Spirit of Islam December 2017

17 Spirit of Islam Issue 60 December 2017 WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BOUNCE BACK Continue on our Journey R ESILIENCE is a law of nature. It means the ability to recover quickly from illness, change or misfortune. It can be found everywhere— in the physical world, the plant world, the animal world and the human world. Resilience in Physics means the ability to return to the original form after being bent, compressed or stretched. The same is true of the plant world and the animal world. Every creature inherently possesses the power of resilience. Man has the lion’s share in this gift of nature. Dr. Bruce McEwen, Head of Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology at the Rockfeller University has researched this subject and has concluded: “The human brain is very resilient. Give it a chance and it will make every effort to repair itself”. We are living in a world of challenge and competition. Due to this, every day we experience something unpleasant. Every day we suffer some kind of damage both intellectually and materially. This is a problem for every person. Such problems are a part of nature. But nature has also provided the remedy for this problem, and that is, the power of resilience. The only thing that is required is an eight- lettered mantra, that is, patience. When you suffer some kind of damage either internally or externally, keep your patience. This is what Dr. McEwen has called giving the mind a chance. If you give this chance to your mind, it will soon release a strong energy which will provide you the help required in any untoward situation. For example, in the case of anger, the mind will readily manage it; in the case of material loss, it will enlighten you as to how to do new planning; in the case of tension, it will provide you the formula to forget, and within minutes you will become tension-free. The formula of resilience is also applicable to the problems of nations. One such example is the recent history of Japan. Japan was the first to A simple demonstration of resilience is your remaining silent when you become angry. Remain silent and the mind will pacify everything within a minute.