---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Hsin Hui Lin" <ehh...@gmail.com> Date: Jun 10, 2017 7:49 AM Subject: Difference of "reaction and response", do read! To: "H H Lin" <ehh...@gmail.com>, "GELORA45" <GELORA45@yahoogroups.com> Cc:
Sundar Pichai Google CEO > > A beautiful speech by Sundar Pichai - an IIT-MIT Alumnus > > The cockroach theory for self development๐ > > At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a > lady. > > She started screaming out of fear. > > With a panic stricken face and trembling voice, she started jumping, with > both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach. > > Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group also got panicky. > > The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but ...it landed on > another lady in the group. > > Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the drama. > > The waiter rushed forward to their rescue. > > In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter. > > The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behavior of the > cockroach on his shirt. > > When he was confident enough, he grabbed it with his fingers and threw it > out of the restaurant. > > Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind > picked up a few thoughts and started wondering, was the cockroach > responsible for their histrionic behavior? > > If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed? > > He handled it near to perfection, without any chaos. > > It is not the cockroach, but the inability of those people to handle the > disturbance caused by the cockroach, that disturbed the ladies. > > I realized that, it is not the shouting of my father or my boss or my wife > that disturbs me, but it's my inability to handle the disturbances caused > by their shouting that disturbs me. > > It's not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my inability > to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs me. > > More than the problem, it's my reaction to the problem that creates chaos > in my life. > > Lessons learnt from the story: > > I understood, I should not react in life. > I should always respond. > > The women reacted, whereas the waiter responded. > > Reactions are always instinctive whereas responses are always well thought > of. > > A beautiful way to understand............LIFE. > > Person who is HAPPY is not because Everything is RIGHT in his Life.. > > He is HAPPY because his Attitude towards Everything in his Life is > Right..!!,,,,,,, > > ๐๐ Really beautiful ๐๐ >
