Interact With the Great Personalities of the World

It always feels wonderful talking to people who have lived inspiring lives. Their life stories have the power to remove dilemmas. They can give clarity to common mans blurred vision and even start a new chapter in people’s lives. But the question is how to talk to them? It’s easy. You can interact with these great personalities through their biographies and autobiographies.

Reading about the lives of great people teaches you real and practical life lessons. You get to know what an individual has been through and how that person came out of his predicaments. You can relate with those individuals and their circumstances and tackle your own difficult situations.

So, make one or some of these personalities your mentor and receive guidance from them when you find yourself at crossroads.

You May Heal Yourself

Biographies give you never-ending motivation. They are not just an account of someone’s life but these are self-help books. Reading about great men and their perspectives give you further inspiration in your own life. You learn about their struggles and incorporate their lessons into your life. These teachings also help in healing your own emotional issues.

You may read ‘The Words’, the autobiography of Jean-Paul Sartre, a famous French philosopher. This book is a grand masterpiece of self-analysis- rich in profound ideas, packed with the spirit of freedom and the quest for the ultimate truth.

You Develop a Historical Perspective

Reading autobiographies and biographies also means understanding the social conditions in which many great men lived. You can learn more history through its champions than from the historical events themselves. It is also useful to learn about other people’s attitudes during floods, economic depression, or pandemic.

You can read Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography ‘The Story of My Experiments with Truth’ to delve deep into the personal life of Bapu and also understand the social milieu of those times.

Find Your Self

Self-discovery is one of the important processes that help you understand your own personality. Through the details of renowned personalities’ experiences and situations, it will be easier for you to get an idea of who you are by comparison. It also broadens the opinions you hold when it comes to deeper issues of life. These books provide you with fresh views that may change your own beliefs for good.

You may read ‘Wings of Fire’, the autobiography of the visionary scientist Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, who from a humble beginning rose to become the President of India.

There is a Lot to Read

Read about the life of Nelson Mandela, Leo Tolstoy, Swami Vivekanand, Marilyn Monroe, Sri Aurobindo, Kabir Das, Abraham Lincoln, Mother Teresa, Subhash Chandra Bose, Guru Gorakhnath, or anyone else you choose to have a glance into their remarkable lives. For those interested in science, the biographies of C.V. Raman, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, S. Ramanujam, Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Thomas Alva Edison, and many such beautiful minds, will definitely act as a great tool of guidance.

So, think of a great personality you have always found inspiring, find a book about them or their autobiographies, and read them! It will completely transform your way of thinking by giving you a new insight and in the long run, you will be thankful for the opportunity of spending time with such powerful and impressive personalities.