Who moved my Cheese?

Simple yet deep. Two words I can describe about Spencer Johnson's 'Who Moved my Cheese?'

Last Friday, Arah, one of my good friends recommended me this book. She said its just an hour worth of reading. In spite of being deep rooted and affected to the happenings in Wheel of Time, I inserted this reading and gave it a try.

'Who moved my cheese?' has a very simple story. Yet the lessons the book wants to convey people are profound. Something to ponder on. There are four main interesting characters in the story.

'The Cheese' being the metaphor of the important things we want to achieve in life, whether in career, academics or relationships. Change is inevitable and people have different strokes to how we respond to it. And this is practically what the book is about. See how these 4 friends overcome and cope with the changes around them.

I don't want to burst your bubble by telling you the whole story, I just want to share a few things I've learned in this story and words that struck me.

On planning ahead:

• My parents and some of my profs never fail to remind us to plan our work ahead. And I think this applies to anything and anyone in this world.
• Don't be complacent, always have back-up. Plan ahead. Always be alert.
• "Noticing small changes early helps you adapt to bigger changes that are to come."
• Take control rather than simply letting things happen to you.

On overcoming your own fears:

• Don't be a captive on your own fears.
• Do not get drowned from your fears. Don't be afraid to get out of your COMFORT ZONE.
• Some fears can be good. When you're afraid, things that are going to get worse if you don't do something, can prompt you into action. But its not good when you're so afraid, that it keeps you from doing anything.
• Use your fears into something relevant that can bring something positive into your life.
• We are able-bodied and we have brains. Use it to systematically plan how are we to conform to the change.

On being open-minded:

• When you see changes, stop the blaming and self pity, don't dwell too much on it. Move on, look immediately for another "Cheese". Get up and move with the cheese sooner.
• Expect change, learn something new and adapt on time.
• Things change and that's life. Life moves on and so are we.
• Life is simple. Do not over-analyze things.
• Accept the changes that happens along the way. Remember that the only constant in life is change.

On accepting change and moving on:

• Change your beliefs, change your perspective on things!
• The quicker you let go of the old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese.
• Move in new direction and go with the flow.
• You can believe that change will harm you or can help you upon finding that new cheese. Embrace the change.
• And when you finally accepted change, go straight forward and let go of the past.
• All things depend on what you choose to believe in.

We can become a better person if we want to and if we choose to be one. Its just about perspective and how you manage your inner self. And believe me when I say PERSPECTIVE.

So, am I a better person now? Definitely. :)