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Habits, the one thing that shapes us. We often do become what our habits are! But, then there are so many kind of habits that people develop over time. Let us today, have a look at some of the questions related to habits.

Do you have any bad habits?

I think I do have my share of bad habits, but the one that tends to affect my work is that I sleep a lot and it becomes quite difficult to get up early in the morning. However, now I am trying to get rid of it by waking up early. I hope I am able to do it.

 

Do children learn bad habits at school or at home?

I think they can learn bad habits anywhere. It could be home or school,completely depends on what sort of environment they are getting. But, what is important is that either of the place, there are people who can pull them back to being a better person.

 

Do you cut people off in the middle of their stories and conversations?

No, I don’t tend to do it. But, yes I do ask questions in between stories. It is not always that I simply listen to what they are saying, it is a conversation, where even I am speaking and questioning.

Is it easy or difficult to get rid of a bad habit?

I think definitely it is. Habits are something one forms over a long period of time and banishing them does take time. Because, it becomes part of the characteristic of the individual. But, if one has the determination to do it, nothing can come in between.

Do other people’s bad habits get on your nerves?

Not most of the times, but yes some things tend to irritate me. Like, there are some people who themselves are non vegetarian and try to force it on others and it becomes irritating, especially when you are out on dinner with a group of friends. Sometimes even alcohol gets on my nerves. People tend to do horrific things when they are drunk, some fall down, some slap each other, some misbehave with their family members. These things do irritate me.

Have you been successful in getting rid of a bad habit?

Oh! yes. Long time back I was a TV and a tea addict. I used to watch tv for most of the part and drink so much of tea. But, then for some reasons, I just felt I should quit and I did quit both of them. Although quitting tea was easier for me, tv is something still to be conquered completely.

Is always coming late a bad habit?

I suppose it is, because it tends to bother people who are involved along with you. So, for example if you are late for a meeting, people might get bothered because of you. And, if this happens over a long period of time, people start ignoring your point of view.

What bad habits bother you the most?

Untidiness, food habits and over drinking tends to bother me. Untidiness because I cannot live in a stinky room. Yes, I am not the one who keeps things very orderly but there should be some degree of tidiness in a room or in the way someone keeps things. Also, bad food habits irritate me. There are people who spill food out, chew loudly and then talk when their mouth is full.

What good habits do you most admire?

I really like people who get up early and do exercise. It gives me a feeling that they are motivated towards leading a great life. Also, I love people who share things. I think sharing is a really great deed and people who can do that, even when they have so nimble, is a great thing.

What unusual habits do you observe in your family members? Do they bother you?

My family is full of weird yet lovely people. We all have so many unusual habits. Like my mother, she is obsessed with her plants and take care of them like her own children. You cannot harm them in any way. She would go about watering them and then giving them manure and making sure everything is fine. And then there is my father. He is one of those people who is the most planned unplanned person. So, most of the times he would just inform us he is going a km here or there but then later on would tell us about the exciting places he has gone nearby, like 20-60 km here and there.

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Every relation teaches you lot of things, new experiences, new areas to explore. There is not only things that you learn about yourself but also about others and more importantly get to know a new perspective about life. Let us today have a look at some of the questions related to lessons learnt from friends.

Friendship is the most important relationship. Do you agree? Why? Why not?

It surely is because there is much that you can learn from it. There are these two people who most probably think or feel the same way and then yet are so unique. There is nothing coming in between, no explanations, no judgments, nothing that has to be proved, nothing that needs to be presented or lied about. Two people who enjoy each other company irrespective of everything, it is this beauty of acceptance that teaches one a lot.

What are some ways your best friend has influenced your life in a positive way?

There have been times when I felt that I was nothing, times when I went into that zone of self-destruction and it was in those moments, that my friend told me about my self-worth. She taught me that there are mistakes that we all make and living with them is a bigger mistake than even committing them. This one learning has taught me so much and helped me achieve so much that I am still thankful to her.

How close do you get to your friends?

There are lot many people who I call my friends because there is something or the other that is common in us. But, the people who are my true friends tend to know me inside out. So, they might be knowing almost everything that is happening in my life. However, there are certain things that I don’t share with anyone and these are the things that remain hidden with them as well.

Why do you need a friend?

You need a friend to be able to just relax and look at yourself and your goals and just be yourself. In this rush of finding ourselves and shaping ourselves, we often forget who we are and it is then that we need a friend to be with, who can just tell who we really are and help us. A friend who we can share our joys with, who we can share our sorrows with. Someone whom we can trust, just like that.

What do you do when you have a misunderstanding with your friend?

I go and talk it out. There are very few people in my life who I term as important and when some misunderstanding happens I prefer to talk it out. Initially it might be possible that I don’t talk to anyone but later on, I just try to understand the opinion of the other person first before putting out mine.

Do you trust all of your friends? Why?

When it comes to the three close friends that I have, yes I do trust them, inside out. But, apart from them, there are several people we meet, who we often call as friends, I tend to trust them but not very much or you can not blindly.

What is the best time for making new friends?

I think there is no time for making friends, we just go on living our lives, enjoying it, improving ourselves and doing things. In that journey, we meet certain people who think like us and when that happens, they become our friends because they do understand us.

What was your best friendship?

Till date, my friendship with Avinash has been the best friendship that I had. It was a very short one, with we both ending it with lot of misunderstandings, but it was the first time that I actually felt a relation. So, we used to fight and then talk it out and then roam about and there was so much that I learnt about myself by just being with him.

Are you still friends with him or her?

No, we both have now separated our ways. But, sometimes I wish if we could ever come back together. It would be great because then it will be more like knowing each other in a new way.

What life lessons did you learn from this relationship?

There were several life lessons that I learnt. One of them being that you need to trust yourself the most. No one in this world can help you if you are not ready to help yourself. The next thing that I came to know was that no matter how much people laugh at you, you need to ignore it and live your life and do what you thought you will. Because haters will pass by, but if you start hating yourself in that way, there is nothing left then.

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