There are two paradigms- diametrically opposite and therefore quite relevant in two different situations; For the spiritual seekers, it is said that they should stick to one line of inquiry till they have become 'siddh' in that discipline, instead of switching around too much; the parable goes like this: A man seeking water tried digging a well in many places – couple of feet and then, not finding water he would move on to a different spot. The water level was at forty feet and all in all, he had dug about eighty feet but since he did not do it at one spot, he did not get any water. This is a good parable for spiritual life.

The other paradigm is that of not making same mistake twice: ie. Learning from experience. If one approach does not work, look for other ways. This applies well to our reaction to our stammering and our attempts to deal with this. If we analyse, we have dealt with our stammer in one and same way over the years: reluctance, fear, embarrassment and running away. This is what a child would do, when faced with an overwhelming problem. Over the years, it became a fixed pattern, which we are still carrying in our heads and on our shoulders. We changed, the world we move in, has changed but our response to our speech has not changed. Over and over again, we have found that our characteristic response does not help us or our listeners. But we still carry on. Should we not change and explore other responses?