WHAT IS WORRY?
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VOLUME 1
THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM
WHAT IS WORRY?
Everyone has his or her own set of
worries! If I ask you what you worry
about, you will tell me, ‘I don’t have a
job, that’s my worry.’ Your neighbor
will say, ‘My job is my main worry!’
Someone else will say, ‘My children are
my worry.’ Another person will say, ‘I
don’t have children, that’s my worry!’
One person’s dream is another person’s
worry! You will not find any logic in it
at all
What is meant by ‘worry’?
Worry arises whenever things are not happening as you want them to happen. It is the discrepancy between your expectations and reality. For example, you feel your son should stay at home with you, whereas he feels he should be by himself, away from you. You feel your salary should be a few thousand dollars more. Your boss feels otherwise. You want to finish your project by a certain time. But things are happening too slowly and it seems an impossible task.
These are all causes for worry. What you want and expect does not match what others want and expect. You continuously expect things to happen in a certain way. Whether it is as big as your career or as small as what time your husband should come home for a meal, you continuously impose your will upon what is happening and worry about it.
GOALS
Make them aware of the topic of worry.
Understand difference between planning and worrying