Hi everyone, welcome back! Last week I examined if ‘worrying’ about the things that your mind has identified as ‘problems’ actually helps to stay safe from these problems or it creates more ‘problems’ for you. This week, since a lot of people say that this world is not a safe place to live in, I would like to examine if this world really is that unsafe and the humans living in it are really that bad, the way we view them a lot of times.
Belief: The world that we live in is not safe and the people who live in it are not good.
This one cracks me up each time I come across a human who says this or something similar to this which is – I don’t like what’s going on in this world and the people who live in it. Really! If you don’t like this world and the people who live in it, why did you choose to bring your own kids into this world? Why did you choose to give birth to these tiny humans who will learn all about this world from you and since you think this world is not a safe place, they will learn that too and go on to live a life which may be very similar to your own. What will you tell your kids when they ask you why you brought them into this world knowing that this world is unsafe? What will you tell them about the humans who you think are not good? What exactly will you tell them as part of the growing up process because they will ask you all those questions? And if you don’t answer their questions, they will come up with their own answers. Have you ever thought about that?
You know folks, the one thing I have come to understand is that in order to create the life that you want, it’s you who decides whether this world is a safe place or not, not the media or your peers or family members or anyone else for that matter because apparently there are a lot of things/people/opinions who influence how we choose to view this world. And once you have decided how you want to view this world, you will find out that your life will reflect exactly that until you take the time to review and change your perception about this world! So, if you are that person who thinks that this world is an unsafe place and the people who live in it are not nice, that’s exactly what you will encounter in your life! And I don’t believe the reason is that you attract the unsafe situations or bad people (law of attraction) just because you perceive this world and people as bad. The way I understand it is because this is your perception of the world, your mind now knows exactly what kind of situations and people to focus on and pay attention to. So if you think this world and the people who live in it are not safe, your mind will always find such unsafe situations and bad people to justify your perceptions. And even though you may come across situations that are positive or people who are really nice, your mind will still try to find the unsafe and bad in both because this is how a human mind works! And because your mind would continue to find the negative and bad and ugly, its belief that this world is unsafe and full of bad people will keep getting reinforced until you the owner of the mind takes the time to consciously review and change this belief.
Let’s take an example to understand this better. And what could be a better example than raising a spirited (strong willed) child since we are raising a generation full of such kids. So, imagine that you have one of these very strong willed kids who keeps you on your toes all the time, who observes, analyzes and evaluates everything before they get down to doing anything even playing with kids at a park, who questions everything you ask them to do, who wants to be in-charge of all decisions not just related to him but to you as well, who takes a lot of time to adjust to new surroundings and new people etc. So, is this exactly your kid that I just described here :-)? If yes, have you ever noticed that every word that I just used to describe this kid is negative. However, let’s see if we can find the positive in all the negative. So a kid who is very active is a healthy kid and I think being grateful for a healthy kid is what any parent could do. A kid who observes, analyzes and evaluates everything before they get down to doing anything will not run away with strangers when they are offered treats or will have fewer accidents if they are playing in a park because they are cautious. A kid who questions everything you ask them to do is going to be an adult with their own mind and can’t be easily preyed upon or victimized by others. A kid who wants to make his own decisions will be a leader who will lead people or companies into making those decisions. A kid who takes a lot of time to adjust to new surroundings will have much fewer friends but the ones he will have will be the ones he will love to be friends with forever. And I can go on and on and on here.
Folks, because a human mind always categorizes everything into good or bad, negative or positive, beautiful or ugly etc., it always tries to bucket every situation or person or event into good or bad, negative or positive, beautiful or ugly. But if you are conscious enough, you can choose to see the good in the bad, the positive in the negative, and the beautiful in the ugly just like if you have a baby and even though she may not be the cutest baby around, she is still the cutest baby in the world for you because that’s how you choose to view her. That’s what I am talking about here.
And as always, feel free to leave a comment, if you feel like leaving one. And until next Friday, live life 🙂
