Responding

I'm an avid fan of the reality tv series "Survivor" and even after more than 10 seasons, i'm still hooked on to it each time it's played on television. I love to see the way the contestants battle out with one another to be the winner, and you could see how each of them respond to each situation posed.

I remember a quote somewhere, "Respond not React". I gave it further thought and true enough, most of the times we are all reacting to situations rather than responding. When people get on our nerves, the most immediate reaction would be to flare up at him/her or an exchange of verbal abuses. The correct response though might be to ignore, but we often let our feelings overrule the brain. I guess it's time we take some time to think of the situations we're in, and start to respond instead of reacting.

"Only the fittest survive, and the smartest wins" - Unknown