Reaction vs Response | Master your Emotions with Indu and Mitesh Khatri

8 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this short instructional segment, Paridhi Dhingra explains the difference between reacting and responding using a hands‑on exercise. She first demonstrates a reflexive reaction when a sudden hit causes an involuntary "Ow!" response. Then she guides Speaker B to keep the hand in place while continuing the hits, encouraging them to feel the impact without reacting, thereby illustrating a conscious response. Paridhi emphasizes that mental preparation—knowing the hit will come—allows one to stay calm and respond rather than react, which she claims strengthens emotional resilience. She concludes by urging viewers to practice this exercise at home to increase their capacity to respond to hurtful situations instead of reacting impulsively.

What is the difference between reaction versus response? Here's an example of that. So take your hand like this. Now when I do this— Ow! That was a reaction. That was bad. Now keep your hand there and I'm gonna keep hitting, but you have to keep feeling the hit but not react. That would be your response. So let's go.
Okay, I'm prepared, sir.
See, now she's prepared mentally, right? It's not like it's not hurting her. It's probably hurting her, right?
That's right.
But she's not reacting, and that is what's making her emotionally strong because she's practicing To respond. Now, just to make this equal, you can try this. चलो. This is too slow. The respondi आना है मुझपे। Okay. Okay. That was the reaction from her, not from me. So now I know that she's gonna hit, but because I know she's gonna hit, I'm mentally prepared for it, and I'm responding instead of reacting. Play this game at home and increase your capacity to respond to people hurting you instead of just reacting on that.