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39.The spirit of tolerance & acceptance are essential for happy life & peaceful mind. Expect the world
we live is far from perfect. We are not ourselves a paragon of perfection, so allow others as well
not to be perfect. 40.When expecting to be perfect is a problem
a. Obsessive concern over other mistakes b. Setting excessively high standards for ourselves & others C. Unreasonable doubts about others ability to perform the tasks with excellence
d. An over emphasis on control and benchmark 41. Perfection & excellence is always a moving target! 42.Be fearless & pure, never waiver in your determination or dedication, give freely, be self
controlled, self motivated, sincere, truthful, loving, and full of desire to serve. Learn to be detached and take a joy in renunciation. Do not get angry or harm any living creature. Also be compassionate & gentle, show good will to all. Cultivate will, vigour, patience, purity & avoid
malice & pride. 43.To accept people with their imperfections & weaknesses, continue to appreciate them, be
compassionate & gentle, kind & loving and bear patience. 44.Look for the merits & not defects 45.We cannot have theories for everything, especially while getting along with the people. Each one
of us is unique & different, and sensitive, and changing mood every now & then so relationships
definitely cannot be programmed. 46.Society is formed out of families, community, institution and corporations 47. Have a growing sense of awareness, great deal of understanding, tolerance, sympathy, and
mutual respect. 48.Every relationship is unique & special, needs to be nurtured with understanding &
patience..parent, spouse, children, family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, superiors, subordinates,
employer, employees, etc 49. The secret of successful relationships is found in understanding your own heart. Also secret of
harmonious and peaceful life is to focus on people's merits & strengths, not on their weaknesses
& defects. 50.Fault finding, constant criticism & magnifying the mistakes of others are poor & ineffective ways
to change the world. 51. Learn to laugh with others, try a smile or a kind word 52.Tongue is very powerful instrument & can commit four grievous wrong - a. uttering false hood, b.
scandal or gossip c. finding fault with others and d. excessive talk 53. Let us be generous with praise, appreciation and encouragement 54.Everybody has something good, let me learn that! 55. We have ingrained notions what is right-wrong, proper-improper and acceptable & not
acceptable 56.Unless we learn to accept people as they are, we will lose all possibility of finding happiness in our
relationships. Approach people with love & understanding, you will find the same reflection.
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