Youths nowadays have a problem with self-discovery which is useful in achieving one’s passion and these are all products of the mind. The mind is like an empty stomach which has to be continuously fed so to remain stable and alive. This feeding is contributed by the five senses.
What we see, read, hear etc. shapes us to the person we become. The dictionary refers to the mind as a person’s mental process contrasted with physical action meaning the way we think distinguishes the way we act and this complements the biblical saying that “As a man thinketh in his heart, so he is” the mind is made up of positive and negative thoughts, we are all humans and we live in a society made up by different people with different events, therefore there is an influx of thoughts and as a result of the environment we find ourselves, it’s hard not to have negative thoughts.
Sometimes, our thoughts tend to conflict with our beliefs for instance, you might have been brought up in a certain way and later on in life, you begin to question yourself if what you were taught coheres with your own way of thinking. What actions do you normally take in different situation? You are in control of your thoughts and actions.
Thoughts are the precursor to every character. For instance, I was brought up in a Christian home and that has shaped me to act in a way that is unattached to worldly ideologies and more of the spiritual, so therefore I grew up watching mostly Christian movies and listening to Christian songs and reading Christian novels. I grew up mostly seeing the good and positive side of life and learning how to be kind, enduring, loving, forgiving to other people but in all of these, I didn’t really know who I was, I began to wander whether these likes, dislikes, thoughts and desires were really mine or from the adults who brought me to this world because most of the time I had contradicting thoughts when things didn’t go like I expected them to or when my kindness was not reciprocal.
I was nice and giving but those who didn’t even give got more gifts than me and though my mum said God blesses those who give, I wasn’t satisfied and began to ask “why give when they don’t think about you when they are being generous?”. I started to think of never giving again but with that, my actions didn’t allow me to stop it just made me reduce the way I gave to a limit and then it hit me that I was a giver not just because my mum thought me but because I enjoyed doing it till it became a part of me and I also learnt that unconditional giving is most appropriate.
I have made some wrong choices in life but it didn’t mean I wasn’t a good person, it just meant that I still needed work on myself to be a better person to reach the height I wanted to obtain. As my dad once said right thoughts lead to mastery of life, I am learning to master my thoughts and be in control of what I feed my mind. You should do same.
RUTH UDEMBA
