Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Day 5
How often do you start your sentence with "But I've heard that...", "People generally believe..." or "My mom/wife says so."?It is surprising that we always have to quote someone else for our own beliefs. If your parent asked you not to do something and if you are convinced that you shouldn't, why can't you simply say, "I feel I don't want to do it", or even better, "I don't want to do it."Why can't we own our thoughts? Why do they need to be referenced to someone else? Why is it that 'What's in a name' wouldn't have been popular if the name 'Shakespeare' wouldn't be associated with it? When I say "people say that...", am I not trying to convince myself that what I am believing in is correct?Let's own our thoughts and let's assert them.Once we accept our thoughts, we'll accept our deeds and their outcome - all of which primarily emerge from our thoughts and our beliefs.It is acceptance that makes way for peace and harmony.
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Ya...Actually its quite true...
ReplyDeleteWe do disbelieve ourself while quoting someone else. Dats the confidence one lacks. If you can authoritively say, this is what I want to do...one would be clear in his thoughts...the actions would be much more successful. It does a gr8 difference if one has confidence in oneself. If one believes in his thoughts.
Most quote others just to avoiding taking any responsibility for their words. They dont want to account for anything they hav said.No one wants to take the blame.
If one starts accepting their thoughts, it would make the world more of mature and responsible people..who are not afraid and believe in what they say.