Every day, I observe the tendency of people
to let their minds and prejudices get the better of them. If you like someone,
you can even find it in your heart and your speech to defend them even if they
have committed a murder. And if you DON'T like them, you will not give them
even a little credit for a single good deed they may have done.
The mind plays games. It tells you
"don't like these people. See how they treat you". Or, "see how
wonderful this is" when it not at all good for you, e.g, befriending
opportunists because you like their flattery. And you listen. Why? Do you
really have a solid reason?
Actually not. You just cannot see beyond
your ego at that point, YOU are not hurt. It is only your ego that makes you
dance on its finger tips.
Very often, we have gone back and apologized
to people after feeling wronged. Because we realized that it was wrong to feel
wronged in the first place. Better sense dawns sometimes.
And when it dawns all the time is the time
when you become calm and centered without swaying and swinging like a yo yo.
And decide to let go and let things just BE.
We know we are all different and we should
give the benefit of doubt to everyone as we give to ourselves all the time. No
one is really "bad" or "good" but situations create our
perceptions of these tags according to our prejudices and limited ways of thinking.
Once the mind expands and consciousness
expands, we will be different as people. And towards this should our efforts be
directed.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
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