Thoughts
"A rigid person is never liked by anybody and it is also an uphill task to mend them. Moreover intelligence with arrogance and rigid nature is the most dangerous combination that anybody could have and leads to their complete devastation."

To co-exist in this world we should have a Tgreat deal of flexibility in our thoughts. If we are not accommodative of others thoughts, we need not expect anybody to accept our ideas. Every relationship is strengthened by each one's flexible thoughts. If we are rigid, it is quite difficult to continue a good relationship with others in the society.

Our rigid nature might have crept in us even without our knowledge. But the suffering that we might have to encounter on account of this is disheartening. To get along with others, you ought to be flexible. After all human life is some thing that you have been blessed with to love and nurture relationships.

Having rigid ideologies and trying to force it on others will not work always. As Mahatma Gandhi is quoted: “It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.” This statement is very apt and people with rigid mentality will not have peace within themselves. A rigid person is never liked by anybody and it is also an uphill task to mend them. Moreover intelligence with arrogance and rigid nature is the most dangerous combination that anybody could have and leads to their complete devastation.

The rigid nature is an irrevocable characteristic in man and to explain this I wish to cite a story.

An old businessman who has been shrewd all throughout his life and had amassed plenty of wealth conning people lay on his death bed with a lot of suffering. He would not listen to any of his family members and all feared his rigid attitude. With a lot of persuasions, he agreed to call for a priest in order to anoint himself as a part of the last sacrament. The priest arrived and as a word of relief told the old man that he would pray for him to relieve his miseries. The priest suggested to the old man to recollect his wrong doings in the past and ask the Almighty God for forgiveness. As the priest continued with the prayer, he observed to his utter dismay a lot of improvement in the old man who was restless and had started smiling with joy. The priest could not resist and asked the old man how he felt so better. The old man replied with a lot of vigor stating that as he went down the memory lane, it was horipilating and it excited him. (The old man's rigid nature was with him even on his death bed too.). It is quite unfortunate that the old man even in his death bed relished the sin doings of his past rather than seek forgiveness from the Almighty. It shows his rigidity in his last moments and nobody could change it. Even the near and dearer ones would not pardon the old man.

By accommodating others thoughts in to ours, we actually elate our position and excel in our relationships. The world and our family needs people who are accommodative in nature to shoulder the responsibilities in making the world a better place to live. Let us from today not just live for ourselves but for others too

                                                                                                                                                      Dr. Joseph V.G.,
                                                                                                                                                      Chairman,
                                                                                                                                                      Garden City Group of Institutions