Striving towards Excellence

-Karthik Gurumurthy

Acceptance will keep you emotionally tranquil. Non acceptance will create those emotional agitations within you. When something is happening or about to happen not the way I want and I accept it, it becomes tolerance. If we don't accept it, it becomes anger.

What is fear?

Fear is,- When I don't know what I am going to face or what is going to happen -facing uncertainty causes fear in me.When somebody goes trekking in Himalayas, even there also they face uncertainty. When someone goes for whitewater rafting they also face uncertainty but there you won't call it fear you call it adventure.When you are facing uncertainty and you are not able to accept it, then it is fear. When you accept it, it becomes an adventure.

When do you feel jealous? Somebody has something that you don't have or somebody is able to produce the results you are able to produce and you are not able to accept it, it becomes jealousy. When you are able to accept it, it becomes an inspiration. Somebody has something that I don't have and am willing to accept it, it inspires me to realize, "One day I will also have it. "Somebody is able to produce the results that I am not able to produce you study their life and get inspired. Then you know what is humanly possible?

Somebody has hurt you, you are not able to accept it, it becomes hatred. Somebody has hurt you, you are able to accept it- it becomes forgiveness.

Something when handled with non acceptance becomes a negative emotion. Something when it is handled with acceptance, becomes a positive emotion. That is the emotional equation of life.