History

What is true and what is believed to be true?

Education have given us much knowledge we need to live the life that we should. What have we learnt in school? Or rather what have been taught in conventional schools all this while?

The world is ever changing because of technology, new discoveries are made every second of the day. What are we holding on that we believe to be true? Your answer might most probably be everything that is written in books of all disciplines, journals and archives, and also probably the newsprint or the World Wide Web. Everything we see we always believe to be true.

What if, the truth is all along known but hidden?
What if, the truth is something that cannot be seen?

Has anyone ever had even the slightest urge to question what seems to be hard fixed?
Has anyone ever thought that some things have been deliberately hidden from us?
Has anyone ever been through circumstances that cannot be explained by any knowledge?

If you even have the slightest experience of something out of the norm, it is actually an enlightenment. It depends on whether or not you accept it with open arms. It is an eye opener. It is the important turning point that the universe is trying to show you and it is entirely up to you to feel the importance of it. Nobody can force you. Nobody has the right to.

We have been led to believe in many things that only limits our mind. Do you know that the best way to achieve all that you want is not to have all the knowledge in the world but to have all the experience life has to teach you? How have you been brought up to believe? Is it safe to say that our parents have been telling us to study hard so that we can get a high paying job in future, to not have to worry about money anymore?

I know at least I have been told this way and so does many of my friends. And so, we believe that the only route to success is through education. If you flunk in your grades, you are doomed to becoming a low paid worker. There is no way you are going to have a career path that leads to fortune. There is no way of getting out of poverty. You definitely need to find a job that puts food on the table.

Do you know that some of the most renowned people in history are actually school dropouts? There is no need to go very far and deep in search of the people. Albert Einstein is certainly one very good example. He did not finish school not because he was a failure but is very much due to the non-agreement with the syllabus being taught in school.

If you do not do well in your grades, that does not mean you are not great. The reason is simple. The syllabus cannot explain to you all the questions you have in your head. Whatever that your mind is thinking, it is way beyond the understanding of the current education system. This is actually great. It is because of people who have different thoughts that the world can improve. It is because of people who act differently that makes diversity in the world that we live in. It is because of people who become different that can actually make the difference in the entire world. Just imagine if everyone is the same. How boring can life be?

Think of it this way. Education is good to have only if education is updated whenever there are new discoveries. All the artifacts that the modern people find should be told in schools. All the new experiments that the laboratory are doing should be taught in schools. All that is known to a few should be made known to the children in schools. They are the future and they should be given the privilege of such information so that they can continue the legacy of discovery.

With technology, new information is discovered everyday. Utilize true history to make the better future.

 

History is not a burden on the memory but and illumination of the soul.

John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton (John Dalberg-Acton), English Catholic historian, 1834-1902

Knowledge

Knowledge means wisdom.

Is it really so?

A knowledgeable person is wise to a certain extent. Knowledge can be learnt, similarly to what we all are, knowledgeable. We went to school to study. We came out to society to work to gain experience. We surf the internet to get information. These are some of the ways we can increase our knowledge. With knowledge, we will know how to deal with certain things in life, certain situations that needs problem solving skills.

It is known to the world that everything can be learnt. How many do actually learn everything they need in order to get through this life we are in? What do we really need to learn?

We have been taught in schools all the subjects that are deemed important for the survival of the current world we are living in. What are they? Language? History? Geography? Mathematics? Science?

What does language got to do with life? Plenty. With language, we can communicate with each other properly without misinterpretation of the meaning. But how exactly will that fair if we are only learning one or two or even three languages when there are hundreds of different languages in the entire world? And that is excluding all the ancient languages that are no longer in use in the present day. Is there such a thing as universal language? Is there such a language whereby every single person in this world would understand no matter the native they are in? Is there such a language that allows us to communicate with other lives on earth; the plants and animals?

Why are we studying happenings of the past? This is in fact the most important subject we need to study but somehow whatever we have been taught may not be the truth at all. Evidence cannot lie but can always be hidden or excluded. When was the beginning of men? Where was the first civilization of humans? How did our ancestors manage to build megastructures that even modern technology cannot? How much are we learning from history? Is it just really just about the cold wars or the world wars? Or is it something bigger than that? How much do we really know about our past?

Geography probably the most interesting subject of all. It is studies of the earth and the earth is forever changing. Whether or not we can see it with our naked eyes, everything does change over time. There might be a stream here today but not anymore tomorrow. Our earth is a living planet and she makes subtle movements that effects our daily lives. Do you see cracks in your home? Some of these cracks are due to erosion. Some of these cracks are due to the earth’s crust movement. Slow movements create cracks. Large movements create earthquakes. It is as simple as that.

Mathematics can be complicated to many. It is not limited to only addition and subtraction. This is a subject we learn about numbers and numbers can bring many myths to light. We see numbers everywhere in our lives. Numbers are all written in our calendars. Numbers are what we see in our bank accounts. Numbers are the reason we have everything we have in our lives. Everything is one massive calculation. No matter how unwilling you are to see that everything is about numbers, we are living in a world filled with numbers because we are all using money to transact.

