on social etiquettes

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 ‘Not only would your external chatter reduce but it would automatically reduce the chatter in your brain. That would in return help you to be more peaceful. This would lead you to more energetic life” added Prakash.

“Now don’t you exaggerate. What has less talk got to do with our energy levels?” I asked.

“See it’s all very simple. All the fatigue that one feels because of energy being used by way of actions and talking and thinking being the major factor of usage of energy, when that usage decreases down, automatically you energy is saved. Saved energy means you’ve more energy and that in turn means you are leading an energetic life!” Prakash answered.

I couldn’t believe my ears. Are we really wasting our energies with so much of chatter? So sad! Yes, now it seemed more relevant ‘not to ask or answer such irrelevant questions?’ Now it’s no more about etiquette or social norm. It’s a call for survival and to lead a healthy life-style. No doubt, all religions and Gurus, why even Gandhiji recommended and practiced ‘mounvrat’ (practiced total absence of speech i.e. not speak the entire day or abstinence from speech for the stipulated time) once a week. This way I would be contained within more and would be less outside. That means more energy is contained within. Got it?”

It all looked very rosy and romantic. But these were old habits that’s become our reflex action. It would take lots of alertness on our part to break this habit. But certainly one that can be applied though it may take some time.

But,

Poem on keep going on………

(Just practice it 3hrs once a week. Pick a day and time so that we can make it a habit that all of us together can practice at that given time!)

...concluded.....