Ok so whats the most dangerous, most beautiful thing that humans posess? The mind. I believe its the main thing holding people back from enjoying their lives to the fullest. That little voice in our heads and our toxic thinking habits. Dont worry tho i got you.
Ok so first let me explain how personality works. As far as we know , we’re all put in random bodies, to random families, in random cities, in random circumstances. From the moment each of us are born, from every new conversation, to everyone new person you meet and every new experience you go through TO THE TINIEST DETAIL, all of these components and WAYY more, are what start molding our thinking and behaviorial habits, and these habits make up our personality. (Which literally changes every day) basically the little voice in your head is the way he/she is because of every TINY detail thats happened in your life. We are all products of our circumstances.
Now i hope you kind of understand why people think and act the way they do now. But just knowing that wont free you from the shackles of overthinking and irrelevant stress. Now lets understand why that little voice in our head is the biggest demon ever.
Ok so whoever’s reading this, you… i bet you’ve felt like the main character in life your whole life, literally EVERYONE feels like that. None of us know what it’s like to live any other life except our own. So whatever you’ve been raised or “conditioned” to believe is right , is whats going to be right to you. And thats how it is for literally every human being. Now why is this bad you may ask. Well im pretty sure you believe that they are people that do “wrong” things and you have your own opinion of a “bad”person.. ok well now imagine that this “bad” person has a kid, for example lets say a slaveowner has a kid, and he raises him with the same beliefs under the same religion, the kid will most likely grow up to believe the same things. And this might not sit well with a few of you but he wouldn’t be wrong, well to you maybe , but that’s literally my point, every single person’s opinion is right to them.
Ok now finally , how to use all this knowledge to your advantage. The biggest tip for keeping that little voice in your head on a leash, is learn the difference between facts and opinions RIGHT NOW, im 17 and i hate seeing adults that think the two are the same. Let me put it like this, if EVERY single person in the world HAS to agree on it without lying , (like 1+1) then it is a FACT.. but if you can ask EVERY single person in the world and they can give different answers,( like if your pretty or handsome) then it is an OPINION. So anytime that little voice in your head is talking to you OR WHEN ANYBODY TELLS YOU ANYTHING, analyze if what its saying is a fact or opinion. And if its an opinion, remember everyone has a different perspective. Its helpful to listen to as many different ones as you can so you can pick through them yourself and apply what you think fits best in your life, i promise you can learn ALOT from EVERYONE.
I mean honestly, nobody can answer what reason humans were put on earth, but whats one feeling that EVERYONE (id hope) wants and enjoys feeling? Being Happy. Soo, im not a priests or anything but id say that would be our purpose, to be happy.
Tips to living a happy life-
1)Learn the difference between facts and opinions in your thoughts
2) Learn how to tell if what other people are saying to you are facts or opinions and if their opinions are opposite of yours, understand that none of you are right or wrong, You dont always have to waste your energy arguing your opinions, being right is overrated.
3)Figure out what genuinely makes you happy,( keep moving around and trying new things until you find it , i dont want to hear “but ill never” THATS AN OPINION.. life is limitless with endless possibilities
4) Dont try to plan your future too much(anxiety) , or reminisce on your past too much(depression)
5) And last but MOST IMPORTANTLY … BE IN THE PRESENT MOMENT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE , ITS ALL WE EVER HAVE, GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD‼️