Energize Your Mind: Learn the Art of Mastering Your Thoughts, Feelings and Emotions

by Gaur Gopal Das

He stuffed the jackal into his large coat as the officer approached. ‘Who are you?’ the officer demanded. ‘I am a local hunter. Sorry, I am lost! Ouch . . .’ The jackal was still alive! However, instead of telling the officer what he had done, he kept hiding the jackal inside his coat and allowed it to bite him multiple times. This analogical story represents mental health. The jackal is our anxiety, and the coat is our external appearance. Hiding our anxiety without dealing with it only causes pain. Letting the jackal out of our coats and admitting that we have a problem brings relief from suffering. In real life, there is no angry police officer judging us about our problems, but a trusted friend or professional helping us.