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Lately, I’ve been practicing this formula to lessen my burden and stress in everyday occurrences, most especially if I’m facing difficulties and hardships in life. Yes, I know a lot of people doesn’t like Math, but please don’t take it so complicated that you’ll end up vomiting because you can’t fix that Pythagorean Theorem. This is as simple as one plus one, all you have to do is to think deeply, guys, I tell you this saved me from so many troubles and future brawls.

But before I continue, one should assess oneself if he/she is able to discern the value of things, how important a particular person or events to us. Of course, you know that 10 are greater than 5, right? Effortless to say, that when we add two figures the quantity will increase. It’s not a brain damaging to identify which is unworthy or priceless. Nobody can just tell me that I don’t even know how to count, well if in case that’s possible, for sure he can still assess the significance of eating and the usefulness of sleeping, and this goes inevitable including the dumbest of us all. This is an inalienable skill!

Moreover, now that you are certain that you’ve got that skill to calculate, we can move on to the next level. Undeniably speaking, the calculation is a part of life, for our daily decision making and judgment. You yourself are a living number in the Earth, you belong to 9+ Billion population of this world, and you could be the eldest, middle, youngest child of your parents. See? Numbers are all around us.

Okay, the point here is uncomplicated. Imagine yourself so pissed off about your sibling ruining your favorite shirt, yeah dude, that’s your favorite shirt, you save your allowance for a month, cut your soda intake, walked a mile to reach school, and reduced some calories because of your tight budget. Then what? Your younger brother likes to show off and begged you to lend him the “favorite shirt”, and out of good faith, the spirit of sharing, and a humanitarian reason you are compelled to let him wear that, for a while! Be honest, at the back of your mind, you are worried and full of doubts, that is so precious for you to lose, correct? To your greatest dismay, an accident happens, an irreversible mishap took its shot, somebody poured irremovable stain to it, and you are so furious. You started yelling at him to do whatever it takes to remove that or you’ll remove his head, he was so scared to death because you’re freaking serious. Yet, he can’t change a thing, the stain remains. This is the perfect timing (actually, you can use this right after you saw that stain-I tell you, you could save a life!) to do some calculation and mathematics became your vital tool to come up with a definite solution. Why? How?

Imagine the value of your shirt (this applies to whatever things you like)-what a posh! It equivalents of a month’s deprivation, slight hunger, and aching knees, I got it!-it’s expensive by heart! Then now, imagine the value of your brother- what the heck? How can you tell his worth? How can you possibly fail to recognize? Your mother went through pains for nine months for that dimwit. Your parents spent a lot of money to raise him. It could be too much to mention that there is one creator did something marvelous for your family to have him. Now, that you’d weighed things out, that will give you the power to decide whether to go on with your anger or stop for a moment and think - gosh! My brother is priceless! This is ONLY a single shirt, c’mon! Wait a minute! Before you think some loopholes, this is not the same as promoting his stupidity and recklessness. It’s another story, of course, it’s your obligation as the OWNER of that shirt to be mad, but do some diversion, transform your enrage to learning. Explain the importance of that thing for you, and you have all the right to be upset, but not to the border that you’ll make him feel that his a shit compare to your shirt. What an elaborative explanation, I know it’s boring. Haha!

Another example, my best friend loves to cook. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to get the exact measurement of my taste buds - as a normal person! Erm, I’m not saying that she needs to be a gourmet, as I’m not a gourmand. I didn’t say either that she’s not a good cook, I didn’t!!! :D :D :D However, there are standards for almost everything, food is not an exemption. Here goes the math and my life, hahaha! It’s not that I don’t want to waste the ingredients that are reasons why I’m eating what she prepared, and it’s not because she ruined our cherished budget creating substandard foodie!! Of course not! It’s because her efforts are heavier than any other discrepancies, her love mixed to that food made it so special that it’s my duty to finish my plate. When she asked, how it was, I’m speechless! Giving her thumbs up- positive reinforcement guys!

So EC friends, don’t let your emotions control you, do some Math, your solution to simple emotional trouble. Save yourself, your honor, your relationship (why not? Who knows?), your words, and your peace! Just a piece of advice.

It’s all about worth, value, and easy computation! Good luck!!! 

(Shoooo, Grammar Police!!!Hahahaha! I know I have so many errors, let it be for this time only.)