Keeping one’s cool builds inner strength and selfconfidence

It is human nature and within our capabilities to be good or bad. In other words, we can remain cool and be good, or get agitated over small issues and be bad. The point is that we must strive to ignore small irritants and see how a solution can be found without losing our temper. We must realise that not keeping our cool is a sure sign of our not being able to manage a good balance. When you say keep your cool, you are basically asking to live on the positive side of life. And that is possible only if we cultivate the ability to realise that only love and understanding can make us go through the passage of life smoothly .

It is true that life can be much easier and more comfortable when we learn to remain cool. It not only creates inner strength but also helps us build self-confidence in any venture in life. Saint Francis de Sales of Geneva says one should never be in a hurry, but be doing everything in a calm spirit. “Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever even if the whole world seems upset.” He further says we must “retire at various times into the solitude of our own heart even while outwardly engaged in discussions, and talk to God.” At times, for many of us, it becomes difficult to remain composed. In such cases, we need to think of newer ways to bring our mind out of the quagmire of turbulence. One sure bet is going in for meditation. Meditation, if done regularly, helps one get over tension and misgivings and stay away from negative thinking.