I started a series on the subject – The Mind Game and I stated
emphatically that if we must win the numerous battles of life and make
meaningful progress towards our goals then the mind game or battles must be to
our advantage.
Amongst the many phrases that I mentioned, one which
resonates a lot with me is the witty words of Sir Winston Churchill that “the
empires of the future are the empires of the mind.”
This further goes to express how sacred the activities of
the mind are, in terms of our well being.
In this episode, let me further emphasize a little more on
the importance of securing dominant control of the activities of your mind.
On this, another sage has this to say, “What lies before us
and what lies behind us, are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
Another added that a man’s felicity consists not in the
outward and visible blessing of fortune, but in the inward and unseen
perfections and riches of the mind.
Don’t try to gain prominence by enforcing external changes
at the expense of internal changes, because it will ultimately mean nothing has
or will change.
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| Great Wall of China |
For instance, Ancient Chinese had the problem of enemies
invading their territories and they decided to do something about it. They
built, still standing, one of the world’s longest structural projects – The
Great Wall of China to protect its most volatile areas. Let me quickly and
briefly provide you with some of the features of the Wall to help you
understand the magnitude of the project:
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Ranging between 15-30 feet wide and 25 feet high;
though the highest point on the wall is over 5,000 feet.
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The wall has more than 10,000 Watchtowers and each
up to 40 feet tall.
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It is said that the Wall can be seen from the
moon/space.
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As I earlier mentioned, it is the longest man-made
structure in the world – over 6,000km long and considered the longest cemetery
site because of the over 1million people that died during its years long construction!
But guess what? This Wall was invaded twice on the account
of Barbarians simply bribing the gate keepers without lifting a weapon on those
two occasions.
So what was the problem? Simple; premium was given to
external activities, but internal ones were trivialized – like educating its
citizens about the value of patriotism.
In the same vein, the mind must be taught or given
expectation or else it will run anarchy.
The Legendary actor, Charlie Chaplin said of himself, “Even
when I was in the orphanage, when I was there I thought of myself as the
greatest actor in the world. You had to feel the exuberance that comes from
utter confidence in yourself. Without it you go down to defeat.”
Seneca added, “It is the power of the mind to be
unconquerable.”
Don’t ignore your within and don’t act at the expense of
your internal processing.
Keep ensuring that your content is not compromised, that you
are doing everything possible to grow your mind because for a fellow that has a
lot of external glamour without growing him or herself internally, there is no
hope of a glorious future.
POINT TO RUMINATE ON: “One of the early signs of
sophistication is not giving way to all inclinations but rather sending your
emotion to school so they will learn how to behave.”
Authored by: Anointed Enoh
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