Science is one that permits us to see the future. What science is contributing to the world is inevitably the most important of all. This is the only subject that provides explanation to all there is and at the same time making every dream come true. Whatever we can dream of, science can make it happen. Have you ever had a vision of how your future looks like? There have been movies made upon dreams of the movie makers. This is made possible thanks to the invention of video equipment. Sometimes, we may even see real objects being created in real life for everyday use. This is science.

If you are great at all these subjects, does that make you a wise person?

All that we can learn is just knowledge, everything that seems important is broken down into digestible pieces. A wise person sees it as a whole.

 

To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.

Nicolaus Copernicus, Renaissance-era scientist, 1473-1543

Answers

Whatever we have been led to believe, is it the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

Technology is advancing faster than what we anticipated several decades ago. With such advancement, we are able to seek deeper into ourselves. What we believe in? What happened to us in the past?

We are so stuck with the beliefs that we are the only civilization on earth. We are so stuck with the history and science that we learnt from school that the first lifeforms are single cells and that we all developed from them. We believe deeply that we evolved from the ape family. There had been a circulation of a discovery that we are somehow also related to bananas because humans and bananas have very similar DNA.

This made me wonder vastly beyond my usual line of thought.

What if there was a mistake in their discovery? Is it possible that it was just coincidental? Could it have been a sabotage? May be someone did that addition of a certain DNA on purpose or there is an unintended cross-contamination? Perhaps my questions are common for the normal people. But as a person who had studied science and worked in laboratory environments before, such mistakes are out of scope. Scientists would have done multiple studies over and over before confirming the result as true. So my questions would seem like ridiculous.

Then comes more questions.

What have we been learning throughout the years? Why are the textbooks still the same as it is without the addition of the latest information and discoveries? How is it that whatever we have learnt in several decades ago is still what our children are learning to this date and time? What we learnt in school in the past is obviously outdated today. But somehow, our children are still learning almost the same things, if not the same at all. Time changes. We should advance too.

Education is important to the future of our world but education should not be limited to everything that is written in text books. Education is about exploration. Children are natural explorers. It is us, adults that have limited them and their beliefs that we are not alone. The universe is vast. We cannot be alone. There must be other lifeforms out there. People who have clarity of mind will be able to connect with the extra-terrestrials compared to people who only believe in what the eyes can see.

If whatever questions we have in the back of our minds true, then why are the mainstream media not talking about it? Why are people with such special qualities not advertised? Somehow, deep believers of the truth are sometimes labelled psychopaths. Just because they are different. Just because they have the gift. They are the special handful of people who are enlightened. They can see what we cannot. They can travel to places that we cannot. How are they different from us, the majority?

It is our limiting beliefs.

Through this date, scientists still cannot explain properly as to how the pyramids were built. Whatever theories that they have come up with, it only made sense to some people, not all. If technology this day cannot even build such a perfectly geometric pyramid with stones so large, how did our ancestors ever built such massive structures? If you think the pyramid is a wonder all by itself, think again. There are many other historical sites in discovery or are still undiscovered till this date.

Atlantis. Some people imagined it was an underwater civilization. Some people believed that it was once above sea level that got flooded somehow. There are so many questions about this historical site still left unanswered. It will be decades or even centuries more before the numerous questions can be answered. It is because the entire civilization is submerged in deep waters, excavation activities for new discoveries is complicated. We will probably not be able to get any answers in our lifetime.

Lifeforms are a wonder, there is no doubt about that. As human race, can we set aside our differences and seek what we need to learn from our ancestors? There is much to learn what we do not know. Why are we hiding in our comfort shells and believing what others are telling us? Can we unite as one?

Find what is missing and the answers will be clear.

 

I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.

Richard Philips Feynman, American theoretical physicist, 1918-1988

Explore

How do you react when everyone around you say that you are wrong?

There will be times when you are determined to do something and you seek the advice of your family members. What do they say? If your family members are supportive, then congratulations. You are definitely good to go as you already have the affirmation that you need to move forward. You are confident that it will definitely work because everyone else thinks so.

How about when times are as such that nobody in the entire family supports your idea? How about when everyone else is against you and thinks that your idea is crazy or too risky? Will you stick to your plan to move forward regardless of all the objections you are getting? Will you hold for a while and get more information before moving forward? Or will you just halt for good and give up?

Whatever the decision is, it always depends on the situation.

In big decisions, it is always wise to consult with the experts. There are many experts out there and they are more than willing to share their thoughts on the situation you are in. You just need to find the right ones who will advice you appropriately. Whether or not you are willing to move forward is entirely your decision. If you succeed, everything is great. If you lose, what are the consequences you will face? Always weigh between the two before taking huge leaps in life. This will be the wise words to follow.

But do understand this one thing. The bigger the risk, the more prominent the outcome. If you are willing to take a huge risk, and you truly believe that you will succeed, you will succeed one way or the other. The universe always answer to our needs. However, there is always a misunderstanding in the way people see the law of attraction.

Common people do understand that the law of attraction works whether or not we believe it does. Sometimes, the outcome deviates from our wish. Why is that so? People keep asking this same question. “I wanted it real bad, and asked for it, but the universe seems to be answering me in the wrong way. The outcome do not match my wish.”

