Tendencies

All of us, indisputably, have common tendencies. – to think, act, like, feel, etc. These are given conditions in life.

People, however, are gifted with the freedom on how to act or to respond in any given circumstances. Our decision also varies depending on our culture, social and educational background or our value formation.

We all have the tendency to love not only those of our opposite sex but including our peers, parents, siblings, friends, work, pets and the list goes on. After all, human needs to be loved in returned. We can only reap love if we have sowed love.

We have also the tendency to get mad on certain people, things, situations etc. This tendency is sometimes so powerful that it could crush our senses. Most of us tend to be carried away by our emotion and become oblivious of our reactions or responses.

We can shield ourselves, however, from this by developing a higher Emotional Quotient or EQ. The principle underlying Emotional Quotient is “Don’t Control Your Emotions but Control Your Reactions or Reponses.” It’s healthy to get angry and be mad. But it’s downright horrible to kill and hurt people, be indecisive, be insensitive because you’re mad.

Men and women alike have the tendency to even get unfaithful to their partners. Given this tendency, however, is not tantamount to saying he/she is infidel. Though this inclination exists, the bottomline is not everybody gives in to this propensity. A person who has a stronger value formation can always evade the lure of infidelity.