Problems of myriad kinds are a part of life. It is desirable to face these problems wisely and with fortitude and search for ways to come out of their tangle. To put off the problems for a while might occasionally be a part of the resolution strategy, but the tendency to procrastinate or always drag feet gives birth to a chain of other problems. They will ultimately assume an ominous form and begin to affect the whole life adversely.
In a person’s life pattern, many seemingly minor events of negligence and bad habits grow strong over the years and become the cause of many mental and physical ailments. If no effort is made in time to reform the lifestyle, they take the form of serious and incurable diseases one day. We daily come across people suffering their painful results. If a timely corrective step had been taken earlier, such a miserable situation would not have arisen in the first place. This is true in respect of carelessness or laxity adopted in other fields of life too.
When the problems in life become grave, they begin to engage and control a person’s whole time, energy, and attention. They become the cause of the person’s anxiety, depression, and extreme grief. Then one begins to regret why he did not try for a solution earlier. Whatever be the problem, one can most possibly get over it by adopting the proper method to solve it in time.
First of all, it is imperative to accept that a problem exists, and then an attempt is made to identify its nature. It is only by acknowledging the existence of the problem that one can proceed in the direction of its solution. Thinking over the issue well makes the resolution easier; otherwise, it develops many complexities, and one becomes scared to face it later.
By directly looking into the eyes of the problem and facing it squarely with grit and determination, one begins to realize that the solution was indeed not so difficult or risky as it was initially perceived to be. It had assumed enormous proportions because of attempts to postpone or neglect it and not because of any concrete underlying basis.
Thus, if our life is not filled with expected happiness and contentment, we can identify by introspection the problems which lie at the root of this dissatisfaction and which we have been hitherto avoiding to face. By drawing nourishment from our fear and escapism, these problems have become the cause of huge mental agony, apprehension, and misery. By going to the root of these problems one by one and tackling them with wisdom and courage, they can be eliminated, and the basis of a happy life can be prepared.
“Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push – A smile, a world of optimism and hope, a ‘you can do it’ attitude when things are tough. – Richard M. DeVos”
Source: Akhand Jyoti Magazine May-June 2021