SURRENDER TO YOURSELF

The misconception that we hear a lot of, is that we are in complete control of who we are. But the truth is we can only succumb to who we are if we expect to live a happy life. Trying to control how we feel will only suppress who we are, the ability to convince ourselves that we have control of who we are supposed to be and how we are going to react during an emotional moment will take us further away of accepting ourselves. Trying to change our core is like swapping our soul for another more preferred one, but we are who we are and half the battle is discovering that. Life is discovering what you like not making up likes that seem to fit the person you want people to see. Acceptance can only occur with yourself,  when you allow your true self to be seen, otherwise you'll always be lost searching for the reason of why you can't make yourself happy.

BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS

There is a type of narrow minded thinking that restricts people from looking deep into things. I like to refer to this as O.W.T which stands for old wog thinking. Now I'm sure this type of thinking can be found not only in the old stubborn minds of our community but also can be found in the younger generations. It's sad to think if your hoping to gain only useful knowledge from those who have lived longer than yourself its not always the case, because your naive mind may fall prey to the weakness that usually comes when spending time with a deteriorated mind. At first their beliefs may sound convincing but once analysed the bias and negative views stand out and don't match your own outlook on life. So if you don't want to be a backward thinker hold onto the good and filter the bad before you get O.W.T

SAFETY AN ILLUSION

We seem to be bombarded with information to fill us up with fear. An overwhelming of focused fear from the media ,church's and even our family. All this to control how we think and what we do, a false sense of security that is assured to us as long as we stay in the parameters of what is considered right for us. The sheltered security blanket is just a distraction to make us feel we are safe, but without freedom of choice then what is the point because we end up losing what is truly sacred , our self. No one is really 100 percent safe in life, but it doesn't have to mean you live your life in fear. Living cautiously doesn't require constant reminders of how the world is a dangerous place. So trying to control the population with promises that can't be kept isn't fooling anyone. Their is no hiding from your fate that's why our time should be spent educating our community not treating people as if surrounding them with cotton wool will protect them from the dangers around them.

WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT

If you take God and the Devil out of the equation than your just left with good and bad. Good and bad remain irrespective of God and the Devils influence. The church tries to rely on our fear and encourage people with the promise that if your not being good to others you will be dammed to hell and unless you are good you will not be rewarded with your afterlife in heaven. Whether or not the church's view is right or wrong the lessons of compassion it tries to teach should be enough for us to understand and follow its examples on how to be a good person. I believe that we all should live by one main rule, "treat people as you want to be treated" and if you can't do that honestly you are an example of someone who is being selfish. This doesn't have to result in you being punished with the threat that you are going to hell but should have a positive result that gives a person the opportunity to correct  there attitude malfunction otherwise their bad attitude will highlight if they are posing as friend but their attitudes shows that they're foes. Eventually people will be treated in the same way once they are conditioned with the same treatment their giving with a lesson that teaches us by reforming us into equals and better people. We can only hope for a better mankind. Unless men and women aren't kind at all, then there is no hope for even the hopeful.

DOESN'T STICK, THEN REVIEW

It is said by many that knowledge is power, but unless you can make use of that knowledge then its just a waste of brain space. We strive to take in all the knowledge we can because we believe that it will empower us to reach what we crave in life, but is memorising facts enough to help us propel to greater heights. Understanding how to comprehend that information and use it in real life situations is the key to happiness which will also help you in connecting with people. Without the ability to connect with people all the information you have memorised only hinders your attempts to relate with the common person. How you feel is now ignored and pushed aside because all your useless facts that you have memorised has flooded and taken over your sincerity to feel. Facts now are in charge of your heart which leaves know room for compassion and courtesy . Pumping out facts like an emotionless robot, with only one thing on your mind "LOOK AT ME AND WHAT I KNOW ?". All the knowledge in the world can not help you build a respectful relationship with the ones you care about. If connecting with people is not your main goal, then you may want to review what is important to you. Without the love of family and friends in our life what else could take precedent. If we are here just to improve the quality of our own life then what hope does society have. If the fact is that the power of knowledge can not be used for the better of man kind, we as humans may as well as forget that the word human derives from the word humane.

BIG HEADS GET DEFLATED

Talking yourself up when your in a conversation with people seems to have the same results. Whether your talking with a friend or foe it doesn't take long before someone wants to knock you off your pedestal. A lot of people don't like the idea of someone having that much confidence in themselves because it seems to create a negative impact on the people that surround them. Their initial reaction can be construed as jealousy because they are comparing your comments to their own perspective of life, rather than individual point of views and the result of that is that their not happy to see someone who is happy with what they believe is right. This is also because they themselves feel that you've overpowered their own confidence. If you don't want to bump heads your better off speaking with those who aren't in a battle of who's right and who's wrong, but are who comfortable having a healthy discussion. Those who treat you with discontent should only receive your outer soul, not your core.

FAITH NO MORE

Religion is a funny thing their seems to be exceptions made in most religions. Loyal followers change the rules depending on their level of belief. Whether your an avid believer your disciplines vary depending on your emotional attachment. Is it wrong for one religion to have followers with multiple degrees of perspectives ? If perspectives are our version of truth than what makes it wrong if our opinions vary on our own interpretations of religion. Some followers will strictly believe if your not following the words preached to you than your not showing blind faith to your religion which is a slap in the face to the religion . If our faith shows us that you must be rigid in your life's view to satisfy the rules of your religion, than is their any room for individuality. Is their something wrong with following the main rule treat others how you yourself want to be treated ? Our main focus should be on are we happy, not how can we be happy if we don't follow what we told we should follow to have a so called enriched life. Peace starts in the mind, you have to be happy with who you are and not with what people are saying you should be, to be more religious. Good will is not just found in religion it is also found in mutual respect of all religions. So if you preach it you better believe it, otherwise hypocrites don't have many loyal followers.