Master Your Moods
*A person who is moody can never be successful in life. He can never emerge as a ladder ready to face any situation in life. Say no to moods. Learn to be cheerful always.
We often come across people who suffer from mood swings. We do not know when they are in a good mood and when they are not. Others keep away from them when they are in a foul mood. People who are given to moods are very difficult to deal with. Moody people easily become depressed. They get easily discouraged. They are not able to control their hurt feelings. They are not able to face difficult situations.
Even small things can get these people into bad moods. Their room is not kept tidy. Their clothes are not properly ironed. The weather is inclement. Someone fails to wish them `Good morning’. Someone says something unpleasant. Someone goes out without permission. Someone speaks loudly. These small things, insignificant as they are, are enough to make them moody. They fret and fume about these small things.
These people suffer from the blues because they have failed to hit the target. They are moody because they are hurt by an innocent remark made by someone. They are in a foul mood because things have not worked the way they wanted.
People who are given to moods can never gain control of themselves. They are at the mercy of their moods. Such people can never handle serious responsibilities. They can never become ladders to guide others. They can never become on instruments of change.
It is not easy to deal with a moody person. How he behaves depends on his moods. If he is in a good mood, he will be cheerful and friendly. He will be ready to help anyone in need. He will be full of life. It will be a pleasure to associate with him. In fact, his moody behavior keeps others away. They prefer to avoid him. They do not want to have any business with him.
It is good to be sensitive to others, but it is not good to be oversensitive. Oversensitivity can do only harm. Such a person is prone to mood swings. He thinks he is the center of everyone’s attention. He is very conscious of what he speaks and how behaves. He imagines that others are critical of him.
As a result of his being oversensitive, he becomes moody. He is easily irritable. He gets often discouraged. He does not realize that other people are not worried about him. They have their own problems to handle. They are very busy with their work. They do not have any time for him.
Sweta belonged to a rich family. She was good in studies. She was one of the best students in the class. But she was oversensitive. She was sensitive even to a look of others. Every remark they made, she took it negatively. Whenever others gathered together to talk and enjoy, she thought they were speaking against her. She thought everyone was against her.
Finding her very moody and irritable, others began to avoid her. They stopped talking with her. In course of time Sweta found her alone, without any friends. Her performance in the school also began to dip. It was then her mother went to meet her class teacher. The teacher had also noticed the change in Sweta and was thinking of spending some time with her.
The teacher advised her not to worry about what others thought about her. She asked her to think less other and more of others. She should not feel offended when others spoke or did something. She could feel hurt only if she allowed others to hurt her. She should try to control her moods. The teacher stressed the need for her to look cheerful and friendly.
Sweta tried to follow the teacher’s advice. Slowly she was able to overcome her moods. She tried to reach out to others to be helpful to them. In course of time, she won many friends and improved her performance in the school.
If you want to be your best, you should be able to overcome our moods. You will not achieve anything by crying over the spilt milk. Try to master your moods. If you can smile when things go wrong, you will have advantage over the person who is given to mood swings.
Failures are part of our life. Certain things may not work in our favor. Others may not be good to you for some time. You should not allow yourself to be affected by such things. Do not brood over what has gone wrong. That will not serve any purpose. Try to master your moods. Nobody wants a moody person. Try to emerge as a ladder who can take control of any situation.
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