Perhaps it is time to look in through thoughts.
Are we clear of what we really want?
Do we really believe that it will come to us deep within?

We live in a world full of disturbance. Since our fragile age, we have been programmed by our elders to believe that we are born in a certain way and that life has to move a certain way. Most often, we are led to believe that we must follow a certain way in order to succeed and that success mean loads of hard work, sleepless nights, and are only for a certain niche of people. Whether or not we realize this, all these limiting beliefs have been embedded within us for the longest period of time we can imagine, even way before we were born. Each cell in us carries with it a story and this story had been passed down from our ancestors for centuries. Some of the beliefs are great to keep us human while some are absolutely ridiculous in many ways.

If you are born in the Eastern culture, you would probably have heard of this.

“Money is evil.”
The reason why you are not rich is because you keep thinking that if you have money, you will lose your roots and become a devil.

“Listen to the elders.”
The reason why you have no self-confidence is because you think that everything the elders say is definitely correct because they are wiser.

“Get good grades in school so you can become successful.”
The reason why you are not successful is because you think you are a total failure for not getting through high school or the university.

If only you can shift your mind, you will be able to see results that your life will change for the better.
Money can realize my dreams of building a sanctuary for the voiceless.
If that nine year old boy can build an empire with junk, I can do better.
School systems are only built for followers, I am a self-educated leader.

The human mind is a powerful engine. Explore your thoughts.

 

Until you cross the bridge of your insecurities, you can’t begin to explore your possibilities.

Tim Fargo, American author and entrepreneur

Rewire

Sometimes hearing about the extraordinary can be overwhelming.

We are all common people living the world full of variety. It is rather easy to believe in whatever everyone else around us believes in because it seems like the right thing to do. If everyone is believing it is true, that means it cannot be false. This is how the human race is controlled by the few who knows how to tap into the human mind. They know our patterns.

Why do we face a crisis at fixed intervals?

If you look back into the history and observe the patterns, you will realize that every crisis that happens have similar intervals. Not many people actually study the past as we are all busy living and thinking about the future. But the past is really something that makes us in the first place.

History may be a boring subject. I never liked history in my younger years. Perhaps it is the limited amount of information and the need to memorize all the details for examinations that put me off of this very interesting subject.

History has a lot of information that is vital for our understanding of the future. The truth about history is not what we read from literatures but about where all the wonders of the world really do come from. Some people who chooses to believe in literatures are bound to the limited resources that people in power choose for us to see. It is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

We are all individuals. There is no one to blame for us not being able to see beyond what we have been made to believe. If we choose to believe in our instincts, nobody can stop us. However, most of us simply choose to be normal, to believe in whatever everyone else believes in. We choose to take the easy way out instead of exploring deep within.

Very few people are living in openness. Only these very few people are able to connect with higher energy sources to experience what none of us can. They are able to tell in detail the true events of the past, present, and future. They are just a handful but they are definitely a precious handful. Some of them have been labeled as psychic or even worse, psychopaths.

If your child is telling you of things beyond your imagination, perhaps it is a wakeup call to you and the entire family. Children are pure souls. They are born with all the complete senses in order to survive. It is the conditioning from the adults that keeps a child’s mind fixed and limited. Give them space. Let them have their imagination run wild. They are special. Perhaps it is time to seek for the higher truth. Do your research. Find out the truth before telling your child to shut down and shut up.

Historians and scientist are noble people. They only have one thing in mind that is to seek the truth and tell the people around the world about it. They may have given hypothesis that are inaccurate but it is not their fault. Perhaps the knowledge and technology to seek knowledge at that point of time limits their capability to progress further. Perhaps they have told the truth but somehow along the way the truth has been twisted by those in power to control everyone else. We can only guess.

But the truth does not lie. Evidence can be destroyed.

Scientists from around the world have been collecting samples from the world’s most untouched places. They were able to date all important events over hundreds of thousands of years ago. There is a pattern to all major events. Everything is connected. This entire universe is connected, whether we believe it or not. There is no doubt about it. A small gravitational change may have a vast impact on our emotions. And thus, affecting the outcome of every event happening around the world, big or small. We need to understand what is lost in order to know how to make a mends.

Find the connection. Rewire yourself. Seek no further, enlightenment comes from within.

 

In the beginning, it takes focus, effort, and more energy in your brain, but after you make the swing or say hello enough times, it becomes effortless. Thus, to rewire your brain you’ll have to stay with the new behavior long enough to make it become fairly automatic. In time, practice will make it effortless. Your brain won’t have to work as hard once you reach this level.

John B. Arden PhD, Rewire You Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life

Experience

Having known the unknown is somewhat an interesting venture.

Information is precious. Most of the time we only get general information. Sometimes, we do get exclusive information and when that happens, we will feel a sense of pride. How should we treat such information?

There are many kinds of people around.

Some really like to boast. What is the reason for them to do so? Boasting is a form of showing off. Boasting is only for people who are insecure of their position. This cannot be farther than the truth. If you observe the people around you, there is sure to be one or two of such people. Whenever they know something others do not, they will tell it out loud to everyone even though they do not gain anything from such action. It is their way of showing other people they are more superior.

