Swalpa adjust maadi can be translated "kindly adjust a little".
This is a statement that I need to keep in mind constantly!
James, a friend from church, was telling us the other day how much he's had to learn to adjust his thinking and attitude here in India. He's from India and is used to the culture, but he says it still gets to him every now and then. He said, "when you're sitting beside someone on the bus in a row that was made for two people, and a third person squeezes in beside you, just adjust a little"...."or when the madness that is Indian traffic is driving you crazy, just adjust a little"...
That's really the only option you have. Whatever happened is going to happen either way, so you can either get mad about it or you can kindly adjust a little.
I thought this was so profound, and not just while I'm here in India. I'm so used to things going my way, and I get upset when they don't. But we can all stand to "kindly adjust a little" to protect our witness and put others before ourselves.
I like it!
This is a statement that I need to keep in mind constantly!
James, a friend from church, was telling us the other day how much he's had to learn to adjust his thinking and attitude here in India. He's from India and is used to the culture, but he says it still gets to him every now and then. He said, "when you're sitting beside someone on the bus in a row that was made for two people, and a third person squeezes in beside you, just adjust a little"...."or when the madness that is Indian traffic is driving you crazy, just adjust a little"...
That's really the only option you have. Whatever happened is going to happen either way, so you can either get mad about it or you can kindly adjust a little.
I thought this was so profound, and not just while I'm here in India. I'm so used to things going my way, and I get upset when they don't. But we can all stand to "kindly adjust a little" to protect our witness and put others before ourselves.
I like it!
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