Events Don't Hurt Us, But Our Views of Them Can
By prudhvi27
@prudhvi27 (414)
India
September 15, 2008 1:49pm CST
Things themselves don't hurt or hinder us. Nor do other people. How we view these things is another matter. It is our attitudes and reactions that give us trouble.
Therefore even death is no big deal in and of it self. It is our notion of death, our idea that it is terrible, that terrifies us. There are so many different ways to think about death. Scrutinize your notions about death--and everything else. Are they really true? Are they doing you any good? Don't dread death or pain; dread the fear of death or pain
"We cannot choose our external circumstances but we can always choose how we respond to them."
Please share ur opinions, coments on this Topic
1 response
@codezebra (94)
• United States
15 Sep 08
That is true, theoretically.
However in practice every individual has his/her own constraints that prevent them from exercising free control over their perception of events. At least personally I have been altered by my experiences in my past, perhaps scarred if you will depending on how you look at it, and I know others are similar. I can only suggest that everybody on the planet has some degree of constraint from past experiences (or perhaps lack of experience, which in itself is an experience). Thus even if we can theoretically alter how we view things to benefit ourselves, in practical application we probably can't.
However, I can reach the same effect by knowing how I work and "fooling" myself into not thinking something is bad, or if I need to "fooling" myself into thinking something is bad. I figure other people can/do use the same method as well.