People who do not know them will salute them for being in the know. People who already know them will probably just nod to show agreement but deep down within, they know the person is just merely boasting. Boasters are neither liked nor loathed by anyone. Whenever people want information, boasters are the first to look for. Whenever people want to reserve information, boasters are the last they will inform. This is to safeguard whatever we think is proprietary.

Some people are really quiet. They are great secret keepers. Whatever you tell them, they will just listen. No information ever gets out. It is almost as if everything moves in one single direction. Sometimes, talking to them can be frustrating because they will just take the input and there will not be any output for you. If you seek their advice, you will probably be disappointed. They do not care about how others think of them. They live in the world of their own.

People who do not know them will refrain from even approaching them because they are seen as strange beings. People who already know them will always go to them whenever they need a listener. As a friend, they really know how to keep secrets. There is no worry that they will even accidentally blurt out anything that is important at all. If people want something announced to everyone, they will not seek the help of the quiet because no action will be taken to pass the message.

Most people are a bit of both. We are the commoners. We are neither here nor there. This is a good thing. Because we are the norm, that makes the world balanced. If there are too many boasters, we will have a problem of not knowing who to trust. If there are too many quiet people, we will also have a problem of healthy communication. Everything is about balance and it is great that majority of the population brings balance to the world of information.

Sometimes we do need guidance as to how to determine whether or not such information is proprietary. The person telling you the information has the responsibility of categorizing it before surging anything to you. If you are not told that it is proprietary and that you should not be sharing to anyone, then you will not know which to tell or otherwise.

Secret is a great word in layman terms but proprietary is the rightful word used in the law and order. Many of times, especially when your position is higher in the company, you will be made known to proprietary information, the secrets to why the directors are making such decisions. It is your responsibility to pretend you do not know anything about it in front of your other colleagues or subordinates. Sometimes, you are privileged to join in conversations with big people in the upper world, you will get the inside story of how certain things operate, the secrets to their riches. It is your responsibility to pretend you have not heard of it before in front of all your family and friends. Sometimes, it is hard to keep secrets especially when it creates excitement or chaos.

The higher one becomes, the more experience one gets. Be accountable for your actions.

 

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.

Rita Mae Brown, American feminist writer, 1944-present

Different

Sometimes the best things in life come in the most unexpected manner.

We have probably heard of this phrase numerous times throughout our lifetime. As a child, we do not understand what it meant because in the eyes of a child, everything is colourful and beautiful. As the years go by, our perception changes. We have been through experiences that tells us otherwise. Is it really so or only the way we see as is?

Many of times we encounter ambiguity. What does this mean?

Have you ever been in a situation whereby everything seems so clear and yet you have no idea how to proceed to the next step. It is like you already know what to do in the next step but somehow you remain stationary as if you have no idea of it. This may not happen often but in the back of your head you know that you have been through such a situation before. Have you ever wondered why?

For example, you drive to work daily using the same route. Day in day out you are driving at the same time with the same car on the same journey. Somehow, one fine day, something is different. Something may have caught your attention and you suddenly find yourself not knowing what to do. Perhaps you would say that the something is new and that is the reason you do not know how to react. But if you think back, how many new things you have already encountered in that same journey? How did you handle those new things? Why is your encounter today any different from the past experiences?

If you really seek, you will know that it really is just yet another event that happens along the way. It is no different from all the other events that have happened. It is our perception that changed everything. We, in our human bodies, have a great mind. We just love to hold everything we see as true and everything we hear as worth believing. How often have you asked yourself what exactly is the truth?

Once a wise lady told me that if you recite out a thousand times of a lie, it will soon become a fact. It does not matter anymore where the story comes from. If does not matter who started making up stories. If it is told enough times to ourselves, we will believe it is true. The moment we believe it is true, we are able to influence the people around us into making them believe it is true as well.

Who can tell if Einstein’s theories are the only equations that is correct? Who can tell if the center of gravity of earth is really in the core? Who can tell if what we study so religiously in schools are facts? Everything can change. In fact, everything changes over time. Whether or not we live to see the day is another matter by itself.

Some people are wiser than others because they already understand that no theory in the world means anything. Having all the knowledge in the world does not make you a wise person, it just saturates you with information. Having all the information in the world does not mean anything if you do not put it to practice. Having practiced everything you have studied upon does not mean you have really learnt your lesson. The lessons of life is simple. In our lifetime, simplicity seems difficult.

We have chosen to see with our eyes when we should with our heart. There is a reason why a person only has one heart. Every organ we have has their own function. Two eyes to see the right and wrong, two ears to listen to the good and bad, and one brain to decipher the observation and think of a closure. The closure can be a decision or the final destination. Follow the one heart we have to show us the path to enlightenment. Open up to receive all the good things coming towards us.

The body, mind, and soul are three parts in one entity for many. Be different. Be as one.

 

They laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at them because they’re all the same.

Kurt Donald Cobain (Kurt Cobain), American singer-songwriter and musician, 1967-1994

Deserve

What have you been learning throughout the years?

We have been thought by many teachers along the way to our adulthood. What exactly have we been learning from them? Have they been great teachers? Have we been great students?

Everything happens for a reason and the reason is to help us grow to our better selves. Most often, people love to complain about the situation they are in. Are you that kind of person?

