Ash King opens up about the two important rules he lives by

Dhanteras is all about gold and we asked singer, songwriter and composer, Ash King what are the

golden rules

of his life that he could swear by.

“I actually only have two rules in life but I’ll add one more. Throughout my life, various experiences have made me look for a simple way to process the world and people around me and my first rule in life is to never force yourself on anyone in any way,” he shares.

Ash King goes on to explain why he chooses this as one of the important rules in life to live by. He says, “My reason for this as my first rule, is because I believe in the word ‘mutual’ very strongly and have found that the only good experiences I’ve had in life are from mutual interests both in my music and my social life. I also feel that alongside the creativity our minds have, we have to learn to control our natural ego in order to make our natural intentions to be good people possible.”

Ash, aka

Ashutosh Ganguly

, who had debuted as a singer in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's 'Delhi-6' believes in putting one’s own needs first, but not hurting others by getting them met. He explains, “The term life is short and is a cliché but always a harsh reality. I feel it’s very wrong for people to ignore their own needs after they have taken care of their responsibilities for family and work. Many ignore their own needs because they may feel judged for indulging by the very people they surround themselves with, or because they may be gossiped about and their privacy is at risk.”
Ash feels that good communication is the key to healthy and great connections with people. He says, “Many disagreements we have are often due to a wrong choice of, or wrong timing of words. We tend to react and say the first thing we feel without thinking deeper, rather than respond after thinking clearly. In our family lives and social lives we could end up not talking to a loved one for years and realise those were silly reasons to stop talking due to bad communication. In professional life, a simple miscommunication can lead to bad business or a fall out with an important colleague.”