Try

Remember those times when we learnt A, B, C…I recall those days as horrible memories…mom used to scold me badly to make me learn it…somehow I could do the oral part but writing…I always needed a helping hand which would hold my hand and make me write…as long as that my hand was held I would write correctly but I took no time to leave the pencil if the support is gone…I was so hopeless…mom I still remember those slaps…I frustrated her so much…so much that she lost all her patience and abused me… ”suar” she said one day…so cute it makes me laugh now…I feel so sorry…I made her tolerate such apathy…and thankful too that she never quit.
All through our school life we learn then we move on to pursue a degree…academic or a sport or some art and we learn more but as we grow older we find it difficult to learn new things. We don’t see our parents…who are in their 50s now…use even half the functions of a normal mobile phone or sit on the desktop and open a WordPad…what excuse do we hear for things like such?...”I am afraid I might damage the machine”…’damage’ opening a WordPad…ha…don’t be afraid…come on…at least give it a TRY. Even after hours or days of motivation and even if you demonstrate them the procedure and even make them practice it they will not be able to repeat the same thing all by themselves the next time. They really don’t require it…why exercise the rusted grey matter when things are going fine?
Learning is a habit and believe me there is no age limit for it…the only limit is us…as long as we find the need of learning we keep on…and as soon as we get settled in our lives we start avoiding to learn new things. As time flies by we start forgetting the process of learning and even if we make an attempt to start something new we get frustrated too early and stop making efforts…and we accept the universal excuse…’its not the age to learn such a thing’.
Many of you may be wondering what the ‘Process of learning’ is. People learn so much in life but they don’t learn how to learn. It’s a fact…and only a few may accept it. Well…try, try and try again till you succeed is the tagline…and it goes with all age groups…it only demands more time and trials from the oldies as compared to the youngsters. When you start something new…you definitely won’t be able to do it at one go…you break it into pieces of exercise and start from the most basic…practice continuously…and try and reach to the next level every time you feel confident about the things learnt so far. Don’t get frustrated…try and enjoy your mistakes…laugh it out…and do it again…the brain never refuses to learn…it only needs some time, some more attempts, some motivation of course and the most important…some margin of error for the initial phase. Every time you stumble…repeat the drill and keep on repeating until your mind starts getting stressed. When under stress…entertain your mind and try to gain confidence…or take a break. It won’t take more than ten days to learn the most difficult piece if practiced continuously…or even if it takes fifteen days it’s not bad…just don’t leave practicing. The path is hard but the destination is harmonic.

Learning is a good habit…don’t leave it. If you are over with one thing start something else so that you keep on practicing the process of learning because to start all over again is every time strenuous.