Shamim Merchant Author
A teacher in an IGCSE international school, Mumbai
Positive Thinking Sheetal was worriedly pacing to and fro in her living room. Mohan was peacefully sitting on the couch reading a newspaper, completely unaffected. Sheetal was all worked up. Her son, Shardul should have been home almost two hours ago. Why was he late? Why was his phone switched off? She was irritated to see Mohan sitting so carefree. "Mohan! Aren't you worried? Do something." Mohan peered up from the newspaper and looked at his anxious wife. He replied calmly, "Sheetal, Shardul is a matured young man. He must be busy or he must have gone out with his friends. It's a weekend." She came and plopped on the couch next to him and grumbled again. "What if something has happened to him? What if he's met with an accident? What if his mobile got lost?" Now Mohan was piqued. "Why are you thinking negatively? Delay doesn't mean that he is late because of all the wrong reasons. Think that may be something good has happened with him."
How many of us think like Mohan? And how many of us get all worked up negatively, like Sheetal? You'll be surprised to know that 90% of what we are or what happens with us is because of our thought process. I think even God knew the importance of the brain and that's exactly why it is placed right on top and not in any other part of the body. Our thinking can make or break us. It's one kind of a magnetic pull which is within our body. And every disease under the sun is somewhere along the line related to what you think and how you react to different situations and circumstances. Let us say, there are five people sitting in a room and suddenly they see a fire blazing in the corner. Do you think all five will react and respond similarly? One might panic and start screaming. Another might leap to go extinguish it. Some might just get up and walk away. Yet another might call for help. And the fifth one might still be wondering what to do. The fire is the same for all five of them. It is the reaction that makes the difference. MARCH 2021 - 023
