Get a grip on reality
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="so">so</span> <span word="should">should</span> “<span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="so">so</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> – <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="touch">touch</span>, <span word="incorrect">incorrect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="irrational">irrational</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="grip">grip</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="tightly">tightly</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="shake">shake</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="loud">loud</span>: <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grip">grip</span>!</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grip">grip</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="artificially">artificially</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="grips">grips</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>. <span word="Lose">Lose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="control">control</span> – <span word="risking">risking</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> (<span word="back">back</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p><p><span word="Usually">Usually</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>, <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="composure">composure</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="relax">relax</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="down">down</span>; <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rational">rational</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>”, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="assessing">assessing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="way">way</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="likewise">likewise</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>.</p>
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