INTRODUCTION
“Who will cry when you die” is divided into 101 parts. This
book starts with a simple message which is, “when you born you were crying,
while others were smiling, you must die in such a way that others will cry, and
you will smile at your funeral”. Each part is teaching you to make your life
meaningful, peaceful and by doing so it makes life wholesome. This book is
written to eliminate regret in life.
ROBIN SHARMA
Robin Sharma was born in India in the year 1964 to Shashi Sharma and
Shiv Sharma. When he was just one year old his family moved to Canada. He was a
practising lawyer from profession until the age of 25. Now, he is a Canadian
writer
He is mostly known for his bestselling book “The Monk Who Sold His
Ferrari”. He has published at least twelve books till now and “Who Will Cry When
You Die” is one of them.
His books include “The 5 AM Club”, “The Leader Who Had No Title”, “The
Secret Letter”, “Family Wisdom”, “The Greatness Guide”, and “The Everyday Hero
Manifesto” etc.
We will divide this book into several parts and will focus on each part
one by one.
Improve your living
Improve your health
Attract success
Personal growth initiatives
IMPROVE YOUR LIVING
Several chapters of this book focus on improving your life for
good.
1. The first and foremost thing you must
do is to discover your calling. We all have objectives to fulfil in this world.
You must focus on the things you do best. According to Mahatma Gandhi be the
change you want to see in this world.
2. Be kind. Mr Sharma advises the reader
to be kind at least for one person every day to the person whom you don’t know.
This will not only bring you peace but also create a sense of fulfilment.
3. Always keep shifting your perspective
in any negative situation. Remember that your problem is not as big as you
think. And be unorthodox. Don’t do the things just because everyone is
doing it, do those things that you like or something which gives meaning to
your life. It does not matter what others will think of you, it only matters
you are leading your life according to your will.
4. To improve your life for good, you must
practise tough love. Here, Mr Sharma compares Tough love with Self-discipline
because practising it, is tough, but the fruits are sweet. We all know the
benefits of self-discipline, but only a few of us follow it. And those who
follow become their best self. Every successful entrepreneur, businessman, CEO,
etc. practise tough love. Once you get habitual to it, you will be unstoppable.
5. Stop complaining to others about your
life or stop blaming others for whatever happens in your life and start taking
responsibility for your life. Whatever happens in your life, you are only
responsible for it. Not your parents, not your brother or sister, not your
friend, and not anyone is responsible. Take your responsibility and see your
life getting changed for good.
IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH
1. There are many chapters in the book
“who will cry when you die” which focus on improving your health. As health
plays a very vital and significant role in achieving whatever your purpose is.
There is also an important saying that goes like “a healthy mind dwells in a
healthy body”. Every one of us is familiar with this but very few take care of
it.
2. To live your life completely,
you must consider your body as a temple and keep it as a sacred place. Today’s
generation is remarkably busy building their future and they forget to look
after their health. There should be some hours that can be devoted to your
exercise and meditation every week. It can be going to the gym, exercising at
home, swimming, yoga, and simple stretching. This gives you a balanced, serene,
and happy life. Do no harm to your health by consuming lots of unhealthy foods
and by overeating.
3. Spending at least twenty
minutes in meditation can help you in starting your day gracefully and every
hour after it will be worth it. As Blaise Pascal wrote, “All miseries of man
derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room alone”. In contemplation of
mastering your mind, you must learn to concentrate on one single task at a time
and this can only be achieved through meditation. Without this, your mind will
be your master and you will be a servant to it. Meditation is the way to
make your mind function the way it is designed to function.
4. In ancient times people were eating light foods as they know anything
more could disturb their peaceful mind which is been cultivated by hard
meditation. But nowadays, people are getting attracted toward less healthy
food. Suppose you own a Formula One race car, you would never think of fuelling
it less than any premium-grade gas, then why are you fuelling your body which
is the most important thing by consuming unhealthy drinks and food.
5. If you want to change your habit you can go with drinking one glass
of fresh homemade juice every morning. The juice can be of anything of your
choice for instance orange juice, grape juice, banana shake, and strawberry
juice etc. This not only gives a good start to your day but also help you in
enhancing your mood and energy for the rest of the day.
6. We live in a time where everything is
available just in one click. Everyone wants to be in the race and feel
connected to the world utilizing news. News takes your peace away. According to
research, it is found out that the weekdays' edition of the New York Times
accommodates information more than any average person exposed to during his/
her entire lifetime in the seventeenth century. To retain your peace, you must
disconnect yourself from consuming too much news and start connecting yourself
to nature. Nature gives a sense of fulfilment and a sense of connection to the
world.
7. In research, it is found out that an average person laughs at most
fifteen times a day while an average four-year-old laughs three hundred times a
day. We are all familiar with the quote that “laughter is the best medicine”.
Daily laughter increases energy, elevate mood, and promote creativity. This is
the reason why laughing is also included in the exercise. Every morning, at
least for five minutes, everyone should laugh in front of a mirror. You
can also watch funny movies, dramas, and read funny books.
ATTRACT SUCCESS
Everyone wants to be successful and run behind it. But rather than
chasing success, you should learn to attract success through your work and
mind. You can find some chapters in this book that will help you in attracting
success toward yourself. And we will be drawing our focus to some of those
chapters now.