It is time to shift your mind. Think of it as such. Everything and anything around you can actually teach you a lesson. It does not matter whether or not that thing talks and tells you directly the lesson it is trying to teach you. It is all about your own realization. If you observe closely enough and put on your thinking caps, you will notice that everything changes over time. Nobody needs to explain that to you. Nobody can explain that to you. You need to realize it yourself.

Take that light bulb hanging from your ceiling right now. What do you see? At one glance, you probably think it is just a light bulb and it is functioning as a light bulb. Look closer. Observe the difference when it was first bought from the store to now. What is the difference you see? You may not realize but the light may be a little dimmer than before. There is a little more dust collected on it than before. The filament may be a little darker in colour than before. After several years, the filament may have lived its lifetime and the light bulb stops functioning.

What do you learn from the light bulb in your house? It can be bright and shiny when new. It can become old and stale over time. One fine day, it will just stop emitting light. Light bulbs are the icon for the human mind. Most often when we have an idea in our mind, it is like we have turned on the electricity and the bulb is lit. What happens when there is no electricity? What will you have in mind then? What will your life be like then?

Every human is similar. We live, we grow, and there will come a point when we get stuck. This is the turning point. This is the time when we have to decide the next path we choose to take and create. This is the time for change. Change can happen at any point of time but most importantly, change has to happen when you are stuck. If you decide to just stay where you are, you will remain stuck until you are able to see that there is a way out.

What kind of a person are you?

It does not matter how fast you can see the need for change. Most important of all, you really need to take action to change you. You must be willing to do so. When you have decided on the route you want to take, go all in. Sometimes, you may be in total darkness but if you are clear of your destination, light will find you. Somehow, someday, someone may just walk into your life and show you the way. You may or may not know the person at that moment, but it is important that you trust your own instincts.

There will be also people who will try to make believe that the old way is the best way. The stable way is the only way. They may be people you love dearly. They may be people you look up to. They may be people who are always there to hold you when you fall. They may be very important people in your life. Still, your life belongs to you alone. Nobody should have the right to control over your decisions.

What if you do not take action now and you regret later when you see someone succeed?
What if you take action now and you somehow fail to achieve success?
You have to weigh between the two most important questions in your life. Whether or not you will take action is very much dependent on your answers to these questions. Which one is more painful?

Uplift yourself. Learn what you need. Observe what you should. Do what you must. Feel you deserve everything.

 

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Siddhārtha Gautama (Buddha), Ancient Indian philosopher and spiritual teacher, 5th to 4th Century BCE

Energy

How do you feel the first thing you wake up this morning?

The greatest feeling ever is to know that you can take down the day. Today is the day I feel exactly this. Why is today different from yesterday or any other days before this?

Clarity is what makes life.

Everyone goes through events in life that are for growth. Yes. Everyone is still growing one way or the other. Perhaps you are telling yourself that you are done learning because there have been so many things that have disappointed you. You need to know the bigger picture. You have to go through challenges in order to become the better version of you. Or else, you would be stuck where you are.

Just ask yourself this question. Do you love your life now?

If your answer is yes and you have no doubt about it, then you are probably already there, at the peak of your life whereby you feel the greatest every single morning you wake up.

If you would have to think for an answer, that only mean one thing, that you are unsure of yourself. You are uncertain if this is the life you are seeking.

You are not a loser. You are just going through a phase in life. You are not there yet. You have a bigger purpose, much bigger than you can ever imagine. You just need to search for it. Perhaps your uncertainty now is your exact path to making your dreams come true. You will never know unless you travel with the flow. Trust what your instinct tells you. Trust yourself.

Everything happens for a reason.

When someone tells you that you are wrong, take that as a lesson. There is no need to keep the feeling of anger or frustration with you. Everyone has their own opinion on things. Check your facts. If you are certain that you are doing the right thing, it does not matter what others think. You live your own life. You lead your own life. Nobody else can tell you what to do with your own life.

Understand one thing, every opinion has its own explanation. If you believe in yourself, it does not matter what others say. If you believe in others, it does not matter what you have in mind. Take your stand. If you make a mistake, it is okay. We are allowed to make mistakes in life. Most important of all, you have to understand that learning from your past mistakes and getting up where you have fallen is the greatest gift of life. It only counts if you get back up after, not how many times you have actually fallen.

The greatest people that we know of in the past have made mistakes in their decisions before. They learn and they get back up. The most successful people of today have made mistakes in their past. They also learn and they get back up stronger. Who are you? Who do you want to become?

If you fall today, and you get back up tomorrow, you are one step closer to achieving your goals in life. It solely depends on you. What is your take in life?

Life is fair. The universe is fair. The only thing that is unfair is the way you look at life. It is all in your hands. It is all in you. You have the opportunity now to make that change. Are you willing to change? Are you willing to give it all like you have nothing to lose? Are you willing to take what the universe has to offer you? Are you willing to accept the good things coming into your life? Are you willing to believe in yourself? Are you willing to believe that you deserve everything good in life?

