiness and fulfilment, and there are

moments overflooded with sadness.

“ Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and

the word happy would lose its meaning, if it were not balanced by

sadness. It is far better to take things as they come along with

patience and equanimity.”

- Carl Jung.

Thoughts make a man. Beautiful thoughts can make one’s life

beautiful. Only a great present can lay foundation for a
successful future. So, we should live in the present and make it
the best possible. Time and tide wait for none. Life is a divine
gift, we should nurture it, and make the most of it.

“ Life is all about choices. How many people are trapped in their
everyday habits- part numb, part frightened, part indifferent.
Choose the way you live. ”
-Einstein.

Man is the creator of his own destiny.

He should have trust in himself , God is always by his side.

He is a part of THE INFINITE,..................... so nothing is

impossible for him. Hence, he should live for a purpose greater
than himself .

“ Just imagine that the purpose of life is your happiness only-

then life becomes a cruel and senseless

thing. You have to embrace what the wisdom of humanity, your
intellect and your heart tell you : that the meaning of life is to
serve the force that sent you into the world........ then life
becomes a joy .”

- Leo Tolstoy.

Friends , life gives us in return what we share with this world. This
life is a priceless creation of THE DIVINE, and this design of the
divine is perfect in its form of execution .

“Life is pleasant, death is peaceful. It is the transition that’s

troublesome.”

– Issac Asimov

“To laugh often and love much, to

win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children.
To earn the approbation of honest critics, to appreciate beauty, to
give off one’s self........

To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a

garden patch or a redeemed social condition. To have played and
laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation, to know even
one life has breathed easier, because you have lived- that is to
have SUCCEEDED”

- Ralph Waldo
Emerson.

Friends, just don’t go through this

book for the sake of reading only.............try not to miss these
catches ever in your life. These catches of life will make you win
the... “Match of life”.

Every happening in our lives has a common feature: “The

Catch”. The vital constituent that seems to be concealed in the
depth of matters......

But is really obvious . Look

a little deeper in your lives and you will surely discover it.

The Catch about Love

“Love is a canvas, furnished by nature and embroidered by
imagination”

– Voltaire

Love flows like a gentle river

between two people......
 Love makes all differences disappear. People say that love can
happen anytime, anywhere...

but....... for how long does this

love last? Have you ever lost yourself in the magic of true
love ???

Each and everyone of us has had a feel of love at some stage of

our lives. When in love, it seems we have everything in our lives.
We experience a state of eternal bliss, a sense of completeness in
our life.

We want to lose ourselves completely in this feel of true love.

Sometimes, love can be one-sided , but this love

has a short life. Love is incomplete , unfulfilled , meaningless
in such situations . It is said, love someone who loves ‘you’. But,
we always

chase the one ‘we’ love.

That is why we call love strange. It just happens. It

often blooms in strange circumstances. In this fast changing
world, what we search for is true selfless love- which is so hard to
get.

To talk about our relationships , love

seems to be getting lost day-by-day. Why ???

......a simple reason is nowadays we do not have time

even for the people who make our world and whom we love so
much.

We simply keep waiting for the right moment to arise, a time

when we

will express our love ,a time when we will give more time to our
family.
 Relations begin as a result of love but as time
passes by, love seems to be getting lost. The string that holds the
relationship together seems to get weaker and weaker and loses
its hold eventually.

There is one such ‘love’ that never withers away......

- the love of a mother for her child.

This love has the strength to face all the storms of life, and keeps
on growing with time...... to say the least this love is ‘timeless’.

“ Love is a spring , that never stops flowing .”

The fact of the matter is – “Friends, we were born

to spread the message of love” , so lets try to love a little
more......., so that love exists forever, forever and forever........

Love exists in three realms of existence :

Physical , mental and

...spiritual.

Love in physical realms refers to the bodily love. The ‘feel’ of

touch. The harmonious interaction of two bodies .

Love in mental realms is nothing ,...but intense feeling for our

partner. there is a strong emotional connect between the two.
They always know what’s going on in their mind and their
thoughts run in unison.

Love in spiritual realms refers to the intermingling of souls. The

state when the souls merge into oneness.

“ Only in the state of true love, will the beautiful fragrant flower
of freedom and supreme bliss, unfold its petals and bloom. ”
 - Mata
Amritanandamayi.

“ Love is a miracle, love is a flower and it

blooms at the weirdest hour. ”

Friends, what all we have is this small period of time called ‘life’,
to

experience the feel of infinite love. So, begin now coz this life is
too short .

‘Fall in love, feel this life

.......coz’ if you never fall in love, you will never

live

enough .’

“ They do not love, that do not show their love.

The course of true love , never did run smooth. Love is a
familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel, but love .”

- William
Shakespeare

The Catch about Challenges in our lives

“ Challenges are gifts that

force us to search for a new centre of gravity. Don’t fight them.
Just find a different way to stand.”

- Oprah Winfrey.
Embrace your challenges and get transformed . It seems good to
hear, but ......do we really feel this way ???

Challenges force us to retreat .

Challenges urge us to back off. Why ?

Just because we see them as obstructions in our path. But , my

friends these challenges simply test our strengths, and help us
evolve to a higher level of existence. Challenges add to the
strength of our character.

Now tell me just one thing – ‘Don’t you

like the twists and turns of the road ? Does moving on a straight
road seem that adventurous ?

So, my friends life would seem to be a cake-walk without

challenges, but at the same time would be like a ‘soup without
salt’.

Challenges are opportunities in

disguise. Challenges can help to bring out our hidden potential
and give us thrust to move forward in life with new vigour and
energy .

“ Men who for truth and honour’s sake, stand fast and suffer long.

Brave men who work while others sleep, who dare while others
fly.

.....they build a nation’s pillars deep ,and

lift them to the sky.”

- Ralph Waldo
Emerson.

“ A challenge is like a chariot ,that can speed up the pace of our

life,
.................. provided we know how to mount it .”

Whenever , a challenge ...or a difficult situation arises we have

two ways of dealing with it –

Either to fight it or to move back (escape...!) Which way would

you go ?

Remember my friends, the strength of our character is revealed

by the way we handle the challenges of our lives.

As dawn follows the darkest hours of

the night, much the same way, success awaits us at the other end
of these

challenges thrown on our path.

The real evolution of our soul takes place the day, we

begin to see every challenge in our lives as an opportunity, as a
gateway to help us to rise to the next level of existence.

“ It is time for us all to stand

and cheer for the doer , the achiever , the one who recognises the
challenge and does something about it ”.

- Vince Lombardi

(Football coach)