Start reading the Bhagwad Gita at 18 !!!!!

Raft against the waves of all troubles that life throws at you by reading and understanding the Bhagwad Gita. The Gita teaches you the greatness of little things, to work unattached without expecting the fruit of action. In today’s world of intense competition, jealousy and mental depression especially among youth, this approach to life brings highest bliss and freedom. But hey, neither am I being excessively spiritual out here nor am I asking young guys to live a life of restraint and abstinence without any enjoyment. You can still be your modern self, go to a pub, flirt around, and crack black jokes with friends, but believe me you will be at peace with yourself and the world. Belief in God, spiritualism and idol worship is usually seen as a forte of the old and weak but the greatness and the potency of the Gita can best be realized when you are stepping into adulthood, when you still have a career to develop, when you still have relationships to build and break, and when you still have to tolerate peers who are getting a higher salary than you. You inherit the capability to distinguish between good and evil, to be gracious and positive even in defeat, to be humble in victory, to have the fortitude to come back from adversities and most importantly to be inclined to do well to others. All attributes that I have mentioned are such rare qualities in today’s modern world that you would be regarded as someone special and the Gita would help you to achieve that goal. I started reading the Gita when I was 23, so I was 5 years late but it better to be late than never. So shed all hesitation, don’t bother about the odd giggle and joke that people start throwing when a young man suddenly starts becoming a “Bhakta”, and start reading the grandest poetic verse that the world has seen.