Coming across inspirational stories keeps us in action on and on.
Minds need recharging like many devices in use today.
Inspirational stories are powerful tools to prepare us to face challenges.
I hope there is no denial of this statement.
Recently, a week I devoted myself to recalling the role of inspirational stories in my own changing of personal, professional, and social perspectives and establishing insights one by one.
In this exercise, many prominent decades-old stories came to my mind one after another. But I am citing here only one or two.
I remember one play that I watched at the age of 12 that had a theme of being truthful even if the surroundings were hugely hostile.
All the hustle and bustle of that episode had vanished long ago from my mind, except the message of being truthful.
The message of that play was stamped in my mind, and I could understand that I have to pay the price while pursuing virtues like truthfulness, transparency, togetherness, discipline, punctuality, and many other nobility.
The story of that play also strengthened me to bear common odds as normal functioning.
My math teacher in high school used to tell us not to be afraid of mistakes but not to repeat them. Learn from mistakes and grow in confidence.
I infer I derived strength because of evolving values in my behaviours from childhood onwards.
I recall I was inclined to read such lesson-rich stories or guidance since then, and that supported me in deciding what was appropriate for me while at the crossing of options.
In my memories, there were mood booster stories my father used to tell in lighter veins to his fellows that were too full of lessons. While sitting outside, I was not only enjoying those moments but learning too.
The knot is that we hear and read inspirational stories, but we seldom remember to apply them, particularly in trying times.
The purpose of 99% of my colleagues was to write those stories for good grades in exams and keep matters locked thereafter.
No connection between learning and applying.
"Most people just want to see you fall; that is more reason to stand tall." Emma Michelle
I am in action mode, looking at the above saying.
Agreeably, it is not possible to apply all good lessons in real-life situations, but a fraction of them can be made a part of behaviours, and gradually, these things grow with age.
In any culture, it varies from person to person how much to absorb good things from surroundings day by day and how much and in what form they can be applied.
Real life starts with challenges. Challenges appear when situations are beyond the syllabus (as happened until education for degrees).
We take food but are not aware of what nutrients are going inside our bodies. Only ease (health) or uneasiness (illness) completes the whole story.
Given situations are less than half of the total diagram of events until actions are taken to draw it full.
Running inspirational stories in mind facilitates how to draw a full picture at any time and any place.
Stories show how to deal with fear, doubt, confusion, and controversy.
Most of the time, we hesitate to take action because of bad consequences, we assume. We are not ready to pay the price of being truthful or pursuing other virtues.
Of course, we pay the price today, but the rewards of truthfulness or any other goodness are forever.
Normally we consider the return from any action as immediate as possible and are not ready to wait for the rewards in the long range.
Inspirational stories tell us to concentrate on what is under our control. We are always anxious to control what is beyond our might and wisdom.
Stories are like burning candles of wisdom.
Inspirational stories prescribe: don’t get too low when the winds are against you. It prevents us from succumbing to circumstances.
We need to repeat lesson-oriented stories again and again. It keeps our minds recharged.
Any learning in the teenage is not likely to go forward on autopilot. We have to keep it refreshing repeatedly.
Repetition is the key to learning and upgrading any skill.
Repetition matters for any skill or any type of learning.
We mostly lack here.
Inspirational stories are largely beyond the comprehension of the crowd. This explains why growth is not widespread across all classes of people.
Good stories inspire us to assign priority to learning over entertainment and being spectators.
Whatever is learned on any occasion or any platform needs to be applied in practical life whenever situations emerge. Let it be bit by bit.
Observing how a person navigates transformation in his life through stories, facing challenges, and taking risks can inspire people in search of realities to choose the right path out of a messy milieu.
