" Intellectual MANTRA "................
In a Restaurant, suddenly a cockroach flew from somewhere and sat on a lady standing a little away from the table.
She started screaming out of fear. With panic stricken face and trembling voice, she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach. Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group got cranky to what was happening. The lady finally managed to push the cockroach to another lady in the group.
Now, it was the turn of the other lady 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, mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering:
- Was the cockroach responsible for the ladies' histrionic behaviour?
- If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed? He handled it near to perfection - without any chaos or drama.
- So, it was not the cockroach, but the inability of the ladies to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach that disturbed them.
Please also realize , it is not the shouting of your father or scolding of your boss that disturbs you, but it's your own inability to handle the disturbances caused by their shouting that disturb you.
Similarly, it's not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs one, but one's inability to handle the disturbance caused in mind by the traffic jam that disturbs.
More than the problem, it's our own reaction to the problem that hurts us!
The Take-Away......................
- The women reacted but the waiter responded.
- We need not react in life; we need always respond.
- Reactions are instinctive; responses are intellectual.
If you Judge people, you have no time to love them.
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