Scared to come out? Me too!
With the context we are living such as sudden pandemics, unexpectedly need to stay indoors (like the situation of lockdown), or being forced to be vaccinated. All these instil fear and worry inside a human being.
No wonder people don’t trust each other, people get nervous when meeting each other, and people feel anxious of the idea to come out of home.
I like to observe the environment around me from a very young age. But sometimes it takes a stall on me. It is not easy for a human to witness the environment falling apart and get still and grounded at the same time.
An interesting question to ask when you are on a shaky ground is this: What happened? What happened to the world? What happened to people? How come we reached a stage people question you when you just smile at them? How come people arrived into this state of hiding and isolating themselves? These probes take out the blaming and judging and replace them with empathy and understanding.
It is sad to live in a world like this. But interestingly you can create your inner world too. I like this quote Jim Kwik said: Be a thermostat and not a thermometer. Don’t let the environment around you to drag you down. Check on yourself and your internal beliefs and values. Visit your internal state. Separate your feelings from others’ feelings. It doesn’t mean you need to be gloomy when others are gloomy or you need to be frustrated when others are. Yes we are living this life together. But it doesn’t mean you have to link your feelings and your state of wellbeing too. Otherwise we all are going to live life frustrated and stressed which doesn’t add any value to anyone.
Now you might say: But isn’t this idea may offend someone or cause ignorance from my side? This is what we mean by linking our feelings and thoughts to others. This makes you focused on one side only instead of the big picture. Look at the overall scenario. Have a broader understanding of the situation. Use the big thinking. And you would understand the situation properly.
Enjoy reflecting and processing your worries and fears.