Manaswi's Secret to Inner Peace

Manaswi felt like she was drowning. Her job was so busy, with lots of deadlines and emails, and it made her feel like she couldn’t breathe. Every day, her thoughts were racing faster and faster. Even when she tried to sleep, she couldn’t rest.

One day, feeling really tired and overwhelmed, she called her grandmother, who was always calm and peaceful. After listening to Manaswi’s worries, her grandmother said, 

“ Manaswi, the noise and chaos are outside. But inside you, there is calm. You can find it anytime you want, with a simple trick I taught you : 4-6 breathing.”

Manaswi didn’t know if it would work, but she decided to try it. The next day, she took a deep breath, counting to four as she inhaled, held her breath for four, and then slowly breathed out for six. At first, it felt strange. Her mind kept running with thoughts, and she didn’t feel any different. But she didn’t stop.

By the third day, something changed. When she exhaled slowly for six counts, she felt a little less tight in her chest. For just five minutes, she felt calm. It was a small moment of peace that helped her feel better. She started doing this before meetings, when things got stressful, and even at night to help her sleep.

The busy world outside didn’t stop, but Manaswi learned something important: peace doesn’t come from changing everything around you. It comes from finding calm inside yourself, with each breath you take.

Moral: 

True peace doesn’t come from changing the world around you, but from finding stillness within.