DAY 30 – KEY ASPECT: THOUGHTS AND THE POWER OF WORDS

I am sitting at a table in a cafe where every tuesday evening people gather for hours to talk about life. The discussions cover every imaginable topic with people sharing their beliefs and points of view that help us gain more insight into the various issues that are being discussed. The ability to freely express any idea or concept makes this event special.

Any belief, point of view, idea or concept a person has is actually their thoughts about something. Human beings live our lives in thoughts and what it comes down to is thoughts are the words every person says silently to himself or herself. These silent internal words have enormous power over the course each of us takes in life and the course for humanity as a whole. The individual journey as well as the collective human journey is directly related to human thoughts.

Thoughts are an integral component to what each of us believes in and what each of us does. We generate them based on our experiences of what we see, hear and read. Analysis of oneself, others, events and situations as well as ideas that we come up with are our internal thoughts. All of the things we discuss with people are thoughts. Anywhere we go or anything we do requires a thought beforehand. We cannot escape living our lives based upon the thoughts each of us have.

A person who becomes frustrated, annoyed or angry has different thoughts than when he or she is kind and considerate. The thoughts of those who get into verbal arguments are different than the thoughts of someone who is agreeable. Spouses, parents and children who yell at their loved ones have different thoughts than when they are in a calm and understanding state. The dynamics that unfolds in our interactions and personal relationships is determined by the type of thoughts people have.

How we conduct human affairs is also directly related to human thoughts. Philosophical beliefs that people adhere to are their thoughts about how to live their lives. A conservative, moderate or liberal economic and social policy viewpoint are just the thoughts people have about those issues. Business is conducted based upon the thoughts of the parties involved. The administrators of governments and their agencies have their own thoughts at the center of what to do and how to do it. How we collectively interact worldwide depends on the thoughts of human beings around the planet.

The desire for a better life and better world is universal. How can we achieve that if at times we do not have the appropriate thoughts that will bring it about? How will we be able to achieve the basic requirements for a better life and better world if we do not have the appropriate belief systems, which is nothing more than the appropriate thoughts that will bring it? In every scenario there are a set of thoughts associated with each outcome.

Too often human beings rationalize and justify their beliefs and actions. They ignore the obvious signs that something is amiss with certain points of view and the actions taken based on those thoughts. It may seem reasonable to behave in a certain manner but in hindsight it becomes obvious that behaviors detrimental for oneself, others and the earth is caused by the types of thoughts an individual has as well as the belief systems of an entire community of human beings.

All of the good that occurs in the world is based upon the benevolent thoughts that people have. Helping your fellow human being in their time of need and showing kindness, consideration and respect to everyone occurs when people think in those terms. Helping the earth to become clean and sustainable occurs when people think the earth requires such treatment. Believing in working together for a better tomorrow occurs when we think it is important to contribute our time to such an endeavor.

I now realize that my personal thoughts have a powerful influence over how I live my life and the collective thoughts of humanity have a powerful effect over what occurs in the world at large.