Chapter-1 Let Us Not Worry

We worry about what is not in our hands. Ninety percent of the things we tend to worry about we have no control over, so why worry about them? It will happen for what you are worrying, because it is written in our destinies. We just have to stop worrying and start thinking of possible solutions of the matter we are worried about. Before those worries and troubles overcome our minds and souls and start manipulating our personality, let’s overcome them, and throw them out with the weapon we are gifted by GOD, that is, mind.


Best way to get rid of our worries, sorrows and fears is that we have to start living every moment of present happily, bravely and vigorously. Forget the past and future. Put your past in a folder like we put our precious papers or any office record, and throw it away in the corner of your room and forget it. Just open it when you need to learn any lesson from your past mistakes, otherwise,” the past is a puzzle like a broken mirror. As you piece it together, you cut yourself; your image keeps shifting & you change with it.”

Here arises a question about future that, if we forget about our future then how can we go ahead? How can we achieve our goals? Answer is simple that, once you came out of past and started living each and every moment of present, accepted the challenges, worst consequences and started focusing, and following the path of triumph which eventually will lead you to the worriless life, then your future will inevitably become glittering.

Above I mentioned, “Worst Consequences”. So we have to contemplate on the worst consequences of the matter, that what we would lose so badly if any kind of worrisome situation occurs,then we have to measure and judge the worst.

“From the time on, I calmly devoted my time and energy in trying to improve upon the WORST which I had already accepted mentally.” These are the words of the famous American writer Dale Carnegie, who depicted the situation in a way to accept the worst mentally and to work on improving it, which will ultimately give us a joyous life.

Then of course, in the mean time how we can forget seeking help from GOD. Because, we on our own are nothing. But with the positive vision, courage and help of GOD, life is going to be the bed of roses. Having said that “The sovereign cure for worry is prayer”, proves that to fight with our worries we also need some spiritual help to boost up our entire energy of combating the worries. Gandhi has rightly said that, “There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.”

Patience is also a factor which is indirectly proportional to the worries. Dealing with the worries prudently and bravely patience plays an imperative role. A Roman writer and poet Publilius Syrus (1st century B.C) said that, “Patience is a remedy for every sorrow.”

I think in this world there is no such thing to worry about; whatever happened, is happening and will happen is the will of GOD. The only thing to worry about in this world is that, what will happen hereafter, when we will leave this world. We have to prepare ourselves, and we have to worry about the life hereafter.



Why waste your time on worry stress and woe

For life is brief and time quickly ticks away

And why stress yourself about things you cannot change

Since worrying leaves you look old and gray. (Francis Duggan)

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Prateeksha Khot]

That was an inspiring and encouraging write up. We all are so busy worrying about little little things in life that we forget to enjoy the bigger picture. We forget that worrying about a problem does not help in any way in solving it but in fact gives us mental stress. We must learn to see the positive aspects of any incident as there always seems that some good comes out of everything.

Worrying not only affects you but also those around you, your near and dear ones. It creates an unhealthy atmosphere that becomes a breeding ground for dejection, depression, sadness, hopelessness.

Hence it is important that we remember to never give up hope as hope is instrumental in keeping the world going (I strongly believe that and hence I have also written a poem on HOPE - http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/prateeksha/526974/)

Also we must not forget that God's eternal blessings are always with us and He will take care of us and protect us throughout. Whatever happens is because of His will and we must learn to accept His decisions and go on with them.

Beautiful piece of poem at the end of the chapter.

[Faheem Akhter]

Parteeksha thnx for such a nice review..