Motivational Ideas (Part 7)

1. Academic and Emotional Doubts: It is dangerous to fall into academic or emotional doubts and traps. Academic doubts/traps mean that people try to convince us of falsehood based on information they take from academic professionals. It is much possible that a group of PhDs can give us the wrong information if they are all part of an evil scheme. And this convinces the public that such professionals cannot tell a lie. But if we open our eyes and do our own research and cross-question, or ask other qualified people, we may realize that we are being played with. The same can be the case with political, social and religious leaders. It is dangerous to take information from them blindly, rather, it is wise to cross-question them in a respectful way and ask them evidences for their claims.

Emotional doubts/traps are created by playing with our emotions. Lies can becomes convincing using emotions. It is possible that a leader can tell a million lies by simply using his convincing oration rather than presenting convincing arguments and proofs. Humans are inclined and convinced easily by love, compassion, kindness and softness, but these same emotions can be used to deceive us.

2. Sometimes we can be overwhelmed by the amount of knowledge and academic texts. But we need to realize that the basic texts are few from where all other texts are derived.

3. Every type of tree just growing one type of fruit and not all types of fruits shows that every person is unique. Every person has his own personal talents. Not everyone can do everything.

4. It is wiser to make adjustments to our tasks and missions rather than giving them up completely.

5. We should be thankful for the concessions that someone makes for us, not delusional that we are free to do whatever we like.

6. Not everyone serves the society in the same way. Every person is unique in their natural talents and their environmental brought up. Therefore, not even all the children of the same household can be expected to pursue the same interest.

7. Our progress in life can be compared to a mountain climb. The higher we go, the broader our view becomes, but one slip is enough to…..

8. Sometimes we wait to become stronger to handle a particular situation, but sometimes getting into the situation can make us learn the skills and make us stronger.

9. Over-estimating ourselves can make us less prepared for a situation.

10. Temporary knowledge is important even if we need it for a small action.

11. Being thankful for what others offer us has advantages. We do not waste what we are offered and thus we can make better use of our resources.

12. For for men and especially for young men, we can think of striving to make money as a sign of our manliness and manhood. This gives us the courage, confidence and the power to persist.

13. Walking around with ‘fake’ academic degrees is a self-deception. If we don’t know something, being true to ourselves and accepting the truth will only help us grow. Covering the reality will never allow us to develop ourselves. Fake doesn’t only mean that we cheated to get the degree, but fake here also means that we really don’t have the talent, knowledge and skills that such a degree holder should be having.

14. Taking precautions help us remain safe. Taking unnecessary risks can not only be harmful for us, but also for others. After all, whatever harm comes to us, it is only a result of our own faults.

15. Instead of being frustrated by people, realizing that they are a part of our life as a test for us helps us handle the situation better.

16. It is a great blessings that we are given the different varieties of activities in our lives and the different moods each activity requires as well as the different moods that human beings go through. These different varieties provide change for us in our daily lives, otherwise our lives would be so monotonic.

17. In order to grow and develop the right insight, we must keep reading and we must keep learning.

18. More privilege or power automatically means more responsibility.

19. Those who don’t work hard, don’t feel the pain and don’t sacrifice and thus remain weaker than those who do. We can only achieve by coming out of our comfort zone.

20. Using the internet, books etc. we can regularly motivate ourselves through motivational videos etc. so that we continue to persist in our daily lives.