SLC-S29/W1-Mind & Learn : The Psychology Journey "Control Your Emotions"

Assalamu Alaikum, friends. How are you all? I hope you are all well. I am very happy to participate in the "Mind & Learn: The Psychology Journey" competition organized by the Steem For Lifestyle community. Psychology is involved in every step of our lives. Especially controlling our emotions is very important for ourhealthy and beautiful life. Today, I am presenting my opinion by completing the four tasks set for this competition. I hope you like it.

Task 01: Journaling

We are human beings, and people often do things out of emotion for which they later regret. There is an incident in my life that I have presented below in the form of a journal.
Hurting a dear friend in anger and regret

Story:

Not a very old story. A few months ago. As you know, I am an expatriate, and the people I have worked with for a long time are my friends. Suddenly, while working that day, I started arguing with a very close friend about a small matter. At that moment, I was in a very bad mood because he was repeatedly finding fault with the work I was doing. So, in anger, I said something very insulting to him in front of everyone. He left quietly without giving any answer. At that time, I thought that I was right, but after returning home at night, when my anger subsided, suddenly a kind of restlessness started working in my mind. I kept thinking, did I hurt my good friend for such a small matter? Maybe it was my mistake that he was repeatedly showing me, but I was regretting whether what I had done was right.

Thoughts:

I feltthat, at that time, if I had kept quiet at that moment, the situation would not have been so bad. Anger nullifies people's sense of self-interest. I felt this in my bones. So then I thought, he might never talk to me again. He wouldn't come to me and talk about work anymore. This fear and regret kept me up all night. I realized that maintaining a relationship is more important than conquering myself. That's why in the land of exile, there are only those who are called your own. There are only those who are called friends.

Lesson (Education):

From this incident, I learned that one should not make any decision or speak when angry. A few seconds of anger can ruin a relationship that has lasted for years. It is very important to have control over one's emotions.

Task 02: Book Reading

Reading is one of my hobbies. For this task, I have chosen a very favorite book from my childhood from my bookshelf. This is my fifth-grade Bengali book.

• Book Name: My Bangla Book (Class 5)
• Topic: Sukhu and Dukhu (Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar)

My Thoughts

Today I re-read the story "Sukhu and Dukhu" from this book after a long time. Although it is a fairy tale, it has a deep lesson in psychology. In the story, Dukhu was very calm, hardworking, and emotionally positive. He used to help others in trouble. On the other hand, Sukhu was greedy and lazy.

After reading the story, I realized that a person's behavior determinestheirs future. Dukhu was rewarded for his good behavior, and Sukhu was punished for his greed. If our minds are simple and if we can control greed, then at the end of the day, we will win. This childhood story taught me that negative emotions (such as greed and envy) destroy people, while positive emotions (such as kindness and love) honor people.

Task 03: Story Analysis

I have carefully read the story of Drukbhiksh, Kibri, and Harun Chowdhury mentioned in the competition post. Here is my analysis:

Characters' mistakes and things to do:

The biggest mistake in the story is made by businessman Harun Chowdhury. He was an influential person, i.e., in society, but he could not control his emotion called 'greed'. When he should have stood by the people during the famine, he thought of his own interests. He broke the agreement and betrayed.

My opinion:

Harun Chowdhury should have stood by the people, not by greed, but by conscience. He thought that wealth would save him. But when his own son was infected with plague, his vast wealth was of no use. The doctors turned him away.

Here, Harun Chowdhury's mentality was sick. If he had not cheated the common people, maybe the doctors would have come forward to treat his son. This story shows that if one cannot control emotions (especially greed), people become lonely and ultimately suffer tragic consequences. On the other hand, Kibria and the general public have proven that protesting against injustice and unity is the real power.

Task 04: Infographic (5 steps to controlling emotions)

Controlling emotions is difficult but not impossible. I think if we follow the following 5 steps, we can easily control our anger or excessive emotions. I have created an infographic with these steps.

Psychology helps us understand our minds. Through this contest, I have learned to think in a new way about controlling my emotions and making decisions. I thank the admin and moderators for choosing such a beautiful topic.

I invite my friends to participate in this contest:
@ninapenda
@suboohi
@frafiomatale
@nainaztengra

Thank you, everyone.