RIGHT TURN
Let out steam, learn to smile
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Only minimal planning is needed to keep your BP within manageable limits. But most of us are too harried to plan. No wonder ulcers raise their ugly heads
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— Photo: K.R. Deepak
BEAT THE BLUES: Banish stress and make room for a smile on your face. — Photo: K.R. Deepak
Why do we forget to smile? Here is an example. You are already late by ten minutes to catch the train. You compel the auto driver to steer it fast. With every red light signal your blood pressure increases. You curse the vehicles crawling before you for not giving the way. And suddenly there is a traffic jam.
Your heartbeat stops for a while. Somehow you manage to reach station just one minute before the departure time. Unmindful of receiving the change from the auto driver, you run to the platform carrying your heavy baggage, just to know that the train is delayed for an hour due to technical reasons. You curse yourself. Now you don't know how to spend the time. The retiring rooms are full. You want to have a coke and reach for your purse... Realisation strikes. In a hurry to catch the train, you have forgotten it. The burning sensation in your stomach due to sudden release of acids irritates you further. You are desperate to contact a friend who stays nearby your house. He promises to bring your purse. But your happiness is short lived as time ticks away.
There is no trace of your friend. There comes the announcement of the arrival of the train. Desperate times!
The three virtues
You would have avoided all the miseries had you started half an hour early, kept everything required for the journey in advance and enquired about the time of arrival of the train . Scheduling, preparation and prudence play important role in our day-to-day life. A student ceases to smile as the exams approach. Had he started his studies two months in advance or allotted ten minutes more every day from the beginning for his studies, he would have been more relaxed. Urgency is the first enemy of smile. Unfortunately it is our greatest addiction. Frustration results when you do something you don't really want to do. Most frustrations usually stem from mistakes, errors or losses. When you feel frustrated, search for the root cause of the problem to end your confusion. Hence the word `education' is derived from the Latin word `educe', which means, `Know yourself'.
Releasing frustration
Sports and other physical activities can be great ways to relieve stress, frustration, and other emotions. When you feel frustrated or angry it's a good idea to release those feelings by expressing yourself physically or emotionally in a healthy way. Never share your frustrations with others, unless they are professionals or friends who can understand your problem. Eighty percent of people do not bother about your problems.
The remaining enjoy listening to it. You are bound to do mistakes under tension and frustration. Here is a famous test. Try to find out how many `F' are there in the following sentence. FINISHED FILES ARE FINE FRUITS OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC DEEP STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS. There are eight Fs in the sentence. If you could not find them, relax and count again. This is what we advise students when they go to exams.
Don't talk with anybody one hour before the exam, smile while receiving theq uestion paper, take a deep breath, forget about everything except the subject and start answering the paper.
Before you blast...
An industrialist made a surprise visit to his factory situated at the city outskirts. He found a worker sleeping at the go-down entrance. Annoyed, he asked how much was his present salary. `Thousand' replied the worker. The owner threw two thousands at him and yelled, "don't show your face from now. Get out. You are dismissed". After his departure, he turned towards his manager, who was looking confused hitherto, and enquired "Since how many years has he been working with us?" "He is not working with us sir. He is a delivery boy," replied the manager.
YANDAMOORI VEERENDRANATH
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