Life is always a discovery
process. It is a journey of self-discovery—finding who you are, why
you are here, what you need, and how you meet your needs, so that
you, like everybody else, can fulfill some of your life goals and purposes that
are exclusively designed for you.
To live a purposeful life, you
need a healthy body and mind, guided by a healthy soul, in order to continue
that life journey as if everything is a miracle. They are all important, and are inter-related. But you must begin with the
mind first.
The role of the thinking mind
“Progress
is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot
change anything.” --George
Bernard Shaw
Your mind is your being, and
your brain is the most important of all your body organs because it controls
your whole being. How you think, what you do, how you act or react, and what
you do with all your life experiences—they ultimately become not only your
memories but also your realities.
Descartes, the famous French philosopher, once said: “I think, therefore
I am.” Indeed, your thoughts become what and who you “think” you
are now.
Therefore, it is your thinking
that holds the key to attaining wisdom. True wisdom is not the same as
extensive knowledge: a wise person is not necessarily knowledgeable; by the
same token, a very knowledgeable person may not necessarily be wise. Wisdom is
the capability of the mind to intuit knowledge and experience, and then apply
that self-intuition to everyday living to live as if everything is a miracle.
Important as it is, thinking
is not easy, just as Albert Einstein said: “Thinking is difficult; that
is why so few people do it.” Difficult as it may be, learn how to think, or rethink
your mind, especially if yours is a toxic mind. Only by rethinking your mind
can you get rid of its toxic thoughts to begin the right thinking
process, which brings wisdom and the miracle of life and living.
Thinking is a process of
self-intuition through asking relevant questions to create self-awareness and
self-introspection. Your questions may trigger a set of mental answers that
lead to your actions or inactions, based on the choices you make from the
answers you have obtained from the questions asked. It is the natural habit of
the human mind to try to solve problems. By solving problems, the mind can then
make things happen. Asking questions is self-empowering wisdom.
Copyright© by
Stephen Lau
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