Ask yourself these questions. Ask yourself frequent enough until you get the answers. Ultimately, you have to believe that you are worthy to get what you want. I have been enlightened last night by a world renowned and successful speaker and teacher. You have to learn in order to succeed. Risk is a part of life. The bigger the risk, the higher the return. The video was made two years ago and it still has impact on me because words of encouragement is evergreen.

Find the clarity and you will find the energy that lets you take down the day.

 

If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.

Никола Тесла (Nikola Tesla), Serbian-American inventor and futurist, 1856-1943

Mind

What is considered important?

Day in day out we encounter with many people, things and events. How do we determine what is of utmost importance and what is not? We are always placed with many choices, most of which are quite ambiguous at the beginning. Over a certain period of time, we will be able to determine with clarity.

From the start of the global lockdown this year, many people have become panicked by the whole situation of non-physical communication. Humans are social animals. When everyone have to stay home, everyone started complaining. They love the outside world. The moment they cannot leave their homes, they feel like they are being confined in a small space. Perhaps these people are not thinking through at that very moment. After a while, everyone start to find means and ways to continue their livelihood.

Technology is a must for communication in such circumstance. People start to realize that there are many things they can do with their computers and phones. The world of telecommunication thrive when other businesses flop. The world of e-commerce booms when no physical shops are allowed to open. The world of delivery services become so busy they create better opportunities for the lower income people. Whenever there is a crisis, humans adapt. We are all built in such that we can overcome any challenges that comes our way.

How did you fare?

There is no doubt that some human brains work faster than others. We must understand one thing that we all are born with the same set of packaging. However we want to utilize what we have is entirely up to us. How often have you asked yourself these questions instead of just blaming something else?

What is it that other people are doing that I am not?
Instead of I am born in a terrible family so my life is as such.

What is it that I can do to achieve my dreams?
Instead of I do not like to study so my life is screwed.

What is it that makes me shine with the capabilities that I have?
Instead of I am not great with communicating with other people so I am done.

Most often, we end up blaming ourselves for not having certain qualities that other people have. Why is it that we love to blame ourselves? Perhaps we have not been enlightened. Perhaps we feel stuck somehow. Perhaps we have created a bubble to contain ourselves from seeing the opportunities that is available to us.

It is not what you are born with that is important. It is what you choose to do with your life that makes you who you are. There is no need to compare but every need to learn from the best. If you are all about comparing yourself with the successful bunch, you really should find out the whole story of how they earn what they have now. People just love to see success on the surface. Have you ever dug deep? Is it deep enough to uncover the truth behind the success of other people?

Nature has plenty to teach us. If you observe nature properly, you will notice that every event that happens in our lives, happens for a reason. There is a theory that many people are talking about lately.

The ICEBERG effect.

What is this all about? Do you know the nature of an iceberg? You only see it as a small icy island on top of the freezing ocean. How much do you know about the iceberg? How much has the iceberg gone through in order to build that tiny little island that you and I can see? Whatever that is visible is just a speck of what lays beneath. Whatever that is supporting the island is not seen. If you take a dive under, you will notice that this tiny island is not so tiny after all. There is a huge mass supporting from the bottom. Notice all the creases and cracks. Notice that what you cannot see is a bigger story that what is readily visible.

Whatever little success one achieve tells many stories of the ups and downs in life. Be realistic, life is never a smooth ride. Open up your mind for the bigger picture.

 

You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.

Francis McCourt, Irish-American teacher and writer, 1930-2009

Listen

What do you hear the first thing in the morning?

Listen to yourself.

If you begin with a clear mind, very likely you will sleep peacefully at night too. You may start to question this because however clear the mind is in the morning, there will always be something that happens during the day that gathers over a period of time and soon clutters the mind. This is very true. But if you know exactly how you can declutter daily before you sleep, your mind will be cleared within minutes.

Very often, it is our usual practice to let things linger within for no particular reason. Perhaps you like to mull on happenings to find a solution to a problem. Perhaps there are things that you have not finished doing that is bothering you. Perhaps it is your health condition that is keeping you awake at night. Find the reason. Talk to people during the day.

If you are finding it hard to talk to people, just get a notebook and write down all your thoughts and feelings throughout the day. It does not take much effort to doing so. Manually writing things down give you the sense of belonging. You know you have actually thought about this problem you are facing. Perhaps, now is not the time you get the answers. So, it is time to just let go. Look through your notebook, think about what you have left out, and write it down. If there are still things lingering in your mind, just write it down. Place the notebook next to your bed and tell yourself that all your problems and worries are taken care of. Go to sleep with a sense of relief.

There is a reason why the notebook should follow you by your side at all times even when you sleep. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try to think of the things that are bothering you, you still find it hard to remember to write it down. There may be times when you suddenly spring out of bed with your heart pumping so fast you feel all the negatives coming your way. It is like having the whole world fall onto you. With your notebook right next to you, it will be easy to just pick it up and write it down. Write whatever your heart tells you to. Just continue writing until you calm down. Listen to yourself. You will know when it is time to get back to your beauty sleep.

Listen to your inner self.

The human mind is a bag of tricks. It is always playing around with events of the past and the future. How often do you really observe what is happening now?

