Can a book save someone’s LIFE?
A book can save someone’s life — yes it is true!
In this part#1 of the blog, you will get answers to the first question, as we have collected excerpts from a conversation on TGV episode #302 with Amrut Deshmukhwho is known famously as Booklet guy — and he is on a mission to make India read
Amrut Deshmukh is a very passionate individual whose success journey was filled with stepping stones of recurring failures, Chartered Accountant(CA) by profession, with a huge bank balance, three failed start-ups, and one failed relationship. Continue reading to know more about his journey from failures to the identity of Booklet Guy.
In this part 1 of 2 part series, we’d like to share an incident that changed Amrut Deshmukh’s life forever
Three start-ups failed in a row which affected his relationship. Hit by chronic depression, he used to get up late and still lie on the same sofa staring at the ceiling fan for a whole day. One day he decided to end his life and got off the sofa to take things in hand for ending his life. But the power went off and he sat back on the sofa.
What next?
He remembered his brother’s advice that whenever in life we feel stuck and the thought
“What’s next?” keeps bothering us then “ READ RANDOM “, any book.
Do not bother about what you are reading is of any use, profit, or benefit.
So, he decided to read the book lying beside the sofa and opened the page of the random book.
He read a story that goes like this:
Once Krishna and Balarama were walking in the forest, it was getting dark and they decided to rest in the forest for the night.
It was a dangerous forest, so Krishna suggested “We both can’t sleep at the same time, Balarama, you keep watch while I sleep until you feel tired, and I will keep guarding while you sleep” They both agreed, and Krishna went to sleep.
A few hours passed, and Balarama heard a growl at a distance, it was a terrifying sound. He could see a gigantic monster approaching him.
The monster growled again, Balarama was very afraid, he trembled in fear. Every time he trembled, the monster grew double in size.
The monster grew bigger and bigger as it approached Balarama. Now the monster was standing very close to Balarama, it growled again. Terrified by the monster Balarama screamed “Krishna! Krishna!” and collapsed and fell unconscious.
Woken up by the call, Krishna followed the sound and assumed that Balarama was sleeping, Krishna thought, ‘It must be my turn now’ and started walking to and for. Slowly Krishna recognized the monster standing nearby.
The monster growled at Krishna. “What do you want?” Krishna asked unafraid.
The size of the monster decreased, it shrunk to half its size. “What are you doing here?” Krishna asked again and the monster shrunk again. Krishna kept questioning it expecting a reply, the monster kept shrinking every time he asked.
Now the monster became very tiny. Krishna took it in his hand and placed it in his waist pocket. The night passed and Balarama woke in the morning. Balarama saw Krishna and joyously shouted “Krishna! Krishna!”. “Krishna! you don’t know what a terrible thing happened while you were asleep.
There was a huge monster trying to kill us both. I don’t know how we survived, the last thing I remember is that I fainted.” Balarama said trying to recall yesterday night’s events. Krishna took the little monster out of his pocket and said, “Is this the same monster?”. “Yes, but it was so big! how did it shrink?” asked Balarama. “Every time I questioned it, it shrunk in size, finally it became this,” Balarama told Krishna how the monster grew yesterday every time he feared it.
Then Krishna concluded,
“Every time we are afraid, our fears grow big, but every time we face them and question them, they become smaller and smaller”
So what do you infer from this powerful story?
Is there any story or incident that happened in your life that changed your life forever?
If so, please share them in the comments section.
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