These are excerpts from the author’s book “Deep,” which contains eight of his small books published in the form of Wisdom Literature covering different aspects of life: Facing troublemakers, dealing with pain, personal financial issues, gastronomy, reading, criticizing, inspiring, and feeling always good to go.

Series 2: You Are Always Good to Go.

Week 35: Together on Our Ways

• On your way, always do it your way. And remember that others share the road with you.

• There is no dedicated path for anyone alone in life.

• On your way, there always needs to be a careful balance between insisting on passing first and giving priority for others to pass.

• Occasionally it might look more like a car race than a drive on a highway. To clear the way, sometimes you have to overtake others without their permission.

• When you are not in a hurry is the best time to show your altruism and courtesy by giving priority for others to pass. This will pay you back very well during your rushed times.

• Getting big space at the cost of others won’t necessarily help you reach your destination quickly. Just focus on utilizing your dedicated path efficiently.

• Regardless of how well you are prepared, you will always be in need of good company.

• Stopping to help someone might delay you for a while, but it satisfies an essential spiritual need inside you. And it pays back directly or indirectly.

• Before making the decision to neglect anyone on your way, make sure that you have accurately evaluated the consequences of the person’s absence.

• The harm of a useless person on your way is not limited to wasting your time. The person occupies a space deserved by a better individual.

• Being focused should not stop you from keeping your head up and looking around. Just avoid frequently looking behind you.

• Observe physical and moral personal space for yourself and others. However, be ready to accept smartly minor overtaking, and be able to deal decisively and wisely with obvious encroachment.

• When other people stare at you pointedly, it means either that you are admired by them or they are expressing their resentment. Both assumptions are not supposed to make you angry. Admiring you invites joy and pride. And the way someone expresses discontent through staring reflects his or her passive personality.