The
cockroach theory for self development
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.
Lessons
learnt from the story:
I
understood, I should not react in life.
I should
always respond.
The women
reacted, whereas the waiter responded.
Reactions
are always instinctive whereas responses are always well thought of.
A beautiful
way to understand............LIFE.
Person who
is HAPPY is not because Everything is RIGHT in his Life..
He is HAPPY
because his Attitude towards Everything in his Life is Right..!!
Source: Divya Brahmbhatt (CSWE)
