Problem

Do all problems have quick fix solutions?

How long can you wait when electricity goes away? How long can you tolerate being in a no-range zone? How quickly do you want to solve the problems in life?

One word less in most dictionaries today is ‘Patience’. Fast food, fast pace, fast cars, fast gadgets, what naturally follows is the need for fast solutions.

Krisna was born to solve a major problem in that era – Kansa. But He went away from Mathura and came back after 11 years to solve the problem. He probably wanted to teach us not to expect immediate solutions to all problems!

In fact many problems don’t need to be solved, they need to be just tolerated. This type of problem solving is called ‘Delayed Management’. Rather than attempting to find a quick fix solution, just delay trying to find a solution. With time many things change – the situation changes, your needs change, your mood changes. But most of all, your maturity level changes. Time is a good baker. But you have to be patient while the cake is baking.

Even gaps in playing of a drum, actually enhance the musical melody. So sometimes not doing anything is itself a solution.

So when we come across a problem about which you feel helpless, remember Lord Rama who having lost His wife, waited patiently for 4 months on the Malyavan hill waiting for the rainy season to get over.

An intelligent problem solver is not one who solves every problem, but one who knows which problems to solve and which to tolerate....
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