If I ignore it, it’ll go away

I’ve been feeling a certain amount of shivering since past one hour and a DD filler has been doing   re-runs in my mind, जाड़ा लग कर आये बुखार तो समझो मलेरिया का है प्रहार. However, since there is no bukhaar so I guess I am safe. Trying to emerge from this world of self-indulgence, I just concluded that if I’ll ignore it, it’ll go away. And This has set me thinking.

When was the first time that I learnt this approach and adopted this attitude?

I can vividly remember that I was introduced to the power of ‘ignoring’ as an attempt to save me from the ‘atrocities’ of my elder brother. When I would approach my parents with a sullen face complaining about the troubles the big guy was causing me, I’d be met with a reply, ‘don’t pay attention to him, that ways he won’t enjoy his prank and eventually let it be’. A very sound advice indeed, but one which seemed pretty lame and biased (against me) then. Those issues were mostly resolved with me crying at the top of my voice and him receiving a good bashing at the most and a good scolding at the least. All because I preferred to ignore the ignoring act altogether.

As I grew up, this attitude slowly seeped into my character towards taunting peers and road side loafers. However, the internal resistance towards the ignoring act remained and it was done more as a compromise than a problem solving (cum avoiding) approach. Had I been privy to Mr. Nash’s insight on people at that time, then probably the internal resistance might have lessened by some degrees. However as the circumstances were, the ignoring act did save me unnecessary frictions every now and then.

As I grew up further and gained financial independence, the confidence level required for executing the ignoring act reached newer heights. In fact nowadays it often borders on being arrogant. I must admit that its true worth is now understood in greater details and this tactic is often a life saver. The only trick that remains is in identifying those situations which truly call for this stance.

However, one application of this approach is still a grey area. How much of this attitude is justified in connection with ignoring health issues cannot be said until and unless the subject is either cured out of ignorance or grieved sufficiently to come out of it.

So, while still pondering over the correctness of my action, I guess I’ll continue ignoring it unless either it or I go away.

Incidentally I do feel pretty cured at the moment. :P