In a time when the demand is to react quickly, I think it’s more important than ever to point out that the time is right when we feel it’s right. Nobody should dictate that to you.
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Check in with your most trusted advisor, YOU!
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When we don’t take time for true discernment we can make mistakes that last a lifetime for feelings that may have been only temporary.
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One day a monk was traveling with his disciples.
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One disciple asked about the method to control anger. The monk’s only reply was silence.
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After some travel, they faced a river. A young man dumped trash in that river in front of them.
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The monk asked the disciple to fetch him some water. The pupil went to get it but came back empty-handed. He reported that the water was dirty.
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The monk told him to wait for some time and then try again. After a few minutes, the disciple again went to fetch the water but was disappointed.
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At the third attempt, he was able to fetch some clean water for the monk.
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Upon monk’s inquiry about the state of water, the disciple told him that after some time, the dirt got settled at the river bed. He further told that the water was again clean and drinkable.
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Monk told him that emotions are exactly like that flowing water. The flowing nature of human thoughts and moods means that only those emotions stick with them which they extract and store. All other emotions will treat themselves to extinction in the absence of human attention.
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Let emotions settle and trust what you think is best away from public opinion, fear or pressure to react.
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