Sunday 15 October 2017

Group behavior

The human mind can be really fickle if we don't watch out! Its likes and dislikes oscillate much more than the changing seasons. Maybe, in current times, the seasons are also becoming as unpredictable as people.
We must really ask ourselves why we are so lacking in consistency and why should our will prevail each time? This seems to be a huge reason for our inconsistency. "I"..."Mine"...Yes sir! We salute you. It is and has to be only you and you... amazing! And this would also be fine if there were no frequent variations in what came out of that "I" and "mine". But the inconsistencies within short term consistencies which I am calling "fickle" here seem to be endless.
Especially when in a group. Group behavior, if you notice, is a typical example. A few days back, I wrote about insecurities. Frequently changing parameters of emotions are directly linked to the very same insecurities.
Often, we misinterpret, and sometimes, wantonly misinterpret the words or acts of people we are not too fond of or are even envious of. Where is the core issue? Of course, within us. We actually don't have the courage to be ourselves and fall short in our own eyes.
So, fickleness leads to oscillations, and this soon becomes a chain. Like riding a bike downhill without a break. We don't know how and where we are going to end up. Because the bike is driven by "I" and "mine" whereas the consistency is due to the ability to control the brakes .These are the "we" which we fail to activate.
Surekha Kothari

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