Being undisturbed in disturbing situations
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Normally, we get disturbed when we find a disturbance in a set pattern. It is the background of human nature. Even hearing thundering with rain, we get uneasy. It is our nature.
Matter takes a bad turn when we conclude that present happenings are going to destroy everything we intend to construct. This trend of snap judgment makes the scenario full of despair.
"Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment," says Rita Mae Brown.
When judgment comes, our understanding subsides.
Circumstances may be favourable or unfavourable. But they are going to change after a period, which may be of long duration in some instances.
Disproportionate actions never bring something back to normal. Rather, small steps towards the desirable frame of things create waves of transformation.
In disturbing moments, we must bank on our inner strengths like tolerance, positivity, and foresight. It is said that we have to be thoughtful when times are tough.
The tough time compels us to frame and reframe our strategies.
"It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution," asserts Alvin Toffler.
The amount of daring is a measure of our inner strengths. No single day makes a difference, but when combined, they all do.
In my striving, I keep the simple formula of Rumi in mind, which says:
"Keep going and be steady. No hurry, no rush."
Further, Rumi suggests:
"Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes around in other forms."
It is unwise to waste our energy on wild reactions, even if something is deeply provoking.
The future belongs to the people who are striving for the ultimate good, irrespective of class, culture, and creed.
Imagination is the most powerful tool that may create new stories over the present current of disturbing realities.
Imagination comes to our minds only when we work on what is next. It is a process that happens when we are optimistic at its core.
"I cannot do it" is a perception that can be changed by doing something ourselves.
Take an example:
We are loaded with fear of drowning in a water stream because we have not learned to swim. The only remedy for crossing a river is to swim when there is no ship or other means.
Our thinking goes up to a limit. Beyond that, nothing is granted.
In that range of thinking, we must remember:
●Striving never goes blank.
●We get experience when a goal is missed.
● in case something is short of our estimation, we have options.
●At times, the best thing happens beyond expectations.
We are often disturbed because we are attracted to stories made to distract us. We need to discard all these toxic inputs.
We have to compete against these terrifying situations by working on the root of the matter. Difficulty provides an opportunity for fresh probing. Anyone who practices critical thinking and is solution-centric is liberal and changes the landscape.
We can’t predict the future in real terms, but we can prepare to be better in the future.
Dreams drive us to create something, even if existing realities are not aligned with them. Dreams are designed to see beyond limits.
"All our dreams can come true if we dare to pursue them." Walt Disney
Let us be the epitome of patience and persistence.
Don’t beat yourself up when unfavourable situations surface. Learn to rebound after a while when today’s patterns are disturbing.
Digital culture is promoting more anxiety than making us courageous. Take a safeguard. Avoid digital immersion.
Looking at our thought patterns, it is estimated that 80% of the thoughts of average individuals out of more than 50, 000 thoughts per day are negative. This is a prominent bottleneck in coming out of a disturbing scenario.
When threats are expanding, we have to weave threads of possibilities all around.
When we work on possibilities like productive engagement, generating ideas, promoting helpfulness, standing with the oppressed, and flexibility in our approaches, we are creating a new world.
"Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events and weak minds discuss people." Socrates
It can’t be denied that fighting anger and hatred is not easy, but people of high status have proved that it is not impossible.
In any situation, we must not choose to succumb. When the worst happens, we must take note of what is said by Nelson Mandela, as below:
"I never lose. I either win or learn."
It seems that we are more afraid of overestimating threats and working less on opportunities that are emerging across the globe.
Start recreating favourable conditions, even if it is to be started from a point of nothingness.