There is always a calling but we fail to listen. We are always thinking of the past success or failures. Many of times, we let the past success bring us to a level so high we cannot tolerate when the waves hit us right now. It is hard to understand why the past success is not continuous. It is unbelievable how we can be brought up so high only to fall deeper and harder. Sometimes we let past failures bog us down to thinking that it is impossible to excel now. This is just plain limiting beliefs. What we failed at in the past may not continue to be a failure now. Perhaps the time was just not right. Perhaps we have not met with the right people to enlighten us. Never ever give up your dreams.

There are people who are always busy thinking about the future instead of living life now. Are you one of them? Do you ask these questions? What if people laugh at me? What if I fail? “WHAT IF’s” can be turned into a positive notions if you are living here and now. What if I succeed? What if I am better than I thought I would be? What if I can help others achieve their goals too? These are very strong notable instincts that all animals have. These are the instincts that the top 1% of the people around the world have. The world “afraid” does not exist in their dictionary. The choice is in your hands. Choose to be just you or the better you.

Listen to your animal instincts. Attack when the time is right.

 

The word listen contains the same letters as the word silent.

Alfred Brendel KBE, Austrian pianist and lecturer, 1931-present

Self-Sufficient

We often question what it is in the world that we are looking for.

Each time we ask this question, we are placing ourselves in a situation of uncertainty. There are many realms in this world. Whatever we see is only limited to our own imagination. Some people are gifted with the vision of certainty. If you are to interview them, they will probably tell you stories of their travel through space and time to realms that we can only dream of going.

To the normal people, these gifted humans are mystiques and that they are strange. Just because they are the minority with such a gift, that does not make them strange at all. In fact, it only makes them stronger.

As humans, we usually side the part where we think is true, anything our five senses can detect.

Whatever we see is of utmost importance to every one of us. That is the reason why people often say see to believe. What do you make of magic? We often think of magic as a trick that has been carefully engineered to make audiences see the unbelievable possibilities. What if there is magic beyond explanation? Has anyone ever questioned how Wim Hof is able to walk up Mount Everest without prior training, proper clothing, or any special equipment? Perhaps you would say that he is the special being. Do you know that he can train people to do the same things as he did? How do you explain that?

Whatever we hear is often taken as the second truth. However, we do not realize that our minds work in a very susceptible way to the negative side. Has anyone ever questioned why the news is always showing terrible events happening around the world? Is it because there are no great things happening that is worth reporting? It has all got to do with the audience. Making news is also a kind of business. Reporters will only make news that sells, and negative news are the most sellable ones. Somehow, majority of the common people just like to learn about disasters rather than enrichment.

Whatever we smell is what makes our mood for the day. Scent is something more subtle that the body processes differently from the rest of the other senses. It is something that can make our imagination run wild. If you smell something delicious, you will somehow feel a little urge to eat even though you know that you are not hungry. If you smell something calming, you can have a better night’s sleep compared to when you smell a stench of animal droppings. Everything has a scent to it. Somehow, because of sight and sound, we have neglected our sense of scent.

Whatever we eat has a taste to it. Some people are labelled as gourmet because their taste buds have much greater sense than the rest of the other people. This used to be a very important tool to let us get through life in the jungle. We have just forgotten the use of them along the way while we excel in the modern age. By just having a little taste of a plant in the tip of the tongue, we should be able to tell if it is food or poison. Losing touch with nature makes us more susceptible to ingesting unhealthy foods thinking they are for the best of us. Perhaps it is easier to explain that convenience is never nature intended for living.

Whatever we can feel by touch is what we deem real. Anything that we cannot touch is just talk. Humans love the fact that things come in cold hard evidence. While something we can touch is also something we can see, something people talk about that probably has a smell and taste to it, it does not mean that otherwise do not exist. What seems real can be from imagination. Everything that the mind can imagine can become a reality. We may not see it in our lifetime but it sure will become a reality in future. Before the Wright brothers invented the first flying machine, humans can never fly. It is through their imagination and perseverance that we are now able to go around the globe in less than 60 days.

There is one more sense that we have definitely lost touch with, the sixth sense. This is the most powerful of all senses. This is the one sense that keeps our ancestors alive in the harsh environment they had to live through in order to bring us to this world. This is not mystical, it is real. All babies had this but it is lost over time. It is lost because of the material things we feed our minds with. If you are a person who keeps asking “why he is so successful while I am not?” perhaps you are looking into the wrong direction. The answer is within. Only you can answer this question for yourself, nobody else can do it for you.

Always travel within for answers. Success will only come to people who are self-sufficient.

 

The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only.

Joseph Wood Krutch, American writer and naturalist, 1893-1970

Routine

What do you do when you wake up late on a work day?

Each one of us have our daily routines that we do that seem important day in day out. But there will be days that we find ourselves too tired to wake up on time in the morning and having to pick and choose which routines that we must complete before we really get out that door to head to work.

How do you determine which activities you must do?

First things first, the toilet visit is a must. We must clear ourselves of the toxins that our body worked hard to collect over the entire night while we are asleep. No matter how rushed life is, we must remember to remove unnecessary things out from our body in order to function well for the rest of the day. One must never skip toilet visits, especially the first one in the morning.

What else is there that we must do before we walk out that door?

