I want you to think of your life as an hourglass. You know there are thousands of grains of sand in the top of the hourglass; and they all pass slowly and evenly through the narrow neck in the middle. Nothing you or I could do would make more than one grain of sand pass through this narrow neck without impairing the hourglass. You and I and everyone else are like this hourglass.
Interpretation
Life is a slow and steady process, much like grains of sand passing through an hourglass.
This quote by Dale Carnegie uses the metaphor of an hourglass to illustrate that life consists of countless moments that flow steadily and inevitably. Just as grains of sand must pass through a narrow neck without being forced, our experiences and opportunities in life unfold at their own pace, reminding us to appreciate each moment and understand that rushing through life may lead to a loss of its essence.
In practice
This quote is perfect for a motivational speech about patience in personal growth.
When I asked him -Mr.Henry Ford- if he ever worried, he replied: "No. I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe that every-thing will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about?
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
I can look back at my own life and see where a few words of praise have sharply changed my entire future. Can't you say the same thing about your life?
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
There is a great deal of pain in life and perhaps the only pain that can be avoided is the pain that comes from trying to avoid pain.
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.
The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within, not without.
Society is the picnic certain individuals leave early, the party they fail to enjoy, the musical comedy they find not worth the price of admission.
People are eternally divided into two classes, the believer, builder, and praiser...and the unbeliever, destroyer and critic.
It was obvious that bigotry was never a one-way operation, that hatred bred hatred!
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