Life is like instant coffee!
Life is like instant coffee!
During this Diwali, I received a call from one of the
unknown parents for spoken English practice. He made just an inquiry for his
son, who was supposed to go for foreign and further higher studies. At first, I
asked him about his son and school. He responded to me that he was 12 passed
from English medium school. Therefore, I thought for a while and immediately
pointed out that he didn't need to practise speaking English because of the
English medium student. But the father told me that his son didn’t speak
English well. Therefore, he wanted his
son to get lots of English practice before going to foreign education. At
least, it would help him.
After that, I reacted at him over his opinion.
Further, I said,
“If your son doesn’t learn to speak English well in 12
years, how can he learn it within a month?”
He kept quiet and requested me to do it anyhow for his
son higher studies.
I turned down and disconnected his call angrily.
But I realised my mistake about an instant response.
As he was looking for an instant result like instant coffee or photocopy out of
Xerox machine.
Even I was no exception to that. We both were in the
mood for the instant result as father was for the son, and I was for responding
hurriedly to him. On both sides, the maturity was missing but had hurry and
instant reaction.
But it is said.
“Hurry makes worry.
No hurry, No worry."
Lastly, I remembered lines of The Indian poet Nissim
Ezekiel,
"Slow movement seems to say much more."
In life, everyone is running after instant results and
money.
Consequently, the hurry or instant attitude brings
lots of tension, stress, confusion, unclear thinking, irritation, regret and
negativity.
Interestingly, I made a list of incidents where I had
a hurry or instant attitude. It became a longer one. I sensed it in my words
and body language. Then I started regretting it, but it had already been late.
My mind popped out,
"Practice
makes a man perfect."
I realised my blunder that the phone caller and his
son weren't required speaking practice, but I needed it.
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