Sunday, August 26, 2007

INSTINCT

Sneezing is an involuntary act. It is the body's way of expelling irritants or foreign bodies within the nasal cavity. Like any other act, whether voluntary or involuntary, it must be done within the norms of social standards. So, it is unethical to sneeze in public, as one is also not supposed to sneeze while eating. Yet, that is the very time when the urge to sneeze usually starts, giving one barely enough time to cover his nose and mouth with a handkerchief.

Like sneezing, other acts of the body are not very easy to control simply because they are acts commanded by instinct. Like the act of sitting, chewing and yes, coughing and sneezing.

It is the handling of these involuntary and instinctive acts that an educated and learned person is specially separated from those who are not. Hence, even simple sneezing can reveal a person's character.

The best reminder is to do the right thing at the right time. Even if in the process of doing the right thing you don't get enough time the mere intention and act to do it is enough to send a message to all those persons around you that you know what you are doing.

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