Perfecting Youth

Author(s): Udayvallabhvijay
Publisher: Samkit Yuvak Mandal

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disturbed? He handled it to near perfection, without any chaos. It is not the cockroach, but the inability of the ladies to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach that disturbed the ladies. Everybody reacted to the situation, whereas the man responded.
At a Restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady. She started screaming out of fear. With a panic stricken face and trembling voice, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach, the lady finally managed to push the cockroach away, but it landed on some other lady in the group. Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the drama. She also managed to push the cockroach away and again it landed on another lady in the group. She also managed to push the cockroach away and this time, it landed on a man who was sitting and observing this.
It is not the shouting of others (Boss, Parents, elders etc) that disturbs us, but it's our inability to handle the disturbances caused by their shouting. It is not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs us, but it's our inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs us.
Our problem is not actually our problem, but it's our reaction to the problem that creates problems in our life.
That man stood firm, composed himself and observed the behavior of the cockroach on his shirt. When he was confident enough, he grabbed it with his fingers and gently placed it out of the restaurant window.
Instead of reacting in life, we must always respond. The women reacted, whereas the man responded. Reactions are always instinctive whereas responses are always well thought of, just and right to save a situation from going
Was the cockroach responsible for their dramatic behavior? If so, then why was that man not
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