The world is full of rules, regulations, protocols, prohibitions, social, as well as legal, limitations. We take these in our stride. Until or unless, we discover that they prevent us from doing something that we sorely wish we had the freedom to do, we hardly even notice them. That's life. We probably can't do much to change it. But we don't have to add to the situation by inventing new restrictions and creating artificial, imaginary obstacles for ourselves. What's really stopping you from doing what you wish you could.
What can go wrong now? So many potentially disastrous developments. Your savings might become worthless at a stroke, war could break out - or a plague might end the world. Well, okay then. Probably not. Indeed, definitely not. But then, if any of the aforementioned were actually to occur, at least it might prove a useful excuse for not attending to any of the chores that may otherwise face you. But you don't need such drama or anxiety. Banish both and be glad of all that seems a little.
What would it cost to feed all the hungry people of this world? A tiny fraction of what governments spend on defence. All those soldiers, sailors and air personnel, represent just a tiny fraction of the budget. It is the weapons that run up by far the biggest bill. So what does that tell us about human nature? We must be much more interested in keeping an enemy at bay than in helping our fellow humans. That's the way of the world but it is nothing to be proud of. Don't let it be your way.
Is there a cupboard in your kitchen where the marmalade lives? Can you be confident that when you open it a jar of your favourite spread will be waiting for you, right where you last left it? But unless that cupboard has a glass door, how do you know that the jar is still there all the time? What if it goes away, vanishing into another dimension, reappearing suddenly, the very nanosecond that you reach for the handle? Entertaining a worry of this kind is, of course, futile. Now, what else may you be doubting unnecessarily?
What can go wrong now? So many potentially disastrous developments. Your savings might become worthless at a stroke, war could break out - or a plague might end the world. Well, okay then. Probably not. Indeed, definitely not. But then, if any of the aforementioned were actually to occur, at least it might prove a useful excuse for not attending to any of the chores that may otherwise face you. But you don't need such drama or anxiety. Banish both and be glad of all that seems a little.
What would it cost to feed all the hungry people of this world? A tiny fraction of what governments spend on defence. All those soldiers, sailors and air personnel, represent just a tiny fraction of the budget. It is the weapons that run up by far the biggest bill. So what does that tell us about human nature? We must be much more interested in keeping an enemy at bay than in helping our fellow humans. That's the way of the world but it is nothing to be proud of. Don't let it be your way.
Is there a cupboard in your kitchen where the marmalade lives? Can you be confident that when you open it a jar of your favourite spread will be waiting for you, right where you last left it? But unless that cupboard has a glass door, how do you know that the jar is still there all the time? What if it goes away, vanishing into another dimension, reappearing suddenly, the very nanosecond that you reach for the handle? Entertaining a worry of this kind is, of course, futile. Now, what else may you be doubting unnecessarily?
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