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The Cockroach Theory For Self Development (short Story) by Kilanee: 12:29am On Sep 29, 2017 |
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, she started jumping, with both her
hands desperately trying to get rid of the
cockroach.
Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in
her group also got panicky.
The lady finally managed to push the
cockroach away but… it landed on 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 behavior of the cockroach
on his shirt. When he was confident
enough, he grabbed it with his fingers and
threw it out of the restaurant.
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 behavior?
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
those people to handle the disturbance
caused by the cockroach, that disturbed the
ladies.
I realized that, it is not the shouting of my
father or my boss or my wife that disturbs
me, but it’s my inability to handle the
disturbances caused by their shouting that
disturbs me.
It’s 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’s my reaction to
the problem that creates chaos in my life. |
Re: The Cockroach Theory For Self Development (short Story) by nfchibabe(f): 3:12pm On Sep 29, 2017 |
hmm,that'scorrect |
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