‘If I had to read a lecture, I would have given most of my attention to the relationships between people. This is the most important what I have learnt working in Odessa’s port and in all my subsequent life.’
Mikhail Zhvanetskiy, a Russian writer, TV host and comedian
Recently I gave consultation to a man who was depressed as his wife had abandoned him for his friend leaving him a daughter. An athletic-looking, successful businessman, has been completely shattered and seemed to be the embodiment of misery. It took me a few trainings and a serious consultation to bring him to his senses.
Of course, this is an extreme case, but nonetheless - can you imagine a man whose relationships in the family, at work, with friends doesn’t getting on well and he would be happy and successful? No, it’s impossible.
Say you have a huge luxurious house, five cars, best clothes, food, as in heaven, but you are alone and stranded on a desert island. Would you agree? Hardly…
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Recently I’ve had several meetings, phone calls, which made me change my views on my life, particularly on the relationships with other people.
I started thinking deeply about it after the 4th level of the Eastern Psychology, where we were talking about friendship. The ability to be a friend precedes the ability to love. The real friend is someone, who feels friendliness towards everyone and who doesn’t increase our ego, on the contrary, he helps us to reduce it.
I told some stories, which happened to me last month.
1. Our friends have visited us recently – a family with 4 children, that lives nearby. They are very mellow and pleasant, on a rather high spiritual level. I gave them my book in English “Ten steps to happiness”. The head of the family opened it, read a couple of ideas, which he liked very much. He congratulated me with the release of the book in Canada, wished me every success and to distribute over 300 000 copies of it. Then he stopped, looked at me and added very attentively: “But don’t become proud of yourself.” He told it very sincerely and inspired me very much.
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