Once a Supreme Court Judge summarised whole philosophy of life in three words, "Restraint, Restraint and Restraint".
This was many years ago. I was sitting in Court No.3. The presiding Judge was Hon'ble Mr.Justice SSM Quadri.
The case was of a husband and a wife. Both were present. The Judge was trying to persuade admant husband to reconcile with wife. Judge told him about value of invaluable support of a wife and then said, "Life is all about Restraint, Restraint and Restraint."
At that time I could not grasp meaning of his sentence. But I pondered over these words for many days to understand their meaning.
Finally, I understood this much. Life is all about exercising Restraint about whatever thing you may be doing."
If you are eating, do not eat in excess, use Restraint. If you are sleeping, do not sleep in excess, use some Restraint. If you are working, do not work in excess, exercise Restraint. If you are procratinating, do not do it excess, use some Restraint.
And if you are using Facebook, Twitter or Blogging, do not do it in excess, exercise some Restraint.
The moment we exercise Restraint, we gain power over whatever thing we may be doing.
Haresh Raichura 10/3/2017
