It’s not common for people to change their opinion about
matters close to heart. Whether it is to say that their first love was in fact
a person of immensely bad character, or to agree that their favourite band isn’t
all that original in their compositions. We have our beliefs that form the
person we are. Even in times of utter bleakness when our lives don’t seem to
have a desired future or suddenly our past seems to have been a complete waste
of time and resources, we have these ideas that we have nurtured into existence
that reside in the very depth of our conscience. These ideas define our
thoughts, our actions, our behaviour, our expectations, and our every move. It is
in good sense to know that this is the very institution of sanity: Belief. As long
as there is belief in something, there is a need to move forward; there is a need
to do something in life; there is a reason to have confidence in yourself. Initially
these ideas, these beliefs, are fragile. They tend to be affected by the slightest
manipulation from the outside world. But as more time is dedicated to those
thoughts, they become stronger. They transcend the boundaries set by an
ordinary individual and virally affect the masses in the surrounding. A person is
strong and safe when they possess such beliefs. But what happens when the belief
is taken away? In the simplest case, what happens to someone when the person
they have put their every belief in, just walks away? Do they move on? Do they
hold on to that same belief regardless?
The human race has not only survived but flourished over
time. This is keeping in mind that almost every individual has had someone
leave them and violate their belief in them. It is not implied that people
somehow suddenly ‘move on’. No, in fact in
most cases there is a temporary loss of sanity, a sense of deranged
thinking, very little care for the world (and in quite a few cases- for one’s
life). Of course all this doesn’t really add up to anything except extreme
depression. This is but a temporary phase. Interestingly, our belief was never
taken away, broken, shattered or subjected to anything even closely related to
destruction. It quite simply evolved.
Evolution is an amazing concept, and I’m not even talking
about the biological evolution. Evolution is adaptation to the changing
surroundings. As children we didn’t have a direct need to be responsible in a
general sense. We just had our own little world to live in. As time passed,
each and every individual slowly evolved into an awkward teen (still forming
ideas) and eventually evolved into an adult. No more could anyone afford to
live in their own little world. They lived with others and for others. They adapted,
their ideas changed, their belief in life changed. Money was suddenly more
important, a bright future was required, and more than sex: love was a
priority. It wasn’t just natural adaptation that helped them evolve. There was
a far more powerful aid: Time.
It’s a simple concept really: When your belief in something
seems to have disappeared, give it time. It isn’t wise to make big decisions
with a fragile mind-set that follows a loss of belief. In time, your belief
gathers itself and becomes stronger than before. It tells you what to do next
in the most logical and matter-of-fact manner. It isn’t a case that your belief
has become completely bulletproof. There is always going to be a little pain
and a little hesitation, but that is the price to pay for being human.
If there is a belief that helps, it is that: Everything
works out in the end and for the better! Furthermore, this isn’t a belief that
you should expect to change, it should be kept as a pendant of hope and give
you strength in times of despair. At the end of it all, believing in yourself
is all you need to do.
7 comments:
Good work Anki :) You write so well.
Speechless... It's so touching... brilliant stuff buddy... waiting for more from u :)
Very true..keep posting on related issues
Nice job buddy...
Keep your bloggling mind busy with more blog!!
This one is gooooooodddd !!! Similar thought process if not so deep went into the tatto I have... Idea being.. if u don't believe in something.. u ll never even think of it coming into existence or taking shape.. be it worldly possession or spiritual transcendence... believing is the first step.. :) that's what my tattoo signifies.. :)
Thanks :) yea nice tattoo :):)
Simply rhetoric..well expressed !!.. Its touching..
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