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Quote
of
the
day
by
Rabi d a ath
Tago e
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Rabi d a ath
Tago e’s
wo ds
speak
di ectly
to
p epa atio ,
pe so al
g owth
a d
the
ability
to
ge ui ely
ecog ise
a
oppo tu ity
the
mome t
it
actually
a ives.
“Eve ythi g
comes
to
us
that
belo gs
to
us
if
we
c eate
the
capacity
to
eceive
it,”
he
w ote.
The
li e
appea s
i
Sadha a:
The
Realisatio
of
Life,
a
book
based
o
a
se ies
of
lectu es
Tago e
delive ed
at
Ha va d
U ive sity
i
1913,
the
same
yea
he
became
the
fi st
Asia
w ite
to
wi
the
Nobel
P ize
i
Lite atu e,
awa ded
fo
his
collectio
Gita jali.
The
thought
suggests
that
achievi g
somethi g
wo thwhile
is
a ely
o ly
about
chasi g
it
ele tlessly.
Ofte ,
the
ha de
a d
mo e
impo ta t
task
is
quietly
becomi g
eady
fo
whateve
it
is
you
actually
hope
to
eceive,
lo g
befo e
it
eve
shows
up.
The
quote
ca
apply
to
k owledge,
elatio ships,
espo sibility
a d
pe so al
achieveme t
alike.
Wa ti g
somethi g
might
be
the
fi st
step,
but
bei g
ge ui ely
p epa ed
to
ha dle
it
o ce
it
fi ally
a ives
ca
decide
whethe
a yo e
actually
makes
the
most
of
it.
Quote
of
the
day
by
Rabi d a ath
Tago e
“Eve ythi g
comes
to
us
that
belo gs
to
us
if
we
c eate
the
capacity
to
eceive
it”
U de sta d
the
mea i g
of
Rabi d a ath
Tago e’s
quote
Tago e’s
wo ds
suggest
that
desi e
alo e
was
eve
eally
e ough.
A
pe so
eeds
to
develop
the
actual
ability
to
eceive
a d
p ope ly
use
whateve
it
is
they
a e
seeki g.
Someo e
might
wa t
a
majo
ca ee
oppo tu ity,
but
without
the
ecessa y
skills
o
co fide ce
al eady
i
place,
they
may
ge ui ely
st uggle
o ce
that
oppo tu ity
fi ally
appea s.
Someo e
who
has
spe t
yea s
quietly
lea i g
a d
p epa i g
te ds
to
be
co side ably
bette
equipped
to
ecog ise
its
value
a d
act
o
it
decisively.
The
“capacity
to
eceive”
eally
mea s
developi g
the
skills,
matu ity,
k owledge
a d
eadi ess
that
somethi g
mea i gful
actually
equi es.
What
“capacity
to
eceive”
actually
mea s
The
ph ase
ca
ge ui ely
be
u de stood
i
a
few
diffe e t
ways.
It
might
mea
acqui i g
the
specific
k owledge
a
oppo tu ity
actually
equi es.
It
could
just
as
easily
mea
developi g
emotio al
matu ity,
eal
discipli e
o
ge ui e
co fide ce.
Someo e
might
wa t
g eate
espo sibility
at
wo k,
but
fi st
eeds
to
demo st ate
they
ca
actually
ma age
it
well.
Someo e
else
might
wa t
to
lea
somethi g
ew,
but
fi st
has
to
become
willi g
to
questio
what
they
al eady
believe.
I
eve y
o e
of
these
cases,
p epa atio
is
what
ge ui ely
expa ds
a
pe so ‘s
ow
capacity.
Why
simply
wa ti g
somethi g
is
a ely
e ough
o
its
ow
Desi e
p ovides
eal
motivatio ,
but
it
eve
automatically
c eates
ability
by
itself.
A
pe so
ca
ge ui ely
wish
to
become
a
accomplished
w ite
without
eve
developi g
the
actual
w iti g
skill
equi ed.
Someo e
ca
d eam
about
becomi g
a
leade
without
lea i g
how
to
commu icate
clea ly,
make
eal
decisio s
o
take
o
ge ui e
espo sibility.
The
gap
betwee
wa ti g
somethi g
a d
actually
bei g
eady
fo
it
ca
be
co side able.
Tago e’s
quote
focuses
atte tio
di ectly
o
that
gap,
e cou agi g
a
slightly
diffe e t
questio
tha
the
obvious
o e.
I stead
of
o ly
aski g
what
you
wa t,
it
asks
what
you
actually
eed
to
become
capable
of
eceivi g
it
i
the
fi st
place.
Why
p epa atio
cha ges
what
someo e
is
eve
able
to
otice
Oppo tu ities
a e
ot
always
obvious
the
mome t
they
fi st
appea .
Two
people
ca
e cou te
exactly
the
same
situatio
a d
see
completely
diffe e t
possibilities
i side
it.
