Crisis management

People sometimes get quite obsessive compulsive... As the monotony of life overtakes us and we begin to want to aim for perfection in all that we do, we start becoming particular over all the small knitty gritty details of our lives... Like.. whether we have one small pimple on our face.. whether our make up is perfect.. whether our padding is clean.. whether our gi is ironed.. whether our thighs are big.. whether our blisters are burst.. whether so and so likes us.. whether so and so is thinking of us... whether our handphone model is still the latest.. whether our screen protector is still functioning... whether our bills are paid.. whether our pillow case is changed.. whether our floor is mopped...

ALL these great merticulous details fade into oblivion in face of crisis... It might be a serious car accident leading to paralysis.. it might be the lost of a loved one.. Or a possible miscarriage... Whatever it is... Crisis serves to remind us of how vulnerable life really is.. and that staying alive and safe and sound is already a miracle...

Life's not easy.. But it is so mch more difficult when you waste you energy obsessing about things that do not really matter... Such things include small insults, insensitive comments, other people's bad behavior, being fired by a lousy boss, losing a match in a tournament, failing an exam, losing the favour of your teacher.. All these things might seem so big and so serious at the moment but when you juxtapost it against the real serious crisises in life, they are just so small and insignificant.. Suddenly you begin to understand how petty you actually are...

So perhaps when it comes to thought control.. A good technique would be to always compare your circumstance to a much worse one... For example, if you happen to be down with a flu and is unable to leave the house for a couple of days.. compare this scenario with a cancer patient being stuck in bed for weeks and months.. then your flu will seem so tiny..

However, when in face with a real crisis... It is essential to train yourself to think positively.. As long as you are still alive.. there is hope... You might not be able to live in the same way as before.. but God can still use you to do other things.... have faith.. and do not underestimate the power of God to make good come out of EVERY SINGLE evil situation...

And for all of us.. friends and family of those who are in a real crisis.. please be supportive.. there is a time for everything... there is a time to be indifferent but this is not the time... You need to be sensitive and kind.. do not underestimate the trauma of that person.. do not say insensitive remarks.. most importantly.. just be there.. at least try to help.. don't just sit around under the pretext that you are afraid that you might become more of an irritant than a help.. Even an irritating help can brighten up the situation.. Just do what your heart tells you to...