“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you down. It’s the pebble in your shoe.” –Muhammad Ali
Answers to the emotions shown on the six faces in the previous issue;
First face; happiness: second – sadness: third – fear: fourth – anger: fifth – surprise: sixth – disgust.
While the cognitive dimension deals with the mind, the emotional dimension deals with the heart of the person. That is to say, the focus is on emotions, feelings, moods and affections of people. In this issue, we shall look at the manner in which we can become acquainted with our emotions. Not just get acquainted, but manage them, befriend them and empower these emotions to allow us to reach wholeness in our lives.
Let us consider this particular situation that happened a few years ago: The principal of a renowned school in a certain city, was well known for his expert running of the school, for achieving hundred percent pass results in government exams and for his oratorical skills. Along with all these positive qualities, one other thing he was famous for, was his short temper and sharp tongue. Teachers, office staff, parents were all victims to his sharp tongue. Once, an important piece of information had arrived from the education department asking him to present himself personally with the required documents that same day or else, face serious action. The staff left it on the principal’s table and planned to tell him as soon as he arrived at the office. But on that day, when the principal arrived, he was already red with anger and was barking orders at everyone. In this hullabaloo, the office staff forgot to inform him about that important letter. And of course, the principal had to face the consequences.
Fr. Dr. Joseph Jeyaraj, sdb
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