be-lief
noun
1. something believed; an opinion or conviction: a belief that the earth is flat.
2. confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof
Whether we realize it or not, our belief almost shapes
every single detail of our life. The way we see things, the way we react to
situations, they way we see our future, the way we see others. If you believe
in hardwork, you would probably emphasize diligence, effort and persistence
very much. You may not be able to appreciate huge expensive free gifts or quick
success or even plain compliments that did not come from your credentials and
titles as those things do not require hard- self effort and hence does not fit
into your belief system.
If you have a belief of inequality, that certain people naturally are of greater "status" than others, that some people may be gifted or blessed and some do not, then you probably would be led to believe that there are many things in life that you can not change and they are best left that way even though you disagree with it.
If you believe (I like this one) that you are not wealthy, than there would never be enough money that can satisfy you even if you earn 5 figures a month, because your belief system is constantly telling you that you do not have enough, get more.
The point of this matter is that all beliefs may come from valid circumstances to point one to that belief else we'll just be fools. But often times certain circumstances that brought us to a certain belief may not be conclusive as the world is bigger than the circumstance. A black person is seemingly seen as a second grade person back in the last 10 decades simply because the belief system was injected with such belief. They could not eat with the white people and are thought to be dirty and even perceived as a taboo. As time told its story, that belief who was embraced throughout the States and even embedded in legal literature was proved to be flawed and eventually the United States welcome its first and on the running Black President, Barrack Obama.
What we can deduced from this is, that the beliefs of the status quo are not universally eternal and sadly too many of a people brushed on to many beliefs that society says without really thinking about it. That if a man loves a man, that's unnatural and eventually was termed gay; that if an adult was a virgin, he or she must be unpopular or the geeks from "Big Bang Theory"; that a good life means good grades and employ-ability, cars and houses, neck ties and offices; that strong means no crying and holy means church attending (or any other religious fulfilling duties).
Yes beliefs are important and I cannot stress enough, but how many of us are giving serious thoughts to the things we termed as belief. To rethink how our very own world views are helping or limiting our lives. How do you perceived yourself? How do you see your future? How do you see the world, and the difference with you and without?
If you have a belief of inequality, that certain people naturally are of greater "status" than others, that some people may be gifted or blessed and some do not, then you probably would be led to believe that there are many things in life that you can not change and they are best left that way even though you disagree with it.
If you believe (I like this one) that you are not wealthy, than there would never be enough money that can satisfy you even if you earn 5 figures a month, because your belief system is constantly telling you that you do not have enough, get more.
The point of this matter is that all beliefs may come from valid circumstances to point one to that belief else we'll just be fools. But often times certain circumstances that brought us to a certain belief may not be conclusive as the world is bigger than the circumstance. A black person is seemingly seen as a second grade person back in the last 10 decades simply because the belief system was injected with such belief. They could not eat with the white people and are thought to be dirty and even perceived as a taboo. As time told its story, that belief who was embraced throughout the States and even embedded in legal literature was proved to be flawed and eventually the United States welcome its first and on the running Black President, Barrack Obama.
What we can deduced from this is, that the beliefs of the status quo are not universally eternal and sadly too many of a people brushed on to many beliefs that society says without really thinking about it. That if a man loves a man, that's unnatural and eventually was termed gay; that if an adult was a virgin, he or she must be unpopular or the geeks from "Big Bang Theory"; that a good life means good grades and employ-ability, cars and houses, neck ties and offices; that strong means no crying and holy means church attending (or any other religious fulfilling duties).
Yes beliefs are important and I cannot stress enough, but how many of us are giving serious thoughts to the things we termed as belief. To rethink how our very own world views are helping or limiting our lives. How do you perceived yourself? How do you see your future? How do you see the world, and the difference with you and without?
“When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and you’re life is just to live your life inside the world. Try not to bash into the walls too much. Try to have a nice family, have fun, save a little money.
That’s a very limited life. Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact: Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use.
Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.”
-Steve Jobs
So, what is your belief? :)
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