When Lord Ganesha came in to power on his birthday, we observe that day as Ganesh Chaturthi. From that day, we worship him for next 9 days, as “Nav Raatri”  and make this festival a grand event. He is God of intellect, good luck and prosperity.

We also fondly call Lord Ganesha, “Vighnanashaya”, destroyer of obstacles;  we pray him to clear our path and lead us to success. We also believe that he should be worshipped first, before commencing any auspicious occasions. This position he acquired just by processing confidence, commitment and respect he has for parents.

His elephant head, his big belly, His mountain like physic etc, could not stop him from becoming  the leader. And a small mouse on which he rides upon is very close associate to him too. Ganesha is epitome of knowledge and wisdom and his life teaches us to balance these both effectively.

On this auspicious occasion of Ganesh chaturthi, we have few amazing  lessons to learn from Lord Ganesha to enhance our lives..

Be aware of your strengths:

When Ganesha was asked to compete with his sibling Subrahmanya, Ganesha knew that, the given task is very tough one. However, instead of cribbing about that and blaming his parents, he came to know that his parents are his strength and they are the super power and will grant him any kind of success. So he went around them for three times and achieved the task given.

Be a good communicator:

Best communicator is not who talks good but who listens to the most. Lord Ganesha's big ears will tell us to be a good listener and be patient always.

Utilising your skill the right way:

An elephant’s trunk helps to carry load, fight when required but Lord Vinayaka's long trunk helps him to pick up food. This tells us to use our powers according to the need.

Be kind:

Once Ganesha had excess meal and find it difficult to walk; moon looked at him and laughed aloud by which Ganesha got hurt. His mother along with him cursed at moon but later he realised that his anger was causing inconvenience to the humankind so he has forgiven moon.

Respect everyone irrespective of their power:

If Ganesha wanted, he could have got the best animal to ride him, however he chose to take help of a mouse and was very kind and loving to him. Ganesha treated every animal with equality irrespective of their power and position. This is a sure trait everyone has to learn.

Knowledge+ wisdom is prosperity:

Mostly Lord Ganesha is accompanied by Goddess Laxmi which means, when knowledge and wisdom become a part of our life, prosperity follows automatically.

--Bhavana