{"id":5737,"date":"2008-05-19T05:33:41","date_gmt":"2008-05-19T05:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2008\/05\/if-things-dont-go-your-way\/"},"modified":"2008-05-19T05:33:41","modified_gmt":"2008-05-19T05:33:41","slug":"if-things-dont-go-your-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2008\/05\/if-things-dont-go-your-way\/","title":{"rendered":"If things dont go your way&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Just read this line on <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bigadda.com\/ab\/2008\/05\/18\/day-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amitabh Bachchan\u2019s blog<\/a> that his father told him once:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>\u2018Man ka ho to acchha. Man ka na ho to zyada acchha !\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>If things happen according to what you wish. It is good.<br>\nIf things do not happen according to what you wish. Then it is even better.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I think its one of the very profound things I have read in some time.  In moments of pain, it probably helps to be next to a philosopher and a poet (that too as great as Shri Harivanshrai Bachchan).<\/p>\n<p>I was pretty amazed at AB\u2019s blogging capabilities.  I personally think he writes very well and is at the top of game just as he is in his chosen profession.  That sensitivity which comes with art clearly shines through. <!--break--> <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just read this line on <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bigadda.com\/ab\/2008\/05\/18\/day-31\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amitabh Bachchan&#8217;s blog<\/a> that his father told him once:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>\u2018Man ka ho to acchha. Man ka na ho to zyada acchha !\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>If things happen according to what you wish. It is good.<br \/>\nIf things do not happen according to what you wish. Then it is even better.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I think its one of the very profound things I have read in some time.  In moments of pain, it probably helps to be next to a philosopher and a poet (that too as great as Shri Harivanshrai Bachchan).<\/p>\n<p>I was pretty amazed at AB&#8217;s blogging capabilities.  I personally think he writes very well and is at the top of game just as he is in his chosen profession.  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