YOUR PERCEPTION OF ME IS REFLECTION OF YOU,MY REACTION TO YOU IS AN AWARENESS OF ME
There were 2 pots which were daily carried through a field by a farmer.One pot was attractive,it did not have any hole.So,farmer could able to carry without any leakage whereas the other pot had a hole due to which there was leakage.The 2nd pot used to feel low,as it is wasting water.Once it asks farmer,"Was he anger about the pot's disability of leaking water".Then farmer replies with a smily face,"Look on the ground,there he says the side which I carried you it had turned into bed of roses with attractive layer.On the other side, the ground was dry sand where I carried 1st pot".
The above short story indicates that the perception of farmer about the 2nd pot has reflected his own self of being positive,kind,thinking out of box.The farmer also had the choice to replace the 2nd pot with a new one but he did not.It reflects his creativity,innovative thoughts.The reaction of the farmer about the situation was handling difficult situations.It was his awareness of firm perseverence.
In an experiment conducted by a professor in a university has asked his students,"How can they fill a glass jar with the materials such that there must not be any empty space".The students first filled with rocks ,then small pebbles and then with seeds,then they exhausted and gave up.Professor further filled the jar with oil,water,other liquid forms.Professor said students,"Life is like a jar,other things are emotions,feelings which we have with others,more and more you fill the jar,less space will be available for yourself".He says,"Be clear what you fill first and what you intake".Here students perception was that they gave up easily did not try to fill more however professor awareness is reflected by his calm posture,patience and reflecting his new way of thinking.
Aristotle a political thinker says,"Man is a social animal".He says man who lives without state is a beast or god.His perception about state was natural,which he had acquired by reading different experiences of other constitutions.Therefore we can infer our perception changes when we acquire knowledge.Similarly he said on anger,"Everyone becomes anger,but to be anger at a right time, at a right degree,at a right person is the choice of an intelligent men".Aristotle could infer this due to his awareness on anger.
Socrates Aristotle's(master's(plato) master)has said,"An unexamined life is not worth living".So,one must examine himself constantly their perception about others,their reactions to situations.
Socrates was arrested by the democrates.Next day,when he came to know he would be given poison,he had got an oppurtunity to escape but he chose not to escape.He said,"If a law is bad I would question it,even then I will definitely follow it".Here it prescribes his perception on law .It was his inner quality of being abide by the law.His reaction was to obey the law,it was his self awareness of being firm with his decision.
Socrates said,"An intelligent man was a person who knows that he knew nothing".Men often feel overconfidence and they try to pretend that however in reality,they try to cheat themselves by being not honest to themselves.
Man is guided by his values which are inculcated by society through institutions of family,society.He further develops beliefs which in turn produces thoughts,thoughts influences behaviour,further become actions,repeated actions leads to habits,repeated habits become character.Character is one thing which is the reflection of self,perception of others.
When man encounters the challenges the way man deal with the situation can be of 2 types react and respond.React people are those whose decision is based on immediate results,gains but respond people will deal the situation in calm,composure manner.They knew their strengths,weakness,oppurtunities and threats in themselves and others.
Attitude is the way one sees and deal with the situations.They are formed through family system, beliefs, experiences."Attitude determines the altitude in our life"A positive attitude person perception about things will be positive,negative attitude person will see negative aspects and will dig his own grave.
Here farmer's view on pot,professor view on life,aristotle view of state and man's nature,socrates view on law,they all were positive which led them to lead a successful,great lives.Thus,everyone need to progress with positive attitude in their minds to experience the miracles which would happen soon.
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