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commensurate with the fear in the person. It is in proportion to the unhappiness we feel, to the fear of pain that we experience, that the functioning of our systems will also be affected.
Napoleon lost the war of Waterloo. Why? Here is a secret. Doctors had examined Napoleon and reported that his pituitary glands were not functioning properly and so he could not take the right decision.
Fear gives rise to diffidence. Due to anger the glandular functions become imbalanced. They have to works, much harder. Its natural intrinsic functioning gets arrested. And this is harmful.
The pituitary glands help in taking decisions. When there is too much stress on them, they get tired and take the wrong decisions. It is not just Napoleon but many Napoleons like him who have lost wars due to this. Those who wage world wars, those who fight wars, those who cause unrest and violence in society are those whose glandular functioning is imbalanced. Such people harass their glands so much due to the passions and anger within them that they become imbalanced and that makes them take the wrong decisions. Such people not only
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