What burns a man besides the pyre?

Rohit was reading a book, suddenly he asked me “Amma, what is the meaning of Pyre?”. When I answered him, I got curious to know what he is reading, I found that it was Birbal stories. In that story, Akbar asked a question “What burns a man besides the pyre?”, you know what was the answer of Birbal. It is “Worry”.

What a coincidence? I was reading a book by Dale Carnegie “How to stop worrying and start living”. When we had Book fair in CDC5, this topic attracted me so much. I am very good in worrying !!! L A friend of mine used to say that if I continue to do like this, I might end up searching for reason to be worried about. At subconscious level, I might start enjoying being worried, which in turn will affect my physical and mental health. So I decided to pick this book and learn to stop worrying, let’s see how it goes….

Would like to share some key points which I read in the book. Author talks about a magic formula to stop worrying. This formula has 3 steps:

1. Ask yourself, “What is the worst that can possibly happen if I can’t solve my problem?”

2. Prepare yourself mentally to accept the worst, if necessary

3. Then calmly try to improve upon the worst, which you have already mentally agreed to accept.

You know what, all these steps are very much known to us, it is nothing new, but the problem is we have to implement and that too at the right time. That’s where many of us fail. The book also talks about so many health issues which might come and join us without any invitation if we are worried all the time. On a lighter note, when I read this statement, I was worried what disease I am going to get as I am very good in being worried J.

Friends, please share with me if you have any better techniques you know to stay away from “Worry”. And also feel free to catch me when I look or sound worried J