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Being Master of the Situation

Control your emotions and you will be able to deal effectively
with all kinds of situations. This is the master formula for high
achievement.

ho is the master of any given situation? One
Wwho is able to turn an unfavourable situation
to good account. This is possible for anyone. One just
has to control one’s feelings and be able to think in an
unbiased manner.
Swami Vivekananda, a great soul of India who lived
in the nineteenth century, was once put to the test by
a friend of his. He invited him to his house and asked
him to sit in a room where there was a table laden
with books. These books were the ten sacred books of
different religions, one on top of the other. The sacred
book of the Christians, the Bible, was placed on the
top, and the sacred book of the Hindus, the Gita, was
placed at the bottom. Obviously, this arrangement was
intended to provoke his guest. Pointing to the pile of
books, the host asked Swamiji to give his comments.
Swamiji just smiled and said: “The foundation is really
good.”

This story gives a good example of how one can
become the master of a situation. Basically, it requires

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