… now this is going to be a sensitive one, but we must do, say and write what we need to do, say and write. However our intentions have to be true, pure and noble. But as a ‘thought’ writer I carry the responsibility to be true and faithful to the thought even when I do not fully agree or when I cringe at some of them. By nature I am a gentle, ‘mind your business’ kind of person, a writer however is none of that, a writer does not mind his or her business, we mind the business we see, are inspired and instructed to write about. At the end if the day, we are simply messengers delivering a message and praying that we find the grace, fortitude and maturity to deliver it in the most appropriate manner, our message needs to be healing, restoring, correcting, nourishing, nurturing, uplifting, providing insight and building up. The message is true, the delivery might be questionable, the comprehension might be weak. As a writer, my prayer is that I will get to the stage where the message will be delivered with the purity and tightness that it demands. Being a mortal vessel, this is a work in progress, a journey one has embarked on. We stay faithful to the baby rudimental thoughts and trust that with time we can coax the mothers and grand mother of thoughts out. But we are very much aware that they we will not come forth unless we show faithfulness in little and pave the way for them. They demand faithfulness, readiness, awareness, an understanding, respect and regard that comes with being the custodian of a message. The carrier must know that she is carrying life, destiny, magnitude, change, authority, purpose, restoration etc and must therefore be circumspect. The carrier is not the originator of the message, nor the producer of the message just a messager chosen to bear responsibility.
All said, I can now address the topic of the day. To be weak is not a sin, is not a crime and is purely a description of the state at which a thing or person is. In this write up, it is not judging or condemning. Frequent display of certain negative emotions comes from a place of weakness. Weakness of mind. The stronger our minds, the less likely we are to indulge in such emotions. Anger, the bible says lies in the bosom of the fool. A fool is a weak person. That does not mean we must never get angry. But anger must be sparing in the camp of the wise, strong and mature. Anger must be tailored, contained and controlled. Our mind left to its devises will run wild, we have the job to tame and put it in order. Unfortunately at some time we did not realise this and just allowed the mind to go in whichever direction it chooses.
In a sense the mind is not much different from our physical bodies. Most of us wake up in the morning looking like we have just woken up, unkempt hair, smelly breath, sweaty armpit, rumpled clothes etc some look better than others, but generally we all need tidying up, cleaning and freshening and then we step out looking like daisy. The weak in body can not do this by himself or herself. The weak in mind has the physical strength but not the wherewith to get their personal hygiene sorted out.
In the same manner we don’t always wake up to a tidy and pristine mind, all kind of negative emotions seek expression, we have anger, depression, jealousy, frustration, despondence, sadness, frustration etc. In the same way we are proactive about our physical cleanliness we ought to make time for our mental and psychological hygiene. Without strengthening our physical muscles they become weak, without strengthening our mind, it becomes weak and we display more and more of negative emotions. We are encouraged to renew our minds.
We are our own observers and guide, if we notice that we are indulging and dsplaying a lot of negative emotions, then we understand the state of the mind, if we have foul breath, we all understand that we should grab our toothbrush, if our bodies are weak and energy low, we understand we must get into the gym, if we pass a mirror and we look ‘a state’ we know we need to excuse ourselves and freshen up. When we see constant negative emotions on display in our life, it is time to step back and strengthen that beautiful mind of ours.
Be strong, strengthen your mind!
Beautiful Ivory 