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Acceptance of Reality

job and accept that the principle of hire and fire will be
applicable to you, or don't take a job there at all.
Once an American professor, who had come to Delhi
to deliver a lecture in a university, was approached by
an Indian student who, with the aim of studying in
America, asked for his help in getting admission to
some university there. The professor smiled and said
that admissions to universities in America were done on
the basis of merit and not through recommendations.
If, in such a situation, an unqualified student did go
to America and did not measure up to the standards
there, he would certainly start to suffer from tension.
However, if he were eligible for a place in an American
university, this would not be the case. There would be
no tension involved.

It is important not to be over-ambitious but preferably
be a realist. If you are over-ambitious, you will become a
victim of tension. It is only if you set yourself achievable
goals that you will be able to lead a tension-free life.
Stress is not a naturally occurring problem. It is a
problem created by individuals themselves. Be ready to
accept the reality. And then you will certainly be able to
enjoy a stress-free life.

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