YOU GET THE BEST RESULTS WHEN YOU WORK WITH A QUIET AND CALM MIND

Keeping quiet and calm when you are distressed is one of the surest ways to keep yourself sane. Any kind of aggression on your part will further put you in deep trouble. I have my own phrase for such occasions: Never raise your finger in anger. That is because whenyou are angry you are bound to go off your normal ways of reaction. And that worsens the situation.

By the time you are back to normal, your outlook would have changed altogether. In fact, you would start thanking yourself profusely for saving you from a sure disaster. And that would be one of your proud moments in the rigorous journey of life.

US author Robert Greene had said, “Sweet are the thoughts that savour of content, the quiet mind is richer than a crown...” After all, what is a crown for if you are torn apart by ugly and regressive thoughts?

At times, it is by keeping yourself in complete solitude that you enjoy more than any other moment in life. Solitude gives us a cor- rect perspective of life, and that enables us to see others in a manner that makes us work in tandem to achieve a common goal of peace and progress.

And lastly, in the words of American writer Rollo May, “In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.”