I learnt a lesson from one of our works contractors. He mentioned the way his father handled sticky situations and other such blocks that we may run into. Let me elaborate.
His father undertook contracts for civil construction. There were occasions when people got hurt, or the cement block did not shape up as expected. Worse, there were situations when cash was short and trouble brewing on that account.
His father would then take a stroll to a nearby market shop and purchase some vegetables. He would then just silently spend time in fine cutting the vegetables and cooking a meal. He had a meditative way about it.
Miraculously, his father always so some light at the end of the tunnel. This is a powerful lesson. Let us see its merits.
Picking up a mundane task and immersing ourselves in it gives us an emotional distance from the "other" pressing problem at hand. The emotional upheaval that may arise on account of a stressful situation can be potentially be short circuited on account of such an activity.
A mundane task invariably offers an opportunity for immediate and instant success – be it cooking, or gardening or just cleaning up your closet. This feeling of success and achievement feeds in to our consciousness. This feedback in to our consciousness opens up mental pathways and allows us to evaluate the pressing problem for alternate view points and consider options for further action.
Go ahead and do something mundane and relax. Be positive that the very mundane nature of the work will act as fodder for further positive action.
©Nitesh Kotecha
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