Empty cup and a Hollow bamboo

Though there are lots of dimensions to personal fulfillment, I believe that it starts from self and ends in the self. So, I would like to start from the self.

A plant grows only if it takes in the nutrients, water and sunlight. The fruits of the plant will be as better as the amount of energy it is able to assimilate. The quest for learning will fulfill the needs to nourish our minds. The key to learn new things is in the attitude to listen and receive.

Answer these questions to know if you are open:

• Do you listen to people and their suggestions despite their difference in economic, social, cultural, or racial background or their difference in age, color or language from yours?
• Do you process criticisms (positive or negatively presented) properly by looking at only what the person wants me to improve rather than focusing on the feelings (hatred, jelousy, or egoistic) with which it was presented? ....well yea, a positive criticism will emotinonally uplift you to make the changes easily...but do you respond to a +ive criticism +ively?
  
• Do you read (either technical, philosophical or general based on your interests) extensively? Even if the ideas presented are conflicting with your beliefs, do you atleast take some time to think about it?
  
• If you are in a tough situtation in your life, do you try to see what is the good that life is trying to make us learn from that incident?
• If you have done some mistake, do you waste your time repenting or do you open yourself to accept it as a good teacher and learn to lead a better life by not repeating it again?
  

Even if the opportunity to learn is vast are we ready to learn?

To create an internal learning enviroment, see if your mind is like an empty cup and your whole self is like a hollow bamboo.

Spend some time with yourself to see how ready you are to RECEIVE, LEARN and to GROW!