STRESS IS A GOOD SERVANT

When there is stress in your life, face it as a normal phenomenon and try to continue with your normal routine. Then, very soon, you will find that your stress has propelled you towards your betterment. And you will surely find that your post-stress situation is an improvement on your pre-stress situation. Mahatma Gandhi was once subjected to humiliating treatment in South Africa. Prior to this, he was an ordinary lawyer, but as a result of this incident, he went on to become the ‘Father of the Nation’. When you perceive an opportunity, and you try to grasp it, and for some reason you fail to achieve your goal; then you might suffer a feeling of tension. But you should know that there is no end to opportunities in this world. If you fail to avail of one opportunity, then don’t take it as the end of everything. There are many other opportunities in life — in fact, the world is full of them. So, if you fail in the first instance, then try to avail of the second or the third opportunity, and so on. There is no full stop to opportunities — only commas! So, instead of allowing yourself to be overwhelmed by tension, adopt the formula — ’try, try, try again’. This is the formula for de-stressing yourself. Living in worry or stopping your creativity is not the solution. Instead of stopping your thinking processes, enhance them and you will soon discover that the stress you felt was, in fact, acting as an intellectual booster in your life. v There is no end to opportunities in this world. Keeping Calm In The Face Of Adversity — “It is only if he does not lose his nerve and keeps his mind open to what is practical that he will be able to overcome the obstacles in his path”.