Mental Preparation

Alexander Graham Bell is well known for his hard work and contributions. He once said that “before anything else, preparation is the key to success”. Preparation is a physical and mental alert to what is required, how to get it, when it is going to be utilized and what are the outcomes. Are the objectives achieved? Mental preparation makes us aware of all the hazards that can come in our way. It also helps to keep the balance thus keeping us away from sudden shocks and falling into traps. The dilemma of emotional shock and confusion we are going through as a nation is an outcome of having no mental alerts that incidents like that of Abbottabad can happen. So when something does happen we remain in a state of mental paralysis unable to think, reason out and take action. Gone are the days when there was time enough to think, and find solutions. Now is the time to foresee the coming situation and have ready made option handy with us on how to handle it. Today, quick understanding of what is happening around, its relevance to us, priority of issues and finding solutions is the key to success. There is also a need to think before placing thoughts into words because ill timed or wrong worded statements may also cause embarrassment. There are always lessons to be learnt from incidents and experiences. Most important is to be mentally prepared, have strong shock absorbers and finding out ways to overcome unexpected.