Sometime back I heard a very touching story on one of Anthony Robbins‘ seminars that i was listening to.
This was a story that Stephen Covey’s – 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – mentions in his book:
I present here an excerpt from Chapter One of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People:
“I remember a mini-paradigm shift I experienced one Sunday morning on a subway in New York. People were sitting quietly — some reading newspapers, some lost in thought, some resting with their eyes closed. It was a calm, peaceful scene. Then suddenly, a man and his children entered the subway car. The children were so loud and rambunctious that instantly the whole climate changed.
The man sat down next to me and closed his eyes, apparently oblivious to the situation. The children were yelling back and forth, throwing things, even grabbing people’s papers. It was very disturbing. And yet, the man sitting next to me did nothing.
It was difficult not to feel irritated. I could not believe that he could be so insensitive as to let his children run wild like that and do nothing about it, taking no responsibility at all. It was easy to see that everyone else on the subway felt irritated, too. So finally, with what I felt was unusual patience and restraint, I turned to him and said, “Sir, your children are really disturbing a lot of people. I wonder if you couldn’t control them a little more?”
The man lifted his gaze as if to come to a consciousness of the situation for the first time and said softly, “Oh, you’re right. I guess I should do something about it. We just came from the hospital where their mother died about an hour ago. I don’t know what to think, and I guess they don’t know how to handle it either.”
Touching?
This is the power of paradigm shift!
We have to see things differently, from other people’s perspective.
Need I say more about this?
Jawad Durrani, thanks. Our discussion during today’s golf game inspired me to share it with people!
Dear friends, your comments are welcome..
Please share your stories and experiences, these will help others live a better life…
Keep shining,
Dare to Dream!
Have a great life!
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