A Gentle Pat…

Back again with my usual excuse. “ I am not able to update my blog frequently these days as I don find time”… I am not able to help myself… okies…. Coming to the point, this post is all about how a gentle pat helps….

Jus imagine… u r burning the mid night oil for tomorrow’s semester exam/public exam with sleepy face and heart beating at the rate of 140 times/min… Ur mom comes up with a cup of tea and sits beside and gives u a gentle pat… how will u feel? Won’t u loose that gloomy face and Ur heart beat rate automatically becomes normal?

Jus Imagine…U r entering ur cabin in office. Ur boss gives u a gentle pat regarding ur work u had done yesterday though u don deserve it … how will u feel? Won’t u gallop with enthuse and finish ur work a day tasks soon and try getting that gentle pat daily????

Jus imagine … U r having dinner with your friends in a restaurant … suddenly u happen to spill hot curry on some third person’s light colored outfit and u start feeling guilty and approach him/her with fear to say sorry and to ur dismay if that person gives u a gentle pat and say with a smile “ that’s no prob….. go ahead”… how will u feel… wont that guilty feel gets transcend to a great relief ?

Jus imagine … u happen to sing or dance or deliver a talk at a small occasion at ur home/work/college. U actually go ahead with the feeling that u r bad singer/dancer/orator. When u r done … u receive many gentle pats and many commend on ur performance…How will u feel…. won’t u improvise that talent and who knows?? u may turn out to be the best singer/dancer /orator in the world.


Jus imagine the situations mentioned with a negative approach…. Ur mom shouts at u for studying at the last moment … how will u feel? Ur boss blasts u for some minor mistakes u had done forgetting ur positives when u enter ur cabin… How will u feel? That third person on whom u spilled the hot curry yells at u in front of every body there at restaurant … How will u feel? Many taunted u on ur song/dance /speech though ur performance was not that bad…how will u feel?

Obviously all of us want the optimistic approach… but are we rendering that gentle pat to others, which we yearn for?

Finding faults does help but the way we do matters… Always finding fault will only de motivate.


If we don get that gentle pat from any niche, what do we do? The best solution is ,”self motivation”. This was said by one of my student named Dilli babu, Saveetha Engineering College. Hmmm at times teachers become student and students become teachers....and i like it too...where were i? aaahhhnnn yes dilli babu...that guy is a consistent topper in academics, good at athletics, got placed in Infosys and above all a well-disciplined guy. But none in his family encourage him. Reason behind his victory is self-motivation.

So to conclude, if we don get the gentle pat let us make use of the weapon ,"self motivation".But no matter we get the gentle pat or not, let us deliver the gentle pat to others…. Take it as a small request please!!!