The
pe so
ca yi g
eleva t
k owledge
o
ge ui e
expe ie ce
te ds
to
otice
a
oppo tu ity
that
a othe
pe so
simply
ove looks
e ti ely.
P epa atio
the efo e
does
mo e
tha
just
imp ove
someo e’s
pe fo ma ce
late
o .
It
ge ui ely
cha ges
what
a
pe so
is
actually
capable
of
seei g
i
the
mome t
itself,
a d
lea i g,
p actice
a d
eal
expe ie ce
a e
what
build
exactly
the
capacity
Tago e
is
desc ibi g
he e.
Why
g owth
so
ofte
happe s
quietly,
lo g
befo e
a y
ewa d
a ives
Ple ty
of
pe so al
developme t
happe s
without
much
fa fa e
at
all.
A
pe so
might
spe d
mo ths
studyi g,
p actisi g
a
skill
o
buildi g
ge ui e
p ofessio al
expe ie ce
without
seei g
a y
immediate
ewa d
fo
it.
F om
the
outside,
ve y
little
may
appea
to
actually
be
cha gi g
du i g
that
st etch.
That
quiet
p epa atio
becomes
ge ui ely
impo ta t
the
mome t
a
oppo tu ity
eve tually
shows
up.
The
eve tual
esult
ca
look
sudde
to
eve yo e
watchi g,
eve
though
the
eal
capacity
to
take
adva tage
of
it
was
actually
built
slowly,
ove
a
co side ably
lo ge
pe iod.
Why
this
idea
is
ot
eally
a
p omise
that
eve ythi g
wo ks
out
Tago e’s
wo ds
should
ot
be
ead
as
a
gua a tee
that
a yo e
who
p ope ly
p epa es
will
automatically
eceive
eve ythi g
they
desi e.
Ge ui e
ci cumsta ces,
eal
cha ce
a d
outside
facto s
clea ly
still
shape
people’s
lives
ega dless
of
p epa atio .
The
mo e
p actical
way
to
ead
this
is
that
p epa atio
i c eases
someo e’s
actual
ability
to
ecog ise,
accept
a d
use
a
oppo tu ity
o ce
it
ge ui ely
becomes
available.
C eati g
capacity
was
eve
eally
a
gua a tee
of
a y
pa ticula
outcome.
It
simply
makes
someo e
co side ably
bette
equipped
fo
o e,
should
it
actually
a ive.
How
this
idea
exte ds
i to
elatio ships
as
well
This
co cept
clea ly
eaches
beyo d
ca ee s
a d
pe so al
achieveme t
too.
A
pe so
might
ge ui ely
wa t
mea i gful
elatio ships
i
thei
life,
but
still
eed
to
develop
eal
patie ce,
empathy,
commu icatio
a d
emotio al
awa e ess
fi st.
Bei g
eady
to
actually
eceive
love,
f ie dship
o
t ust
ofte
equi es
eal
pe so al
g owth
befo eha d.
I
that
se se,
the
quote
is
ot
simply
about
eceivi g
somethi g
pu ely
f om
the
outside
wo ld.
It
is
just
as
much
about
becomi g
the
ki d
of
pe so
who
ca
ge ui ely
sustai
whateve
they
eve tually
eceive.
Othe
memo able
quotes
by
Rabi d a ath
Tago e
-
“You
ca ‘t
c oss
the
sea
me ely
by
sta di g
a d
sta i g
at
the
wate .” -
“Faith
is
the
bi d
that
feels
the
light
whe
the
daw
is
still
da k.” -
“Let
you
life
lightly
da ce
o
the
edges
of
Time
like
dew
o
the
tip
of
a
leaf.” -
“Whe e
the
mi d
is
without
fea
a d
the
head
is
held
high.”
Why
Rabi d a ath
Tago e’s
quote
emai s
eleva t
The
mode
wo ld
ofte
e cou ages
people
to
co sta tly
chase
the
ext
goal,
oppo tu ity
o
achieveme t
without
much
pause
i
betwee .
Tago e’s
wo ds
offe
a
ge ui ely
diffe e t
pe spective,
that
sometimes
the
most
impo ta t
wo k
happe s
quietly,
well
befo e
a
oppo tu ity
eve
actually
a ives.
Developi g
k owledge,
discipli e,
co fide ce
a d
emotio al
matu ity
may
ot
p oduce
a y
immediately
visible
ewa d
at
the
time.
Yet
these
ve y
qualities
ca
decide
whethe
a
pe so
is
actually
eady
o ce
ci cumsta ces
fi ally
shift
i
thei
favou .
The
quote
tu s
atte tio
away
f om
simply
aski g
what
someo e
wa ts,
a d
towa d
what
they
a e
actually
doi g
ight
ow
to
become
ge ui ely
eady
fo
it.
The
oppo tu ity
itself
may
a ive
u expectedly,
but
the
capacity
to
make
somethi g
mea i gful
of
it
is
almost
always
built
delibe ately,
well
i
adva ce.
