Life's Amazing Secrets - Gaur Gopal Das - Review

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Bachelors in electrical engineering, a decent job in HP and life in a vibrant metropolitan city like Pune, these are sufficient enticing factors for any young adult to pick the well-defined regular path of

  However, at the age of 23 Gaur Gopal Das had a different inner calling and choose to become a monk. Since then he has practiced celibacy and over the last 2.5 decades travelled across the globe sharing his wisdom to professionals in Google, Salesforce, EY, CII and UK Parliament to name a few. The sheer length and breadth of his travel is enough to provide a solid testimony on the value of his discourse.  

Coming to the book, the narrative is woven around a married couple who are having an extraordinary life of wealth and progress which indicates happiness on the surface but deep within are struggling to stay together. How did a pure love affair that gravitated towards marriage and wealth have so much of shallowness deep within? Can fulfillment be acquired just by chasing career progress, wealth accumulation, accolades and top designations? As Gaur Gopal Das scuba dives into their relationship, we begin to realize that there are pieces of their story that reflects on everyone's marriage life.

The core principle of the book is built upon 4 pillars – Gratitude, Forgiveness, Spirituality and Social Contribution, which GGD refers as four key wheels of life. When an individual is well grounded on these principles, he or she becomes well equipped to navigate any emotionally challenging situations in life.

GGD picks up real life stories to elucidate on his principles at different points of his narrative and of all, I found the Lata Kare’s real life story to be exemplary. At the age of 65, having lived in a remote Buldhana village deep within Maharashtra, she transforms herself into a marathon runner to save her critically ill husband. Such a selfless act expresses the deep love a couple can have even at an old age. I would suggest anyone reading this blog to check out the story about the brave women called Lata Kare.

The narrative has a happy ending with the couple being blessed with the prospect of a child and a larger purpose for the life beyond.  

 Life’s amazing secret would be a good read over the weekend and when someone wants to absorb something light but enlightening.

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