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picture taken from buddhazine.com ONE OF THE MOST PRICELESS of teachings that helps with depression is also one of the simplest. But teachings that seem simple are easy to misunderstand. Only when we are finally free from depression can we claim to have truly understood the following story. The new prisoner was afraid and very depressed. The stone walls of his cell soaked up any warmth; the hard iron bars sneered at all compassion; the jarring collision of steel, as his cell door closed, locked hope beyond reach. His heart sank as low as his sentence stretched long. On the wall, by the head of his cot, he saw scratched in the stone the following words: This too will pass.

Shakespeare was wrong. All the world is not a stage, you just think it is. And it is this thought — the belief that you need to perform for an always-watching and always-critiquing audience — that creates massive anxiety. If you’d like to reclaim some of the time and energy you spend worrying about what others think, then read on and be inspired to be, create, and share your talents without fear of embarrassment.

Pernah dengar cerita tentang kerang rebus dan kerang mutiara? Cerita ini dikisahkan oleh seorang sahabat, jamil azzaini namanya, dia seorang top trainer dari kubik leadership. Dia mengisahkan, di awal ia masuk sekolah dasar, dia di ejek oleh kawan-kawannya karena di buku tulisnya terdapat tulisan, nama saya jamil azzaini, cita-cita saya ingin menjadi insinyur pertanian, melihat kata-kata itu dibuku tulis jamil seluruh sahabatnya mengejek dan mengolok-olok dia, tetapi jamil tetap mempertahankan apa yang diyakininya, tidak jarang ia sampai adu mulut dengan teman-temannya karena jamil ngotot mempertahankan keyakinannya, bahkan gurunya pun sampai turun tangan dan sempat menasihati dia yang kurang lebih seperti ini, “kamu tho sadar, punya cita-cita itu jangan tinggi-tinggi, lihat siapa bapakmu, hanya seorang petani, takut kamu jadi gila nanti” Hati anak kecil mana yang tidak terpukul mendapat omongan seperti itu?