Are you the center of the universe?

     

    Our mind plays tricks on us all the time. It convinces us that we are the centre of the universe. It tells us that every move of ours is being watched. It tells us that no matter what we do, we can never do enough. 

    It somehow brings us under the shadowy gaze of insignificant bystanders. Yes, insignificant is the right word for it. People know nothing about your journey. They have zero ideas about what goes inside of you. So, why let them affect you? 

    Be your own architect. F**K them. Let their opinion go to garbage. This is your life. You are the sole traveler on this path. Those bystanders you feel watched by are just passing through. They're not here to stay. 

    So, do what your core desires. Do what you want man! Don't you see the power of your will and desires? All the adventures are waiting to be discovered. All the designs are waiting to be made by you, the architect. Don't live for the bystanders. Live for yourself. 

    Players on the ground don't play for the audience. They play for themselves. 

    Be the player.

    Play for yourself. 

    Take the reward. 

    Good luck amigo! 

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Part 8 

    

     

Get out of your mental prison

 

    

    Once the great master Oogway said "You are too concerned about what was and what will be." You can say such is the human nature. We have faced the enormous pain of the past and fearful happenings of the future. Our mind is designed that way. We are just a bunch of nature's creation that find ourselves constantly being the prisoners of our own mind. Many gurus and so called influencers have been teaching us the power of letting go of the past and the future, to focus only on present breathing. But our mind refuses to do so. Especially if you are raised in a society or a family that constantly compares you with someone else and puts a heavy weight of "you have to be a big deal in future" kind of crap. 

    Lets face it, if we think about our past happenings, our adverse moments seem to strike us the most than the good ones. We are then burdened with guilt, shame and bam! you find yourself in a prison. Now, this prison is different. This is a mental prison. And believe me, these prisons have the thickest walls and a strict jailer. So running out of it is hard, but not impossible. 

    Now, the future. We reminiscence about our past and think about not repeating them in the future. We picture ourselves living a smooth, adverse-free life. My dear friend, I wish for it too. But it is simply not possible. We sit back and think about our future, oops! think is not the right word. Worry, worry is the right word. So, we sit back and worry about our future and bam! you find yourself in a prison again. 

    Stop going to prison when you haven't committed any crime. Run
out of it, like Gabbar Singh. That dude was strong as hell. He ran out of jail when he murdered a whole family. But you, haven't committed any murders, have you? (suspenseful music plays) If your answer is no (which should be) then stop going to prison. Do not be the prisoner of something you cannot control. Let go, be free and live!