Wonder is developed from chivalry. This is a very useful, feel-good emotion. Welcome wonder into you life. Celebrate the beauty of the stars, enjoy the beauty of the mountains. Greet the dawn and say goodbye to sunset. The moonlight has been created to heal your wounds. Sleep on the lap of Mother Nature and become a child again.
1. Enjoy the thrill of overcoming obstacles.
2. Do not be cast down by failure, instead enjoy the thrill of overcoming the problem.
3. Be involved in solving community problems.
4. Get involved in speaking up against injustice and resisting evil.
5. Remember that beyond the stormy mountain is the calm green valley.
Among the navarasas, chivalry is valid to the life of being a warrior and today, many of us are corporate warriors which need real courage.
The rapture of chivalry is produced by means of energy, perseverance, optimism, absence of surprise, presence of mind and kindness.
Chivalry or bravery is definitely a feel-good situation. Chivalry is represented on the stage by firmness, patience, heroism, pride, zeal, valour and wit. Bravery fills you with enthusiasm, energy and spontaneity. It is this brave and gentle quality that defines a true hero and it reaps the benefits of other’s happiness. Bravery is seen in the small everyday courage that each of us is called to manifest in the face of obstacles. The ability to sacrifice, which is the core of emotional intelligence, is a part of the vira rasa. The ability to persist in the face of difficulties is a part of this. To meet the jealousy and pettiness of the world with gentleness, humour and fearlessness is part of it. Brilliance and elegance belong to the true warrior, who aligns himself with the powerful forces of goodness.
‘Josh’, wakefulness, energy and boundless enthusiasm are an expression of this energy.
Psychologist Sigmund Freud in his book Wit and its
Relation to Unconscious Mind observed, ‘Humour and laughter
helped individuals defend against subconscious fears, worries, anger and
other disturbing emotions, which are the cause of all types of psychosomatic disorders. Several psychologists are now using humour and laughter as a weapon to combat insomnia, neurosis, nervous breakdown etc.’
‘That day is the most wasted in which one
has not laughed.’ Atharva Veda
Make a New Year resolution to laugh ….
And the world will laugh with you.
(Quoted from the Laughter Club sessions.)
According to Dr Robert Provine, ‘A hearty laugh raises the pulse rate and amplifies respiration, thus leading to increase in oxygen
intake in all the cells of the body. We inhale larger quantity of
oxygen which circulates more freely through the blood to every
part of the body.’
According to Norman Cousins, ‘Laughter not only massages
all the organs of the body but also defuses tension in every part
of the body. Laughter acts as anesthetic and alleviates
depression which is the cause of major diseases. Muscles
of abdomen get worked out, as do the thorax, diaphragm and the
circulatory and endocrine system. Hearty laughter enjoys most of the
benefits attributed to physical exercise.’
Psychiatrist William Fry writes in his book Humour and Ageing, ‘It is
estimated that the impact on the heart of twenty seconds of
hearty laughter is comparable to three minutes of rowing,
which is supposed to be the best aerobic exercise for
re-conditioning the entire body and promote longevity. Laughter
stimulates heart, supplies oxygen to lungs and energises the brain cells,
which promotes positive outlook in life.’
