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Resist Bad Habits Today!! (a Must Read Article For All) by ogahlouiskid18(m): 2:45pm On Jun 18, 2015 |
RESIST BAD HABITS TODAY!!! A wealthy man requested an old scholar to wean his son away from his bad habits. The scholar took the youth for a stroll through a garden. Stopping suddenly, he asked the boy to pull out a tiny plant growing there. The youth held the plant between his thumb and forefinger, and effortlessly pulled it out. The old man then asked him to pull out a slightly bigger plant. The youth pulled hard and the plant came out, roots and all. “Now pull out that one,” said the old man, pointing to a bush. The boy had to use all his strength to pull it out. “Now take this very one out,” said the old man, indicating a guava tree. The youth grasped the trunk and tried to pull it out; but it would not budge. ” I — it’s impossible!” said the boy, panting with the effort. “So it is with bad habits,” said the sage. “When they are young, it is easy to pull them out; but when they take hold, they cannot be uprooted.” Friends, this story filters everyday to us; and same points out how bad habits hanker to domicile perpetually in man. Virtually, everything you do is the result of your habits. You are a bundle of habits. The way you walk, talk, act and deal with important people in your life is largely habitual. You are, in a nutshell, a creature of habits; and life itself is habit. In furtherance of the old scholar’s position, changing habits that are no longer in tandem or consistent with your objectives will be one of the most challenging steps you will ever take. Good habits are hard to form, but easy to live with; and bad habits are easy to form, but hard to live with. The toughest things to change are bad habits that run counter to the goals that you want to achieve. Some of these bad habits are, inter alia: Telling lies, smoking, masturbation, homo$exuality, lesbianism, et cetera. If a habit is not helpful, then, it is incontrovertibly harmful; if not to your health, then, to your future. If a habit is not leading you toward success, it is leading you to failure. Habits are not instinctive; they are acquired reactions. They do not just happen; they are rather caused. Once you determine the original cause of a habit, it is within your God-given power to either accept or reject it. Some of you have been wallowing in some bad habits, not knowing they are really bad. Good instances of these habits are, inter alia: 1. The geometrical growing of an urge to engage yourself in examination malpractice or malfeasance. Indeed, this academic devilry or canker is eating deep in Nigeria’s education sector. It has become so conventional that self-confidence has lost its grip on our academic endeavor or pursuit. 2. Not managing your time and making excuses are another two bad habits to be noted in your life. You don’t have to put them both together by claiming you “dont have the time.” If you stop bad habits, and you stop long enough, you will definitely develop good habits. And before you overcome your bad habits, you will have demonstrated great willpower and self-confidence. It actually takes approximately three to four weeks to break a habit. It takes the same amount of time to develop a new one. After this brief period, the habit becomes rooted. In other words it becomes an automatic response in your behaviour. Remember, we first form habits; then, habits form us. In individual drive toward achievement, if we do not consciously form good habits, we will unconsciously form bad ones. Successful men and women have simply formed the habit of doing things that failures will not do. It is just as easy to form the habit of succeeding as it is to succumb to the habit of failure. Perhaps, now is the appropriate time to ask; “What bad habits would I like to change or alter?” NB: You can kindly share this write-up with your beloved friends. |
Re: Resist Bad Habits Today!! (a Must Read Article For All) by toyeoye(m): 3:20pm On Jun 18, 2015 |
Making plenty sense |
Re: Resist Bad Habits Today!! (a Must Read Article For All) by Jummyjagz(f): 3:29pm On Jun 18, 2015 |
Hmmmmmm ododo oro!!! |
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