Gaining Power Through Self-Development!

Let's look at the subject matter for a second and think about it! Gaining power... who doesn't want to gain power in a world where so often we feel powerless. We feel powerless because we are not able to change our present condition. With the current economy, we may be about to lose our jobs and there is nothing we can do about it. We may be suffering from a deadly disease, such as cancer and there is nothing we can do about it. Our children may have moved outside of our lives and there is nothing we can do about it. There is a huge amount of books on the market about "self help" and yet millions of people are still looking for answers. Where should we look to find answers to our current problems? What are our leaders going to do to remedy to the numerous problems that we are facing?

We encourage parents to teach their children self confidence. A child who grows up with good values, good self confidence, etc. does better in life according to studies. There should not be a black sheep in the family. You should not give preferential treatment to a particular child, that will foster resentment among the siblings and eventually destroy their lives in adulthood. As adult, we have to learn to show love and respect to the environment and our fellow earth dwellers regardless of their race, religion and culture. We also have to teach our children to do the same. Only then we may be able to live in harmony with the earth as the creator intended. If we insist on carrying on the way we are now, that is to say showing little to no love nor respect for the earth and our fellow citizen then we can only expect more and more of what we are seeing today!

Who should we love and who should we hate!

The power of love is a very powerful force that can unite and create harmony. Some people would rather hate than love. If your neighbor come to your house and tells you that he/she hates such and such person, you should not be too fast in joining the bandwagon. Ask him/her why. Hatred is a very powerful force and that too can destroy lives, as we can see and hear in the news everyday how lives are being destroyed by lunatics who have decided to use their guns to take the lives of innocent people and ultimately their own. It may not be hate per se, but it is a condition that has been brewing for a time then finally reached the boiling point. Anyway it's not love! Hate can destroy from the inside out. The hate will burn the hater from the inside and make him/her look ugly then ultimately kill them.

You may think that if you had more knowledge, you would be richer! You may think that if you had more money that would make you more powerful! In essence that true, more knowledge can be put forth to acquiring more wealth. We have grown to believe that gaining wealth should be our ultimate goal in life. There is nothing wrong in wanting more money to get rid of financial problems. There is nothing wrong in wanting more money to live a more comfortable life. The only problem is if you only seek wealth in life and not try to improve other aspects of your life, like learning to be tolerant, learning to love, learning to be compassionate, learning to be humble then you may only become a greedy wealthy and selfish man or woman. More money can make you more powerful indeed, but you have to use the money wisely and constructively. Being wealthy and being at peace with yourself can make for a better world.

Our journey toward self development

Self development is something that everyone of us should look forward to. Learn all you can about yourself and see what part of yourself needs developing. If you need self confidence, before you go and buy every course out there on self confidence, search deeply within yourself and see what's causing you to lack self confidence in the first place. Once you have narrowed down the real cause of your lack of confidence, start investing in yourself towards finding a solution to the problem and your self confidence will start to soar. Try and surround yourself with loving people like your family and avoid negative, conceited and people full of themselves.

How can you love a movie star whom you have only seen on TV or in the movies while you ignore your neighbor which you see every day. Don't forget that Hollywood is the land of make believe, you get your two hours worth of fantasy at the movie theater then you go home later empty and depressed. The Master created us to live with one another and be happy! Not to be alone and living in fear of one another. The media tend to bring much news about crimes and desperation, the little bit of news that bring comfort is quite rare. Fear and desperation create paranoia, which in turns create hate and delusion.

A journey toward self development and self confidence should be a journey about learning about oneself and in the end make the world a better place. How can that be you ask? If each of us take the time to learn to become a better person through self development, that will make us a more tolerant, more caring and more giving person and that would make us more appreciative of our fellow citizens. The question is, is it too late for us to start our journey of self development before the hatred that creates more hatred consumes us all.