"Falling leaves" usually reminds us of the autumn. The leaves of the trees start shedding in this season and the roads are covered with leaves all over. This scene looks beautiful to many. It makes up for a romantic weather. These were the leaves which were once hanging on to the branches of the tree. Due to withering, they fall off.
Now, you will be surprised at this striking similarity between the shedding of leaves and a person quitting his bad habits. Consider a human. He has his own habits of doing things. Over a period of time, he acquires a learning experience from his surrounding. In this learning phase, he inculcates various habits within himself. Most of the habits form the routine, whereas few habits tend to change randomly. These are timely and temporary. Such temporary habits - i call them as "tembits" - are influenced by the people and environment surrounding us. We humans have this ability of adapting to various cultures and lifestyles. This unknowingly happens with us. Don't agree? Well, consider yourself. Look where you stand at present. Analyze your environment, people surrounding you, and the situations you face. You are presently at a point where you were directed with the factors i mentioned - Environment, People and Situations. These factors were a major reason for you to develop the tembits. However, as you move further and there is a change in your environment or you change the group of people you interact with or there is a change in the situations you face; this is the time when you drop your tembits or in other words, "shed your leaves". It is continuous but a prolonged process. You shed your leaves but also you know that you will be bearing new leaves soon enough.
Now, you will be surprised at this striking similarity between the shedding of leaves and a person quitting his bad habits. Consider a human. He has his own habits of doing things. Over a period of time, he acquires a learning experience from his surrounding. In this learning phase, he inculcates various habits within himself. Most of the habits form the routine, whereas few habits tend to change randomly. These are timely and temporary. Such temporary habits - i call them as "tembits" - are influenced by the people and environment surrounding us. We humans have this ability of adapting to various cultures and lifestyles. This unknowingly happens with us. Don't agree? Well, consider yourself. Look where you stand at present. Analyze your environment, people surrounding you, and the situations you face. You are presently at a point where you were directed with the factors i mentioned - Environment, People and Situations. These factors were a major reason for you to develop the tembits. However, as you move further and there is a change in your environment or you change the group of people you interact with or there is a change in the situations you face; this is the time when you drop your tembits or in other words, "shed your leaves". It is continuous but a prolonged process. You shed your leaves but also you know that you will be bearing new leaves soon enough.
Lovely article!I too hv mny "tembits":) Will quit with time!:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Hetal 4 d acknowledgement :) And yes, u sure will quit those "tembits" i know ;)
ReplyDeletewonderful...i may also call this a phase of LEARNING and UNLEARNING continuously. Unless we learn from our experiences, we wont grow...if we dont grow, we'll eventually become stagnant and ultimately die from within even though we are alive!...I am proud that you are the sailor of your ship who is ready to learn through experiences each time, leaving behind the age old teaching patterns!
ReplyDeleteThanks Srushti :) :) Wow !! Amazing example u gave.. "LEARNING" and "UNLEARNING".. yes u r very much right :D I hope u keep pouring in such valuable inputs 4 my blog *appreciate* ;)
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