Not all
works of nonfiction are dull. I admit I myself am not a very hardcore fan of nonfiction,
although I do occasionally read some beautiful works.
“LIFE
MANTRAS” cannot actually be categorized under the category “Nonfiction”. It would
be better to call it a book that teaches you a lot about life.
There are so
many things in our daily life which we all know, and yet we always learn
something new about it from someone else. This book is full of such lovely
examples.
“SAHARASRI” SUBRATA ROY SAHARA talks about
love, respect, admiration and all other virtues and characters of a human being
with finesse.
He talks
about marriage, about a husband - wife
relationship, about hard work, honesty, truthfulness, trustfulness, about a
mother – child relationship, and what not.
The best thing
however is that he cites hundreds of examples from daily life to prove his
point – examples with which all of us can relate.
He tells us
that apologizing is NOT a bad thing. It will NOT make you inferior to others. It
will NOT hurt if you put aside your big fat ego for sometime. The world would
be such a beautiful place if people understood these small things.
He tells us
that working hard alone doesn’t serve the purpose. It is the quality that
counts, not the quantity or number of working hours.
He gives us
a very important lesson of never misusing your status.
He beautifully
depicts the Indian woman, and even how “sex” is interpreted all over the world.
There are
two wonderful chapters on “EGO” and “SANSKAARS”.
OVERALL, this is a book that is to be
cherished. It is difficult to actually write a proper review because there is
so much to write about. But it is a book that will be your guide during your
bad times.
It is a book
that preaches no doubt, but all the correct things.
It is a book
which will improve the quality of your thoughts.
I read a lot
of negative reviews of this book online stating that a person who has been
jailed and been corrupt has no business writing such philosophical things.
Hello, who
are we to judge any person? It is immaterial who the writer is, as long as he
writes the truth. After all, he didn’t create “Sahara” in just one day.
Go for this
book. It will change your perspective of life.
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