Clear thinking:
This is one trait that I wished everyone had more of. Thinking rationally, clearly, logically and to the end is one of the most difficult things to achieve. I do not know why it is so….. but there it is. Most of us are too lazy to think through a problem. Sometimes we are afraid to do so for various reasons. Our mind tends to come up with unpalatable solutions many a times. It is known that this is one trait that can be developed with practice. The biggest drag I this is that the mind tends to jump to pleasanter tasks which do not require too much effort. It is easy to think of issues which interest us. The challenge is thinking long and hard about issues which are mundane, boring or downright unpleasant. The challenge is thinking laterally and out of the box. Most like me hardly manage to think straight…… thinking laterally is still a dream. Can you? Imagine a room with three light bulbs. The door is closed and there are three switches outside. You are allowed to go into the room only once. Can you decipher which switch is connected to which bulb?
Sense of Humour:
This is one of those trait that is in serious short supply. Most of us tend to take ourselves far too seriously. The ability to laugh at ourselves is, according to me, nature’s greatest gift to mankind. We readily laugh at others, but when it comes to our own selves, we cannot even begin to imagine anyone doing that. Life would be so much easier and bearable if I had a bit more of this trait.
The ability to stay calm and focused at all times:
What would I give for this character? An arm and a leg for sure. However much I promise to remain clam, I start hyper ventilating at the merest hint of discomfort. My mind turns to mush and all the neurons go haywire (slight exaggeration….. but you get the drift….). Whenever I see someone display grace and poise under pressure I feel envious. This does not come naturally to me. When ever I attempt to do this you can be rest assured that I am acting cool while my innards are in the process of turning in to paste.
Speaking the Truth at all times:
I am an inveterate liar. If I can speak a lie and get away with it, I do so although sometimes there is simply no need for that (just to stay in practice I guess..). Speaking the truth is a long run kind of a thing. But that is not for me. I always tend to look at the short term benefit and simply go for it. Heck, I don’t know whether the old ticker would be ticking the next moment….. that is one reason I never believe in planning for the future. It is really embarrassing at times when friends sit around discussing their long term plans while I am desperately trying to come up with something passable.
I guess that is enough self bashing for a day. Will try to think some more embarrassing things about myself. Till then take care and God bless!!
PS: Switch on a light for five mins and switch it off. Then switch on the second light and go in to the room. The warm bulb is from the first switch, the lighted one is the second one while the remaining one has to be the third. Yeah yeah I know you had got that one… but it was a decent try anyways…… wot say??
