In Everyday Life People Reveal Themselves

People reveal themselves in everyday life.

Biographers make the mistake of thinking

that the value of a person can be measured

only by exceptional deeds,

and because of this they miss the truth.

Celebrities are characterized by the glory of their activities,

their sparkling eyes and powerful, eloquent speech,

but entirely different personalities are revealed by these people

in their everyday life.

They should be observed in their routine work

and in the company of their near ones.

Their true mentality, as manifested in thoughts and dreams,

should be properly understood.

Above all,

one should value the achievement of harmony in everyday life.

Most of human life passes in such routine,

and people should be evaluated by how they stand the test of daily life—

whether they can preserve harmony in their domestic environment,

resist petty irritations, and rise above boredom.

Many unseen circumstances are hidden in daily life,

and one must find in them the joy

that elevates one into the Supermundane.

We build our human dignity amid daily turbulence.

This awareness will make our achievement permanent.

Rejoice at the builders of harmony in life,

and every day should become a stone

in the foundation of this beautiful structure.

Learn to love work,

and to understand it as a substitute for time –

time that is not wasted in idle pursuit.