A little Monkey and Man


Once upon a time, a man was passing through a jungle. He saw a monkey and was attracted to it. 
He called the monkey and to his surprise, the monkey came near him.

The man told the monkey that it was his ancestor and so they should cultivate friendship. With different kinds of gestures, 
he was able to establish friendship with it.

The man was just trying to kill time using the monkey as company while crossing the jungle.

Suddenly unexpectedly, a lion roared fiercely and pounced in front of them. They scarcely had time to escape. 
The monkey ran and the man followed suit. They found a very huge tree and soon climbed it. Though they were breathless, 
they did not stop until they climbed to a safe height.

The lion continued to prowl here and there, hoping to catch them when they climbed down. The lion was angry and hungry 
and awaiting his prey finally sat down under the tree.

The man was clinging to one of the strong branches, while the monkey was sitting on a branch with ease, as if nothing had 
happened. After a prolonged wait, the lion lost patience and proposed to let one of them go scot-free if the other was offered 
to him as 'food'.

The man and the monkey consulted each other. They even offered to sacrifice their lives for each other, but ultimately concluded 
that they would live and die together.

The lion was disappointed, but not dissuaded. He continued his vigil. Nevertheless, the wait on the tree proved a testing time for 
both the monkey and the man.

They were feeling drowsy. They were both faced with the danger of falling down while dozing on the tree. Ultimately they decided 
to take turns to sleep.

The monkey would sit wide-awake while the man slept and the man would keep vigil while the monkey had his share of sleep.

As decided, it was the man's turn to sleep first, while the monkey kept guard. The monkey slept in the other half of the night, while 
the man held fort.

When the monkey was fast asleep, the man started contemplating. He thought that if he pushed away the sleeping monkey, the lion, 
as promised, would allow him to go scot-free.

Immediately, he translated his thoughts into action. The monkey was in deep slumber. The man pushed him down.

As the monkey was accustomed to such things, he immediately caught hold of the branches halfway and was back to his place 
in a moment. Without uttering a single word, he went back to sleep as if nothing had happened. In the morning, the monkey led 
the man to safety. The lion was still on prowl under the tree.

When they reached at the safer place, the monkey made a special request to the man. 

"Please do not allege that monkeys are ancestors of mankind."
 
Conclusion:

Man without humanity is inferior to animals.

The Cockroach Theory


The Cockroach Theory for Self-development Response Vs Reaction.

 

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 behaviour 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 behaviour?


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 the ladies 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 learned 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, just and right to save a situation from going out of hand, to avoid cracks in relationship, to avoid taking decisions in anger, anxiety, stress or hurry.

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