Suddenly, a cockroach flew from somewhere and sat on a boy. I wondered if this was the cockroach response to all the glory that was spoken about it!
The boy started screaming out of fear. With panic stricken face and trembling voice, He started jumping, with both his hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach.
His reaction was contagious, as everyone in his group got cranky to what was happening. The boy finally managed to push the cockroach to another boy in the group.
Now, it was the turn of the other boy in the group to continue the drama. The waiter rushed forward to their rescue.
In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter. The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behaviour of the cockroach on his shirt. When he was confident enough, he grabbed and threw it out with his fingers.
Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering!
Was the cockroach responsible for their histrionic behaviour?
If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed?
He handled it near to perfection, without any chaos.
It is not the cockroach, but the inability of the boy to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach that disturbed the boy.
I realized even in my case then, it is not the shouting of my father, spouse or my boss that disturbs me, but its my inability to handle the disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbs me. Its not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs me.
More than the problem, it is our reaction to the problem that hurts us.
The GYAAN KI BAAT :
We should not react in life, we should respond.
Reactions are instinctive whereas responses are intellectual.
The boy started screaming out of fear. With panic stricken face and trembling voice, He started jumping, with both his hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach.
His reaction was contagious, as everyone in his group got cranky to what was happening. The boy finally managed to push the cockroach to another boy in the group.
Now, it was the turn of the other boy in the group to continue the drama. The waiter rushed forward to their rescue.
In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter. The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behaviour of the cockroach on his shirt. When he was confident enough, he grabbed and threw it out with his fingers.
Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering!
Was the cockroach responsible for their histrionic behaviour?
If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed?
He handled it near to perfection, without any chaos.
It is not the cockroach, but the inability of the boy to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach that disturbed the boy.
I realized even in my case then, it is not the shouting of my father, spouse or my boss that disturbs me, but its my inability to handle the disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbs me. Its not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs me.
More than the problem, it is our reaction to the problem that hurts us.
The GYAAN KI BAAT :
We should not react in life, we should respond.
Reactions are instinctive whereas responses are intellectual.