Paralised Thinking & Infant food consuming Adults

A one-year old infant would not be fed a biriyani, similarly a rugger player will not consume infant food prior to a competitive match.

Also, no parent would allow a child to ride their tricycle on a main road such as the Galle Road, as it is an area of heavy traffic with rapidly moving vehicles. Similarly, no one is going to use cardboard even for the fun of it as a covering for the roof, as it is well known that a strong material such as asbestos sheets or roof tiles are needed for ultimate protection. Furthermore, your vehicle would not run on pen torch batteries nor will the electricity system at your home work if you plug in a high voltage equipment into a low power plug, your electricity system will collapse if you do so.

Even though these instances are easy to fathom, there are times we all behave in such a manner, especially when it comes to the selection and use of sources that develop our minds.

We are very keen about what we feed our body for its development, starting from carbs to proteins to vitamins that need to be consumed.

Yet, we are extremely blind towards focusing on what we need to feed our minds. Have you ever thought that there are sources of mental food that you need to feed your mind with just as you feed your physical body with the necessary proteins and vitamins?

When I was a teenager, I used to listen to the same lament for over fifty (50) times every day, not knowing that I was only fertilising the thoughts of rejection, defeat, hatred and loneliness by constantly exposing myself to such music. Whenever I listened to that song I did not realise that I was assassinating the little courage, resilience and forgiveness that was remaining within me. Likewise, if you take a moment to sit down and meditate on what you feed your mind throughout the day, you would not be surprised to realise that you are feeding your mind an infant’s meal, whereas you should be feeding your mind solids and strengthening food that will reform your mind to become powerful and prepare you for the battles you are facing in your day to day life. All of the bodybuilders were just average human beings until they came into the field of bodybuilding.

After a thorough focus on building their bodies along with continuous hard work they become bodybuilders. They have not become bodybuilders overnight, they cannot become bodybuilders merely by watching five films of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Similarly, even though we may be born with certain negative and feeble thought patterns yet, we have the possibility to elevate our mind into a stronger state by feeding the mind with powerful food just as you would feed yourself to develop your physical body.

If you continue to nurture your weaknesses, then you will transform your mind from bad to worse. Many of us constantly nurture our weak thought patterns.

I purposefully ignore certain people early in the morning as I have clearly understood that all they possess in their mind are corruptive seeds. People are so concerned about substances that corrupt their body such as alcohol and drugs but they are so naive in understanding the sources that corrupt their mind.

Just as I prepare my physical body every morning, I make it a point to prepare my mind for the daily battles. Just as you brush your teeth in order to remove the food and plaque, you must brush away all anger based, bitter thoughts that haunt you from your past battles. Then you should cleanse your mind with kind, purifying, inspiring thoughts.

Every morning before I start any business or professional work, I read a chapter from the book of life. It is similar to putting on a helmet before riding a motorbike. If you do not safeguard your mind with protective sources then the corruptions of this world will easily penetrate your mind and paralyse your mind with a few strong blows.

Just as you protect your children by making them aware of the areas that are dangerous to walk in the village, you should also remind yourself of your weak areas, so that you will be able to walk with a conscious mind throughout the day.

When I was attempting to get over sexual immorality, I constantly spoke to my eyes through my mind and tamed it, so that it will not go astray every time it sees something appealing.

You must talk to yourself at all times, if not yourself will effortlessly run away from you, just as your dog would flee away the moment it is unchained. What many people actually do is, they hold onto others’ lives in their thoughts and ponder about them throughout the day, whereas they should actually be thinking of themselves and their dreams. Just as your body drains out and sweats when it is out of energy physically, so does your mind feel exhausted when it does not have what is required to battle a fight. A mind that has drained its energy is a platform that builds up stress. Stress is the struggle your mind faces in a situation when your mind does not have the necessary armor to battle the fight.

The people you associate with, the TV, radio and other programmes you are exposed to on the internet plays a major role in shaping and disciplining your mind.

It is so sad to see that all the commutations made within the day, from the first thing a person sees in the morning up until the last thing they see at night are all mind corruptive, sad and anger provoking. I do not watch any political programmes nor any speeches delivered by politicians as they simply corrupt our minds with hatred and anger.

Just as you possess the liberty to mindfully select the vegetables that you require to purchase from the supermarket, why not be mindful in selecting the people and programmes that you are exposed to. The juicy gossip sites that many people are so interested in are purely poisonous to the mind.

Those gossip sites are exactly like drugs, they are so pleasurable the moment you watch them, but they are slowly pushing you away from a rich and productive thinking pattern without your consent. As I was once a heavy drug addict, I could easily relate to a person who consumes drugs and thinks that it is the most pleasurable feeling in the world.

I could say, it is not the case, the issue is that his mind is alien to real happiness as it has never tasted it for a considerable period of time.

Just as there are different types of food to be consumed to suit different stages in life, you must make sure that the appropriate type of food is provided to your mind based on the scale of the battle and your stage in life. It is deeply disheartening to see youngsters committing suicide due to their immaturity in handling emotions, feelings and thoughts. Just as gold adheres to various high temperatures during its purification process, we must also train our minds to go through different levels of fiery challenges if we wish to mould ourselves to face life with confidence.

If not, you will be like a man who is going to the battlefield with a water pistol or a man who attempts to go fishing on a cardboard boat. To be honest I am thankful for the challenges in my life, without them I will never be able to mould myself to face greater battles in life.

Therefore, we must place more focus on developing the mind just as we would place importance on developing the physical body.

Times ahead are certainly challenging for the entire world. If you and your children are not well equipped with the necessary armoury then you are bound to fail the battle of life. Stop feeding your mind with infant food. Winners are not people who do not fail, they are the ones who courageously bounce back when they fail.

The success of a man is not dependent on the number of times he has tumbled, it is dependent on how soon he has bounced back from those fallen states.

If you take one month to overcome an advice that was given by your superior, then it is high time that you take a strong decision to feed your mind some solid food and train it to the realworld battles.