It is often said that to control a temptation, you need to face it. And in every individual on this planet, there is one or the other temptation which one wants to control or even get rid off.
In this rat race of shrugging off one's most desired and nurtured temptations, there is a strong probability that the temptation will become your habit. A day to day thing which you feel, smell, taste and touch everyday.
In the wild mix of emotions that we go through everyday, we often miss out on some instances or goosebumps which stand out so much, that they deserve to be recorded in diaries and in minds. These missed moments are worthy of being important milestones in one's life.
One such nagging temptation which can be caught in these "moments" is the temptation of being a habit for someone. Throughout our lifetime we meet and greet thousands of people. Men & Women come and go by. But there are certain individuals that get penned down in our "most favourite persons" list. These individuals are nothing but...our habits, oftenly quoted as "loved ones".
These interesting habits are just as any other habit - good or bad! They stretch our minds, test our patience and continuosly challenge our perseverance. Living with these habits is simple but there is indeed one small problem with these habits as there always is with every habit. The problem is that each of our habit expects us to keep up with it in its own speed. Every habit of ours has a different speed - be it speed of action, reaction or boding - it is never the same. Our challenge is to adjust ourselves according to these habits.
But there is one simple solution which I have recently found out. It is just reciprocating the effect that these habits have on you. Newton explains it as:
"Every action has an equal and opposite reaction."
And in these wise words of this wise man lies the simple solution. If you want to keep up with these several habits of yours,
you have to be a habit yourself! Its not a quick solution but a long process. Because once you become someone's habit there is hardly any chance of backing off! There are no fallback options on this single solution.
As someone has wisely said, "Having a new habit is as difficult as getting rid of an old one."
Go ahead and BE THE HABIT !
Bis dann, till then,
Atharva
