1. Hard times are here, not the „hardest times“, just hard times.
2. Complaining, feeling sorry for oneself is a “trap“, it happens to all of us, it is so easy to fall into that trap. But that is where our thoughts come into it, if we think, we can process the information and build upon those thoughts, we can logically conclude what is right and what is wrong. That is called “free will“. We do have it, each and every one of us.
This ability to use our thoughts to filter out all the evils and noise, to be able to pin point what is actually happening around us, the ability to THINK ABOUT IT and actually put aside “personal bias“ or “feelings“ and look at real life events from ALL angles and not just the ones that fit into our own “comfort zone“ or better known as “opinions“, this is the gift, the ability, the “super power“ we all have. This is what makes up a huge portion of our “Being“.
3. If we start THINKING and PROCESSING “ALL” the information out there, using what we know to be “logical processes”, i.e.
- process of elimination (remove/cross out the lesser possible options)
- observe what is happening and COMPARE to what is known (the past)
- list things in accordance with importance (or probability)
Doing so without letting our “emotions” control our thoughts, without letting our personal “opinions” limit us in what we are observing and processing, that is probably the hardest part in all this.
Maybe that is the question that we all have to ask ourselves throughout the entire process.
What if the least of the possibilities that we listed is the correct answer to all that we see and experience?
We have all been moulded, “hand crafted” by those around us. From our kindergarten teachers all the way through to the university lecturers and professors, ALL of them have influenced us in “How we see things” and it isn’t any surprise that many of them impose their personal opinions and feelings upon us. After all, they have a position of responsibility and power that far outweighs that of people in short term government positions, as the “educators” produce entire generations of people, from whom the “politicians” are “chosen”.
It is definitely something to THINK ABOUT and for each and every one of us to reflect upon.
So, Ask Yourselves: “What if….”
The way I was told to view things is not the way things are, What if the list of possibilities taught to me is in the wrong order, What if everything happening around us is actually a reflection of what our prior generations have created over time in ignorance, envy, spite, hate and who knows what all not negative “emotions” that fuelled their thoughts, words and deeds.
I will conclude with this thought and comparison to something in nature that is all too clear:
When rooting out an invasive weed, one that will overwhelm and destroy everything around it, as that is its nature, that is what it does, every time. If you leave just one little root in the ground, the same invasive and destructive weed will in due time spread its roots and sprout up and overtake everything around it. Sometimes, even to its own demise, as it literally can destroy the entire ecosystem it encompasses.
