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The greatest tragedy of evolution
is that when the ape descended from the tree its heart refused to evolve. The brain evolved and continues to do so
giving us better and better technology.
The heart remains primitive giving us more and more violence and crimes.
Contradictory as it may
seem, the solution lies in making people more rational. The plain truth is that our thoughts
determine our feelings and behaviour.
Irrational thoughts produce irrational behaviour. If I think that my religion is the only
correct religion and my god is the only true god, I’ll go around inflicting my
religion and god on others. The solution
is to question my thinking. Is my
religion the only correct one? Is my god
the only true god? That is rational
thinking.
Take it at a still more
practical level. My worth depends on the
appreciation I receive for the works I do.
This is irrational thinking. People
will love me only if I am fair and lovely.
This is irrational thinking. I
have to be a winner wherever I am and whatever I’m doing. This is irrational thinking. Yet most people are driven by such
thinking. Hence we have unnecessary competition,
rivalry, jealousy, greed, and all the sins that pollute the Ganga
endlessly.
Hence the first thing to
do is to develop rational thinking.
Challenge your thoughts rationally and you begin to see a different
world. Life changes. Magic descends into life. The rainbow begins to glitter behind the
clouds.
The conflict between the
heart and the brain begins to melt. That
leads to integrity, the second value (the first being
rational thinking). Integrity means
wholeness. Reason and emotion are
synchronised to create a symphony. Life
becomes as sweet as mellifluous music.
Plain honesty becomes the habit.
Masks vanish. You are what you
are. You don’t have to pretend. You don’t have to go around exercising your
oratorical skills to hoodwink people to vote for you. People will vote for you. You don’t have to spend crores on
publicity. People see through you. People see your integrity. They admire you. You are the real hero.
Real heroism is driven by
compassion. The real hero understands the
situation with clarity. Genuine
understanding leads to our obligation towards fellow beings, towards the
planet, towards even the stone on which we tread.
The genuine hero is not
sarcastic. The genuine hero is not
cynical. The genuine hero does not need
oratory and histrionics. Propaganda is
out. Advertisement is redundant. Words are not required. Actions speak. Action.
Action that emerges from rational thinking, integrity and
compassion. A brave new world emerges.
My dream. My utopia.
My contribution to IndiSpire Edition 199:
Your worth should & must depend only on what you do or what makes you feel happy & satisfied. Not on the appreciation of others for your work or something.
ReplyDeleteIndeed I strongly agree that the Real heroism is driven by compassion.
Anyways, thanks for sharing.
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Thanks & Stay Blessed - Sheetal