THE TWENTY SECONDS

Our life is just like a movie, one situation

after the other. Some happy, some sad .These situations come

and go – may be it’s our first salary, parents gave you a gift, or

you excelled in the field what you were working on. But there

are some situations, which we call weird, overwhelming or

some screwy situations. When you are in such a kind of

situation – may be because of you, or you are framed in that

situation ,or maybe that is your fate ,whatever the reason is ,

there is no time for too much analyzing and thinking ,you just

have to act. Failing to do so, might have an impact on your life.

The way you choose to act in that situation might turn the

course of your life or at least make you feel better (thinking

positively !) .In these kind of situations , you might not have

much time to act .All you got is that ‘Twenty Seconds‘ to think

,take a decision and then perform it. You may get one hour or

one day or a certain deadline depending on what the situation

is .But one thing for sure is, you got to act fast. This is going to

determine what you are and what’s in you. Let us see these

situations which we may come across in life.

Situation 1: When you were going to college, there was an

accident and you had an exam on that day. Of course everyone

knows basic stuff, prioritize the things and then act .But then

life does not always give a clear solution or easy choices. And

now you have to take a decision in a short period.

Situation 2:You are giving a presentation and you are faltering

because of obvious reasons. Certain thoughts will be running in

your mind in this situation. Either you quit ,or continue faltering

and complete the presentation whatsoever, or get back the

confidence and hit the ground running. You have just got

twenty seconds to think of it and act.

Situation 3: This happens with most of the people. Someone

asks you to join and work with them in any program or a

competition. You like it but others are not interested. And all

you have got is twenty seconds to think and take a decision.

Because after that you might not get a chance unless you are

lucky.

Situation 4: In any relationship, when you are having tete-a-

tete, you can’t escape from the situation .You have just twenty

seconds to think and answer without dismaying the other or

the relationship.

These kind of situations are the real tests in

life. You might decide to complete your work or stand for

others. Pleasure or sacrifice. Again, giving something what we

need to someone whom we need does not necessarily mean a

sacrifice.

When a child falls in a crowd, he gets up

and walks forward with the same smile. And when he grows

up,it’s not the same case because he feels that a grown up

should never fall. That is because of certain standards setup by

the people that this is right and that is wrong and he is

following it .It’s not that people don’t know this stuff. They get

10 messages everyday in Whatsapp saying ‘Be Good and Do

Good’ .God, who cares? People think that understanding the

essence of the message is everything and of course forwarding

it.

In life , we can’t take decisions on what’s

easy or tough ,right or wrong .We have to take decision based

on what’s good and what’s not. Most of the people just limit

this to reading and yes, may be forwarding. Whatever may be

the situation we are in, what we do is what our conscience tells

us to do. In the end it’s just like what a character tells in a movie,

“You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of

insane courage. Literally just twenty seconds of embarrassing

bravery. And I promise you something great will come of it.”

(PS:- When I was asked to write an article. I had less time. I had

to take a decision quickly and start writing. That was my 20

seconds and I’m with the article.

What is your twenty seconds?Share your thoughts and opinions

at Newton’s apple mail)

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