1. Take more risks. When you will be on
your deathbed, you will not regret those risks that you have taken and did not
work rather than you will regret those risks that you could have taken but you
choose not to. Take more risk as much as possible, it will only attract success
and if not, it will bring you a lesson to learn. According to timeless
principle, “life is nothing more than a game of numbers in which the more risk
you will take the more reward you will receive”. Start doing the thing from
which you fear, stop setting for less than you deserve and be good at being
uncomfortable.
2. Life is all about the choices you make.
Highly successful and actualized people make wiser choices than others. You can
simply sit at the shore of the river and wait for the opportunity or you can
dive into the water and take out the pearl from it which is waiting for the
right person, filled with courage. Extend your boundaries on daily basis.
3. According to Mr Sharma, a deep sense of
fulfilment and inspiration is necessary for making any difference in this
world. Every genius of the world is being derived by their inner inspiration to
enrich the lives of others. As Woodrow Wilson said, “You are not here to make a
living, you are here to make the world live more amply, with greater wisdom,
and with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the
world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand”.
4. Mr Sharma said in the book that time is the greatest leveller. Everyone
got an equal amount of time which is twenty-four hours a day. But what
separates a successful from an unsuccessful is the ability to use this time
effectively. Therefore, you must commit yourself to managing your time
effectively and do not allow anyone to waste your time. Develop a keen sense of
awareness about how important your time is and work toward living every moment
of your life completely.
PERSONAL GROWTH INITIATIVES
The only mantra to live peaceful is to develop a sense of gratefulness
inside you. You should be grateful for every breath you take. Certain chapters
of this book “Who will cry when you die” focus on helping you develop gratitude
which leads directly to your personal growth.
1 1. Sharma gave a name
to the first thirty-minute of your morning as “The Platinum 30”. If you ensure
that you will spend these thirty minutes with utmost sincerity, think purest of
thoughts and take the wisest decision, you will see every minute unfolding
marvellously after those thirty minutes. He shared that he has a specific place
for renewal activity and he spend at least fifteen minutes from those thirty
minutes there, next he read a book from wisdom literature.
2. 2. Write a daily journal
as it is the best initiative for personal growth. Your daily journal is not
your diary but something on which you can write your daily experiences and the
lesson you learnt from it. In doing so, you could easily see problems and
intentions that will build your focus and lead you away from distraction.
3. 3. Several people said
that it is difficult for them to say “No”. It is very important to say No and
for that, you need to focus on your priorities. Make a list of it and keep
working to achieve them. Focus on the things you do best and devote your time.
Say No gracefully to every other thing which distracts you from your goal.
Robin Sharma has written in his book the monk who sold his Ferrari that
“if your priorities do not get scheduled into your planner, other people
priorities will get put into your planner”.
4. 4. At least once a week
you should spend a day without your watch and do whatever you feel like doing.
Flow with the universe. You can read your favourite book, spend time with your
family or close friend but without the interference of your watch.
5. 5. Practise forgiveness.
The more you forgive someone, the more you will find peace. Several people take
it the wrong way by comparing forgiveness with ignorance. Forgiveness is not
ignorance, it means that you are taking the freedom from them to hurt you. You
can forgive someone and never talk to him/her again at the same time.
CONCLUSION
Who will cry when you die is a fantastic self-help book to read and the
best part of this book is that it is divided into chapters. You will not get
confused while reading this.
This is a very basic book because we all are familiar with the things we
should be doing in our daily life but never take any step. One can easily
describe what Mr Sharma is about to say through this topic, but some of the
topics are undoubtedly interesting like “the platinum 30”, “sleep-less”, “go on a
news fast”, and “don’t finish every book you start” etc.
If you are someone who tries to be a better person every single day,
then this book is made for you. The style of Robin Sharma to relate quotes with
his writing makes it worth reading. This book is for those who want to take
charge of their life. And to lead life by choice and not by chance. There are
more than something in this book. After all, it is written by the writer who
has written the monk who has sold his Ferrari series.
SOME QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Q.1 What are those quotes which Robin Sharma has written in his book
“Who will cry when you die”?
ANS. There are several quotes given in the “who will cry when you die”
book, some of which are –
a. “Son, when you were
born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that
when you die the world cries, while you rejoice.
b. “The successful
people have a habit of doing the things failure don’t like to do,” said
essayist, “They do not like them either, necessarily. But their disliking is
subordinated to the strength of their purpose,” remarked E.M Gray.
c. “If a man does not
keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different
drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however, measure or far
away.”
d. “We live in a world
where we conquered the highest of the mountain but not yet to master
ourselves.”
e. “Happiness is not a
place you reach but a state you create.”
f. “I wept because I had
no shoe until I saw a man you had no feet.”
g. “Forgiveness is the
fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that crushed it.”
h. “We first make our
habit then our habit makes us.”
i. “Don’t bunt.
Aim out of the ballpark. Aim for the company of immortals.”
j. “Fake it till you
make it.”
Q.2 Name the Books that are referred to by Robin Sharma?
ANS. The books referred by Robin Sharma are-
a. Tuesdays with Morrie-
An Old Man, A Young Man, and life’s greatest lesson.
b. The Aladdin Factor.
c. The Artist’s Way.
d. Getting the Most Out
of Life.
e. Bring Out the Magic
in Your Mind.
f. Walden.
g. The Power of Positive
Thinking.
h. As a Man Thinketh.
i. Gary Larson’s Far
Side Series
j. Dilbert Cartoon
Mr Sharma has advised the reader to not
finish every book you start. If you do not get any information from the first
three chapters of the book, you should stop reading it immediately and pick up
another one. Time is precious, read the book which no one is reading and think
the thought which no one is thinking.
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