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Self Constraint

Every action has a reaction. This law of physics was well-known from ancient times. In manufacturing to control defects, we use process controls. In the same way, to control defective reactions, we need to control our own actions which means we need to self-constraint ourselves. I had heard one example somewhere. 

Suppose a man came home after working hard throughout the day. He is very much hungry. Now after coming home if he gets lots of food, suppose lots of pizzas are ready for him. 

Looking at the ready pizza, he will feel happy as he loves to eat pizzas. Now when he eats one pizza, he is very happy. 

But still, he is a little hungry. 

Now he eats second pizza. Again he is very happy. As he loves pizzas, he could not resist eating one more pizza. 

Now his stomach is almost full. 

As his wife asks him to eat one more, he eats again one more pizza but while eating the same pizza, he is not feeling now happy.  

When his wife asks him to eat one more pizza, now rather than happy he gets angry. 

Now understand carefully, he loves pizza but then why he is angry?  

Happiness from things is not permanent. 

So to live happily, we need to control our own actions without influencing anybody. 

In short, we need to self-constraint ourselves. 

Like if we constraint ourselves for how many pizzas are needed to just satisfy the hunger, we will remain happy after eating the correct number of pizzas. 
 


 

This practical example shows us how much it is important to self-constraint ourselves to live happily.

 



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