Less than a Minute Life Lesson-2407 Character and Competency

Interaction with Failures

Part-8

            

Mr. Habit: What habits of yours has resulted in your downfall?

John: Gambling and betting 

Mr. Habit: How often do you engage in it?

John: During my non-business hours

Mr. Habit: have you earned money

John: Yes, but less than what I have lost

Mr. Habit smiles, you lost more than, you earned

John: You told it straight

Mr. Habit: What measure did you take, to overcome the habit?

John: Nothing much, it stopped when I didn’t have money

Mr. Habit: Am I right in understanding that you had multiple businesses?

John: Yes, I did have multiple business but I started closing one by one

Mr. Habit:  can you mentally work out how much you would have lost in Gambling?

John thinks for a while and notes down in a piece of paper

Mr. Habit: Can you write down the business in which you invested the least but earned more

John does some calculation and write down the figures

Mr. Habit: Now compare the figures between your business and Gambling to identify which has earned more

John: My business has earned more than Gambling

Mr. Habit: From where did you get money for Gambling/betting

John: It was from my business

Mr. Habit: If you would have invested the same money in your business, do you think you would have earned more money than gambling/betting

John: Yes, I would have but there is no fun and thrill in leading such a life

Mr. Habit: I do agree you need to have fun but not to the extent of ruining your business and life

John: You are right, I should have fixed a limit

Mr. Habit: Rely on your efforts not on your luck, take risk in your business using your intelligence, hard work, contacts etc. Gambling and betting are not your business, neither you have a control nor say in it.

John thinks deeply on what Mr. Habit said and asks how do I come out of these kinds of habits

Mr. Habit:  From the conversation I understood that you didn’t know how to use your free time, that forced you towards gambling /betting

John: Yes, I do agree with you

Mr. Habit: New habit kills old habits

John: so, I should engage in a new hobby which will give me fun and help me relax

Mr. Habit: But, ensure you don’t get addicted to it, remember “Habits determines your success”

Mr. Habit: John, can you share your insights

John: I need to start a new hobby

Mr. Habit disappears and a new habit flashes in John’s mind

John closes his eyes for few minutes and opens his eyes and sees Mr. Anger

Part-9-Follows

M.L. Narendra Kumar