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The cockroach theory for self development: Sunday Pichai

<p><div style=”text-align: justify;”><span style=”color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”>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. </span><span class=”text_exposed_show” style=”color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px; display: inline;”>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.</span><br></div><span class=”text_exposed_show” style=”display: inline;”><div style=”text-align: justify;”><span style=”color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”><br></span></div><span style=”color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”><div style=”text-align: justify;”><span style=”font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”>The waiter rushed forward to their rescue. In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter. </span><span style=”font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”>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.</span></div></span><div style=”text-align: justify;”><br></div><span style=”color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”><div style=”text-align: justify;”><span style=”font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”>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? </span><span style=”font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”>If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed? </span><span style=”font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”>He handled it near to perfection, without any chaos. </span><span style=”font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”>It is not the cockroach, but the inability of the ladies to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach that disturbed the ladies.</span></div></span><div style=”text-align: justify;”><br></div><span style=”color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”><div style=”text-align: justify;”><span style=”font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”>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. </span><span style=”font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”>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. </span><span style=”font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”>More than the problem, it’s my reaction to the problem that creates chaos in my life.</span></div></span></span></p><p><div style=”text-align: justify;”><span style=”color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”>Lessons learnt from the story:</span></div><span class=”text_exposed_show” style=”display: inline; color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”><div style=”text-align: justify;”><span style=”font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”>I understood, I should not react in life. </span><span style=”font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”>I should always respond. </span><span style=”font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”>The women reacted, whereas the waiter responded. </span><span style=”font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 17.8666667938232px;”>Reactions are always instinctive whereas responses are always well thought.</span></div></span></p>