Our new section, GUIDING LIGHT, speaks about various issues related to youth. But these are issues which also seek the participation of parents, guardians, mentors, school teachers, professors, principals - the guiding light for youth, people they turn to most when they need to discuss their problems.
This is also a space where youth and adults can send in their queries and thoughts, or suggest topics related to youth today, which they feel needs to be discussed. We will send these queries and suggested topics to our expert, Seema Sharma who will talk about them in her subsequent columns, along with other topics.
So just send us your mails here:vijayasharma@hindustantimes.com
This is our second article in the series:
Guiding Light: Why the tortoise won
Seema Sharma (Clinical psychologist)
‘The hare and the tortoise ran …. and the tortoise won!’ We have heard about it innumerable number of times. An uncommon happening heard so commonly.
If you read the story, more words and sentences have been said about the have but the heart of the story lies with the tortoise. Lets revisit the time when the race was to commence and see the features the tortoise possesses for the chance to win
1.Guts: Imagine, how the animals of the jungle would have laughed and commented upon the tortoise once it accepted the challenge. Most of them would have even dared to label its decision as foolish.
{{/usCountry}}1.Guts: Imagine, how the animals of the jungle would have laughed and commented upon the tortoise once it accepted the challenge. Most of them would have even dared to label its decision as foolish.
{{/usCountry}}The tortoise’s decision was not foolishness but an indication that there are times in life when extraordinary decisions have to be taken to defend one’s self respect. And if that happens one’s stance shouldn’t be wobbly
2. Self – Confidence: The tortoise must have been made fun of because of its decision but it knew what it was doing and why. All the insults could not waver its resolve