Book Title: Perfecting Youth
Author(s): Udayvallabhvijay
Publisher: Samkit Yuvak Mandal

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________________ light on the subject. Argument decides who is right and discussion decides what is right. remained the same. No air punching, no big bangs, just a simple raising of head towards the sky to thank God and his father, who is no more. One good thing about this gentleman; till now he has never thrown his bat, neither on the crease nor in the dressing room, whatever the situation may be (Declared Out when he feels he is not, being a victim of a suicidal run by his partner or getting out when his team needs him the most). We must consider others, their situation, surroundings, and external environment and then only try to reach to a certain meaningful decision, and then only we can sort out the issues. There are multiple angles to view a single problem. We tend to think that our angle is the only and correct angle, but that is not the case all the time. We must consider other's angle/position/situation also. Such consideration adds mindfulness which helps you to prevent strong reactions and unproductive arguments. "I give as much respect to my bat as to my dad, for the bat has given me due credit." these were the words spoken by the legendary player when asked to comment over a doubtful decision given by the umpire. Great conquerors never fight on small issues. The way they carry themselves is really amazing. They are always cool, calm and composed. They never speak an extra word, their actions do the talk. It was one of the hardest days for Tukaram. He could not manage anything to eat in the entire day. In the evening while returning back to home, somebody gave a bunch of sugarcane to him. He was very happy as he got something to eat for himself and his wife. On his way back, the playing kids saw him with sugarcane. All of them demanded a part of it. Tukaram didn't deny. Cutting the sugarcane into pieces he distributed and was left with a single small piece in his hand. 2. Consider Most of the time, we never reach to a conclusion of a certain problem, because we usually argue and not discuss. There is a Fundamental difference between argument and discussion. Argument throws heat on the subject whereas, discussion throws After reaching home he handed the piece to his wife to eat. His wife, angry by all means, smashed her husband PERFECTING YOUTH

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