lets hop in the rabbit year!!

3rd February, the new year in the Chinese calendar is the year of the rabbit. I have always been very fond of this cute, furry and cuddly mammal of the animal kingdom. But seriously i have no idea what this rabbit year is going to be all about?. Are we suppose to hop all the time  or we should limit our diet to carrots? So, to find the answers to these perplexed questions, I went on the hunt of rabbits, no not literally but through my laptop. While searching a few websites and newspapers I came  to find out what interesting and intellectual piece of literature and wisdom chinese fellows have treasured.

The words of wisdom i'm talking about here are the Chinese proverbs. They are not only witty but also thought provoking. These simple words of knowledge can bring a lot of change in your perspective and attitude towards your everyday doings. 

Few of them I'm mentioning over here in my blog just to dedicate it to the new rabbit year

1)Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

Yes this is totally true!! growing is good no matter what the pace is, but if u remain still you'll be a midget.

2)Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.

If literally applied, we never wanted to enter into the class room even if the teacher kept the door open like forever. but this proverbs means,  opportunities are always around us we have to grab and make most out of them.

3)I see, I forget. 

I hear, I remember. 
I do, I understand.

This is the oldest and my personal favorite proverb. Until  we don't practically do something we don't learn it. This is one reason we learn from our mistakes otherwise we don't ever learn anything.

4)If you want happiness for a day--go fishing. 
If you want happiness for a month--get married.
If you want happiness for a year--inherit a fortune. 
If you want happiness for a lifetime--help someone else.

Well i'm married since past 2 years and still happy, so this is not absolutely correct but yes if you want to remain happy for a longer period of time you should help others and the inner feeling of happiness and serenity would be ever lasting.

5)When the heart is at ease, the body is healthy

Take out all what's in your heart, good or bad. Share your emotions, your thoughts!! You have any complaints share them too but yes be considerate.