What did you do? Were you calm and collecting or wildly flailing around?
When I was in my teens, I enjoyed swimming and attended a life savers class. One thing that was impressed upon me is that if you are rescuing a drowning man then they have to be calm. If they are flailing around and panicking then attempting a rescue will not only endanger them, but you too.
It occurred to me recently that it's not just drowning people who flail around. When you are dealing with major issues in your life you have a tendency to flail around wildly too.
Trouble is, as you are doing this, you are slapping away the hands that are trying to help you.
When you are in the midst of a crises, of any sort, take deep breaths from your stomach and stop. Stop worrying, stop panicking, stop trying to work out a solution and just be for a while.
From this vantage point in the eye of the storm, you will be able see the helping hands around you. You'll be able to see the people who want to help and are trying to help who you've been pushing away. You'll be able to see new ideas and opportunities that can help you out of it.
If someone you know is in this unresourceful state of panic, then, just as in the movies, you need to give them a slap to break their state so they can be more resourceful. This is usually, by the way, a metaphorical slap not a physical one. This could be through words, actions or showing them something. Do something outrageous and shocking that brings them to their senses.
I have one particular friend who recently entered this state. When he did he pushed everyone away who was trying to help.
I chose to give him a slap. I went to see him and told him the truth, unencumbered by niceties. I told him things exactly as they were, exactly how he was behaving.
Oddly enough he stopped in his tracks and looked stunned. Then suddenly his face changed and he hugged me and said, ?Thank you, I've been such an ass?.
(For those that are interested, he then went on to deal with his problems and accept help from the people around him who cared for him).
In The Eye Of The Storm
Let us begin with an honest point of view on all those comments you have been listening to for almost two months now, with reference to the expediency and the moral fiber attached to this Indian Premier League. Cricket Commentators are over critical currently about the mere possibility of increased earnings for Top Cricketers Worldwide. They boil bitterly on the enormous sums given to several IPL players.
Is this League an approach as detrimental to both cricket and India as commentators assert or suggest? No further than a month ago, Tim de Lisle complained that such ridiculous sums (“silly money", to quote his exact words) are nauseating for a nation that is striking precisely because of colossal poverty levels. What do IPL Cricket Forum members have to say about such a standpoint? For points of view additional to the ones offered by this article, you can choose to become one of our IPL Cricket Forum community members.
Looking at the entire matter from a brighter perspective, we should consider the situation of the freshest members of Indian cricket teams. To be honest, such cricketers’ athletes who felt like taking part in the game in the peak ranks could only announce their availability to the BCCI; and that was all – no alternative was accessible to these cricketers. The BCCI could have indulged in the most unsuitable conducts with regard to the players – such as not giving them their corresponding and just remuneration. Now, how could we talk about moral fiber in such a situation?
Well, the IPL alternative is the fairy godmother for those gifted cricketers discouraged by the policy adopted by BCCI. Any such player will no longer need to drain his energies in hope that this single official entity becomes aware of him. On the contrary, now he has the chance of letting others actually fight for the acquisition of his skills. Are you of the same opinion? Whether you agree with it or not, we invite you to join our IPL Cricket Forum community and share your view on the entire matter with the rest of the group.
You will be able to talk to the rest of the IPL Cricket Forum members and share your predictions for the coming season, as well as your estimation as to where this Indian Premier League approach is going to lead the world of cricket. Do you think we are talking about a regeneration of trust in sports? How much is IPL going to influence the view of subsidizers on the true value of cricket?
Do not keep your judgments for yourself alone. Let the world know what you think and predict – you may find out that you are not the only one holding a negative or a positive stand to what concerns IPL cricket. Whether this is a huge stroke of luck or a curse, we will see its materialization in the future. Indeed, the IPL could be unsuccessful, but so could any other type of game here. Then again, if the Indian Premier League thrives, we may well be witnesses to a historic moment, as we were the ones to see it come to life.
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