I think we should live with a clear conscience. The only way to live with a clear conscience
is to live without fear. Fear is part of
our daily lives. What are we afraid of?
We are afraid that we should not say anything that we are not supposed to;
that we will hurt someone; that this person will never speak to us again; what
will people say; what if I get caught doing whatever action? What if, what if.....
One or the other fear is always hanging over our head. This fear makes us impotent and prevents us
from making, what in our hearts we know, to be the right decision. Most times we have no fear in making the
wrong decision for what we convince ourselves to be “for the good of all”. We tend to compromise for convenience, to maintain a peaceful environment and in some cases the lack of our own decisiveness. But
to make one right decision (that is true to our heart) we will think so much and eventually talk
ourselves out of it. Our "shouldn’t" and "couldn’t" take over.
(Edited) One other aspect of fear is the "fear of unknown" (as mentioned in the comment below). If we cannot predict what is going to happen then we are afraid of going there. We have the need to be in control. We like to be in our "safe zone" where we know what is going to happen. I have seen people who spend their entire life in the same one house - they grow up there, go to college, work and retire in the same city. They never venture outside - some may not need to, but some are paralyzed by the fear of what may be out there. People who can let go of some this control are "risk takers". They are sometimes the most successful people in their life. One has to be able to let go of their fears to achieve something; otherwise one may not know what one is capable of.
(Edited) One other aspect of fear is the "fear of unknown" (as mentioned in the comment below). If we cannot predict what is going to happen then we are afraid of going there. We have the need to be in control. We like to be in our "safe zone" where we know what is going to happen. I have seen people who spend their entire life in the same one house - they grow up there, go to college, work and retire in the same city. They never venture outside - some may not need to, but some are paralyzed by the fear of what may be out there. People who can let go of some this control are "risk takers". They are sometimes the most successful people in their life. One has to be able to let go of their fears to achieve something; otherwise one may not know what one is capable of.
I wish we would keep our hearts and head clear for doing the
right thing. I know you might think –
but what is the right thing to do? In your heart you know what the right things is. If you make the right decision and make the
right choices you will never have to worry about anyone or anything. Because you know what did came straight from your heart. Once you are convinced of your decision then its not hard to convince anyone else (and sometimes there is no need to!).
Eventually there is only one person you have to
live with – yourself. If you cannot even
do that, then what is this life about?
There should not be any hidden motive for doing anything. We should do all our work with a clear mind
and conscience then only will we be happy.
It is very easy to find out if you are living with a clear conscience –
you will be healthy: physically, mentally and emotionally. Poor physical health is easy to detect:
insomnia, digestion problems, high stress, depression and general
melancholy. (Our bodies detects distress sooner than our brain can.)
When we are mentally healthy then the world is a more manageable place to be! We tend to make good decisions, we are more comfortable in our skin and life becomes less like a battle and more enjoyable. These in my opinion are clear markers of healthy mind and body.
When we are mentally healthy then the world is a more manageable place to be! We tend to make good decisions, we are more comfortable in our skin and life becomes less like a battle and more enjoyable. These in my opinion are clear markers of healthy mind and body.
Remember the Sholay dialog of Gabbar Singh,
"Jo dar gaya samjho mar gaya!"
So live your life - fearlessly!!
3 comments:
FEAR of UNKNOWN; IGNORANCE is the main cause of fear; the solution is removal of ignorance..
True - ignorance is a big part of being afraid.
Fear though is the best tool for marketing. The best marketing campaigns are run on fear. Look at the modern current movies, even fear of aliens invading our perfect world gets grwat collection at rhe box office.
Political campaigns are run purely on fear.
I grew up fearless. But just a tad of fear made me a better and responsible Mom
At the same time fear should not let a person not explore new heights or lands. I agree with the getting comfy in your own home and city. I cannot understand how can one grow up and grow old in the same city. Yikes!
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