Mind, as Milton maintained, is in its place, and can make heaven of hell, and hell of heaven. Yes, human mind is paradoxically both, that strong, that weak; that wise, that foolish. Hence the need for its health.
Currently, moreover, that would be the real human wealth. Why? Well, there are much too many factors that can make it go wayward, make it ill. For the teenagers, for instance, it is the peer pressure. Often youngsters choose the 'path of dalliance', to quote Shakespeare's Ophelia, because of the peer pressure. Doing drugs, being irresponsible and disrespectful, going for daredevil-eries of all sorts; everything that ruins a young life is due to the powerful peer pressure.
Even the childhood these days is fettered. Hardly is their innocence unsullied as tired and troubled parents introduce them to the t.v. and the mobile as distractions. The wide wor(l)ds in all possible wickedness-es thus enter their tiny universe too early, and corrupt it quick and forever.
The pace of life, the breakdown of communication, the wicked competition, the lonely crowd, thousands are the causes that are ready to attack, to maraud, to destroy the mind. Where exactly is though the divine remedy that can currently make human minds heathy, and thus wealthy in the true sense? That is the question!
Self-awareness about one's roles and identity, be it professional or personal, is, in my opinion, one of the solutions. It is a choice, moreover. Let me give you an example, may be. The moment I am a self-aware sensitive daughter, i can cancel out many a tensions, troubles and worries of my parents. As a self-conscious responsible parent or a professional, I would avoid many pitfalls for my family or firm.
How to develop a healthy self-awareness? Through caring relationships, through wide and deep reading, through meditation, for instance. Available, in brief, are amazing alternatives that lead us to a healthy and hence wealthy mind. Happy World Mental Health Day!
Pratima@ Eckhard Tolle says, "all the problems are illusions of mind". Hence either you nurture and nourish the mind, or the mind disturbs and destroys your wor(l)ds.
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