Right to Right is easy.

Anyone can do it.
It is natural, reactive, and effortless.
When someone treats us well, responding well comes automatically. There is no inner conflict. No pause. No conscious effort.

At work, on the road, inside our homes, with neighbours, on a bus, or when we step into a new environment – responding *good to good* feels normal. Society runs smoothly when everything goes right, and most people behave well when circumstances are favourable.

There are moments when people behave unfairly. Words are spoken without thought. Actions cross boundaries. Gestures provoke anger, hurt, or resentment. These moments are unavoidable – in offices, families, public spaces, and even among those closest to us.

How we respond in such moments defines who we are.

Reacting is easy. Anyone can shout back, insult back, or hurt back. That response requires no strength. It only follows the situation.

Responding, however, is different.

To pause.
To breathe.
To say within ourselves: *“In spite of what the other person does, this will be my response.”*

To predefine our behaviour.
To preset our values.
To act consciously, not impulsively.

This is not weakness. This is strength.
This is not silence. This is self-mastery.

Such a response may not impress the world immediately. Others may not notice it. Some may even misunderstand it. But inside, something powerful happens.

You respect yourself more.
You grow stronger.
You become steadier.

Not in the eyes of others.
Not in the judgement of the world.

But in your own eyes.

And that is what Truly Matters !!!

 

-Morning Thoughts

By J Sampath, Founder & CEO of JB Soft System