So you want to change?

We are the sum total of our belief-systems. It is our belief-systems that shape our
actions in life. It is our actions in life that create our destiny.

During the course of these writings I am going to give you concepts and pieces of
information; metaphorically like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. As you read these you
will be completing the puzzle picture they represent. Each piece of the puzzle I
give you will either match with or clash with your belief-system. The more clashes
you have the more holes you will have in the puzzle-picture; if there are too many
holes, too many missing pieces you will not be able to see/recognize the picture.

Some people may even feel threatened by what they read. This is because too many
pieces clash with their beliefs!

Where did our belief-system come from?

We are born with our minds tabula rasa; a blank slate. We start learning from our parents
and environment. Later we build our 'knowledge' from school/college/university.

Metaphorically, our belief-systems are built/grows like a wall. Most of our base beliefs at
the lower level of the wall are gleaned when we are very young. Most of these are swallowed
hook, line and sinker.

We are too young to be in a position to judge/analyse whether these are true or false. A
lot of them are just accepted as reality.

When we grow a bit and become capable of using some logic we may throw away some
unrealistic beliefs as false. But a lot of false ones remain at the base/foundation
of the wall of beliefs.

Any others built upon those are false however much the logic may be correct. The foundation
is false; therefore the upper-levels are false!

Of course the path-of-least-resistance gives us many rationalizations for going against such
a belief why? Because if we can shape our destiny, it follows that we are responsible for our
position in life. In that case we can change it! But for that we have to change ourselves
and that change needs a lot of discipline, thought and control (DTC). It requires great effort
and that is not easy.

One has to get off the path-of-least-resistance! One cannot be lazy.

You have to start breaking down that wall of false-beliefs.

That however is easier said than done!

                                                                                                        To be continued.