Some people have very simple routines. Wake up. Get cleaned and they are good to go. However, most people with families have more complicated routines in the morning. There will be some that needs to prepare breakfast and pack lunch. There will be some that needs to water the garden and feed the pets. There will be some that need to take care of the young and elderly. We each have our own problems and difficulties to face every single time we open our eyes in the morning.

Sometimes, we tend to think of everything else before ourselves. If you have been on a plane, you would have heard of this very important announcement before the plane lifts off. In case of an emergency and the oxygen mask drops from your overhead, always put the mask on yourself before attending to others under your care. This announcement is very important as we always tend to care for everyone else before looking into ourselves.

Perhaps we have forgotten one very important point. We can only take care of everything else if we are in the proper position to doing so. Just imagine having to take care of your child, or your parents, or your pets during the time you are sick. How does that feel? Just imagine having to give positive advice to others when you yourself are having low self-esteem and out of confidence. Do you think you will be able to handle everything in a mindful way?

It is important to spend at least 20 minutes every morning to ponder upon yourself. This is the most important thing you must do every single morning whether you wake up early or late. It does not matter the time. It only matters the space. You need the space for yourself. You need to look within to move further. You need to first tend to yourself before helping others find their way. You need to be in good shape. This 20 minutes can be your daily stretches, or your daily meditation, or even your daily workouts. Just do it. It is only 20 minutes after all.

Great parents will say they need that 20 minutes to prepare breakfast for their children.
Great children will say they need that 20 minutes to care for their parents.
Plant lovers will say they need that 20 minutes to water their garden.
Pet lovers will say they need that 20 minutes to feed their pets.

We always have choices that we can make. How about taking that in between instead of sacrificing one or the other? Is it possible to take 10 minutes to yourself and 10 minutes for others? Give yourself time to uplift yourself. Give yourself time to think and be yourself. You will feel the difference, instead of just rushing through your already late morning routine. Is it possible for you to call in to your boss to inform that you woke up late this morning and that you will be late for work. Admit your fault. Your boss may be angry. You may get a warning for this misconduct but at least you are doing what is most important in life. You take care of yourself as well as the people close to you.

Waking up late is no excuse for self-ignorance. Any routine can be adjusted to fit whatever limited time one has.

 

Spontaneity-flexibility within a routine.

Marty Rubin, Self-titled aphorist, philosopher bum and happiness freak

Objection

Can I be a public speaker if I’m an introvert?
Can I run my on business if I’m a slow thinker?

We are humans and with our humongous brains, we tend to overthink things. Sometimes, totally irrelevant things. We love to worry about anything under the sky that has got nothing to do with the situation we are in. Why is that so?

With such a massive brain, we should be geniuses creating magic around the world and yet, we just keep getting comfortable in the same place every time. We keep giving ourselves lames excuses not to venture into new realms. We keep having objections that do not even exist at the time we are faced with the opportunities. We love to just give up without even trying. Why is that so?

Everything happens for a reason.

I keep insisting this very point. If something is happening to you at this juncture, there is always a reason behind it. Perhaps you do not see the good in it right now but it surely will bring you value at some point of time. You just need to be open-minded to see for yourself the great things that are coming your way. If you just keep yourself in the little box you have been in the whole time, nothing will be able to penetrate through to you. You do not learn from mistakes. You do not get value in return from your wrong-doing.

It is your own obligation to acknowledge your failure in order to improve yourself. It is your own obligation to see that you learn from your past to create your better future. It is your own obligation to start something new to change your life, and see through to it. It is only when you are determined enough to do whatever it takes and believe that all actions you have taken is to help you reach your goals, you will succeed in life.

Even if you fail now, it does not mean you are not progressing. You learn along the way. You learn from your mistakes. You learn to make better choices.

If you fall into a ditch, it is okay. You get drenched in through and through. You get down and dirty. You are totally soiled and demotivated. What do you do?

You can get up, climb out of that filth, and start anew.
Or, you can go with the flow, get washed into the deep ocean, and drown.
Or, you can swim across oceans to find the best island to settle down.

Whichever way you choose is not important. What is important is how you look at whatever situation you are in. Some people get up easily which is great. Some people just give up and give in. Some people are slower in making decisions but they have set up high ambitions and make it happen. Which kind of person do you choose to be?

There is no right or wrong in whichever path one chooses. There is only the question of whether or not you will regret your non-action when the time comes for you to take your last breath. We will all die one day. Perhaps the only question we should ask ourselves every single time we reach a decision juncture is, “Am I going to regret it?”

Each of us has a limited time in this life. While I do believe that our soul lives on as an energy mass after death, I still would like to make the best out of this physical body of mine right now in this life. What I do with my limited lifetime here is entirely up to me. What you do with your limited lifetime here is entirely up to you. There is no need to compare to one another. Never ever let anyone else control the way you should live your life. You deserve to make your own decisions. You deserve to be your better self. You deserve the freedom to choose.

When someone else tell you no, you only need to tell them “OBJECTION, this is my life! I choose my own path and I will be responsible for every action that I take.”

 

I should have no objection to go over the same life from its beginning to the end: requesting only the advantage authors have, of correcting in a second edition the faults of the first.

Benjamin Franklin, American polymath and inventor, 1706-1790