ABSTRACT
This inspiring fable gives an approach to living with greater courage, balance, abundance and joy. The Monk who sold his Ferrari tells the story of Julian Mantle, a highly advantageous lawyer who has it all; fancy house, private jet, Private Island and every other thing he wanted. He subside of a heart attack and hardly survives where the doctor had to ask him to take a decision between his law profession and his life. Julian was forced to affront spiritual crisis of his out of balance life on an odyssey to an ancient culture, where he ascertained powerful, wise, and practical lessons that teaches us to: develop joyful thoughts, follow our life mission and calling, cultivate self-discipline, …show more content…
He believed it was more than a heart attack he suffered from and was a symptom of a deeper problem, he said it was a rupture of his inner core. A wake up call that gave him a second chance to live a richer and a more inspired life. He had to sell all his property and he left to India to seek a much more meaningful life. He saw a chance to revitalize the inner fire he had known when he was younger. A fire that has been blown out as the law became less enjoyable and more business. He described his disappearance as “personal odyssey of the self ” he was determined to find out who he really was and what his life was all about before it was too late. His life became much simpler and meaningful when he left the effect of his past behind. When Mantle returned, he was an alternated person. It was really as if he was a total different man. He has learnt a lot from some mythical Himalayan sage who gave him fabulous yet practical advice which he shared with his former …show more content…
We are all made up of a hero in us, everyone has the capacity for exceptional achievement, happiness and continual accomplishment. All it takes are small steps in the direction of our dreams. Like the Taj Mahal, a life overflowing with wonders is built day by day, block by block. Small victories lead to large victories. Tiny, incremental changes and improvements will create positive habits. Positive habits will create results. And results will inspire you towards greater personal change. Lay foundation for living each day as if it was your last. Start now, learn, laugh and do what you truly love to do. Do not be denied your destiny. For what lies behind you and what lies in front of you matters little when compared to what lies within