If you are alive, then do not try to say that you have nothing to be thankful for, no matter how difficult your life may be. Everyone who is alive, no matter how much they are hurt, no matter how much money they have and no debt, no matter how much you are abused, then you have something to be thankful for.
And the one thing that each of us should be thankful for, is the dead people. The people who preceded us in death have, in many cases, been the cause of our continued existence. If you have ever been bitten, taken medication and recovered, the drug did not just happen by itself, but there were people who seemed to be dying, a diagnosis was made and then it was discovered that the drug cures the disease. This means that if people had not died in the past, and that caused people to discover the drug, then you would have died, it means you have been treated and alive, because there are people in the past who died and prompted treatment to be sought.
I don't know if you understand this well or if it becomes difficult to understand.
Perhaps we can take another example, if you have ever been in a car and were told to fasten your seat belt, thank you very much for the dead. This is because the seat belts not only appeared in the air, but people saw that when cars crashed, people got hurt and died, but if they wore seat belts, then deaths and injuries are reduced.
Look at everything in your life, and you will find that dead people have died for you, their death has caused the standards today. For example look at a period where there are probably a lot of car accidents, you will see a lot of laws being passed to reduce those accidents. And really after those laws, you see accidents decrease. This means that, if those laws were not passed, then there would be many accidents and you would probably be in some of those accidents. And if people had not died by accident, laws would not have been set.
Let us be thankful for everything we go through in life, but also, let us not forget to thank those who preceded us in death, for they have contributed to our survival to this day.
1. BOOK I READ; PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL.
Humans boast that they are the most intelligent creatures in the universe. This is because if you look at all other beings, we are the only human beings who have great intelligence, have the will and the ability to think critically and reach certain decisions. But studies of psychologists and economists show that we can think and make decisions when they are normal, when we are not at risk or our emotions are high.
But when we are in danger, or when we have emotions that are high, we make decisions but we do not think at all. That is, we find ourselves doing things that we would not normally do. And this has cost many.
Now things would be cool if it were just a time of danger and emotion we make decisions without thinking. Things get worse for us, when people can predict our state of mindlessness and use it to their advantage.
For example you went to the store to buy something, you came across a poster that said buy two to get one FREE. You have no plans to buy two things, or even to buy one, but when your mind sees the word FREE, it stops thinking and you make decisions that you do not even know why you are doing. Surprisingly, you find yourself back home with items that you did not plan to buy and that you will not use.
Our unpredictable predictions have been a hindrance to our lives and have been used by many for personal gain.
Through the book PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL author and psychologist Dan Ariely shows us how our unpredictable predictions affect us.
Dan shows us why we measure everything using other things and that costs us. He also shows us why FREE is more costly in our lives than we think.
Dan has gone so far as to point out, with studies that the worst time of all in your life to make decisions, is when someone is sexually aroused. He has also shown us why people can recover without even being treated, by being given an unrealistic drug, while being told it is a drug and recovering completely.
What I really liked about this book is that everything that the author shows us we do, he does it for research. And those studies are so well-organized that they reflect realities. For example a study of how sexual arousal affects our decisions, young men participated in this study, which put them in an environment of sexual arousal, self-stimulation and at the same time answering questions on the computer.
Through this book, you learn how our human behavior changes according to the circumstances we go through and the environment as well. It also helps us to dedicate ourselves to the environment that leads us to make decisions without thinking and end up losing.
2. ARTICLES OF THE WEEK; RICH TO START WITH ONE THOUSAND SHILLINGS.
This article I have written as a solution for those who say they have not started a business because they do not have capital and do not lend, looking at and seeing many say the same words for more than five years. I wondered if the average person, who could read what I was writing, would miss a thousand shillings a day? I saw a thousand is the amount that everyone can set aside for a day. If a person chooses to live a normal life, abstains from unnecessary things, such as drinking alcohol, drinking soda or even drinking water, and stops buying clothes or other things because he has encountered them, then one thousand is available, every day. And if for a day it is difficult to collect, then at least every month 30 thousand shillings, or 10 thousand every week. But I also know people are not good at saving, so saving 30 thousand every month, you will be surprised the year ends and you don't know where the money ended up, so I suggested a way to keep that money in a prison that you can't afford.
Now I would like to remind you all that, since I wrote that article, and insisted that someone take action on the same day and not wait, more than 1240 days have passed, this means if one followed that advice, then now he would have more than one hundred and one hundred thousand shillings. two, and his life would have been the same, that is, he would not have suffered at all. And more now, if someone had used the method I suggested, he would have had over one million five hundred thousand. It is a small amount, but for those who complain they have nowhere to start, it is very large.
Now if you have read the article and have not taken action, read it again and start taking action now. And if you haven't read it, read it now and take action immediately. I will always remind you of this, reaching five years, 10 years and onwards.
3. WHAT I LEARNED THIS WEEK; YOU HAVE MANY BURDEN YOU NEED TO COLLECT.
In the books I was reading this week I came across one story that carries a very big lesson. Legend has it that there were spiritual leaders of a certain group who were crossing a flooded river. The leaders, one was experienced and the other was learning. When they reached the river crossing, they found a girl who was afraid to cross. Now in the order of their group, these spiritual leaders are not allowed to hold people of the opposite sex, no matter what, and these were men. The one who is a stranger, he was looking at the situation the experienced one who is the teacher to him will take what action. So the old man didn't say a word, he grabbed the girl and carried her to the other side, then lowered her down and they continued their journey.
They walked for a long time without any conversation, with the inexperienced one contemplating the event. Eventually patriotism overcame him and he decided to ask. He asked her how come you went against our order, why did you carry the girl when we were not allowed? The experienced leader looked at her and asked, "I'm carrying my daughter down to the other side of the river, why are you carrying her so far?"
If you look there are so many things you have carried in your life, that make your life difficult, make you depressed, angry and even hateful to others. Maybe it's the way someone treated you badly in the past, or it's the way someone has reacted to you in the past. It could also be the way someone treated you. Sometimes or you carry their stuff, they have completely forgotten even there is something they have done to you. They go on with their lives, you struggle to carry their burdens.
Today throw away all the burdens you carry for others, whatever you always remind yourself that someone did for you, let go of it and move on with your life.
THINKING THINKING; YOU LOVE YOURSELF BUT DO NOT VALUE YOUR OPINION.
"It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own." - Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius, former Roman emperor and philosopher of Stoic wonder how much we love ourselves, but we care about the opinions of others more than our own?
How about loving yourself, by making sure your life is safe, every day, but one day you say you want to take a big step, those around you tell you you can't, and then you agree with them that you can't?
Doesn't that surprise you too?
Contemplate this notion as you interact with others, rather than focusing on yourself, and you will find that you are giving up too much because of the opinions of those who do not know what you are doing and where you are going.
I wish you all the best in this year 2021, may it be the best week for you.
All the Best My Friend.
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