18/08/2015
Must read... nyc theory by sundar pichai...
Cockroach Theory
A beautiful speech by Sundar Pichai -
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The cockroach theory for self development
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..!!