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Appy this COCKROACH THEORY to live a better life


I often find myself get disturbed by the surroundings around me. Be it my father shouting at me or constant work pressure or the college tasks or say relationship issues. I noticed that as soon as my surroundings change, I get distracted which disturbs my entire routine and unsettles me. Because of this, even the traffic jam on the road annoys me and sometimes the mind is so disturbed that chatting with friends also gives me a headache. I have always been trying to find a solution to this and recently I came across an article “Cockroach Theory” which definitely helped me to focus more and not get disturbed by the surroundings. I have observed a change in myself in recent weeks and have increased my day productivity.
Do you also face the same in your life? Do you also get distracted by the change in your surroundings? Read this COCKROACH THEORY and use it in your daily life for self-development.
COCKROACH THEORY
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 girlfriend 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 learned 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”.
“A 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…!!!”

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