Be Yourself

I believe each person has his (her) own concept of God inside him (her). Some people worship a draconian, merciless, patriachal God, some worship a compassionate Mother Goddess, some even pray to pantheon of gods. Some people choose not to pray to God but to worship other beings. I also heard of people who worship the devil.

I guess the concept of deity you have inside you is very important. The attributes that we believe God possesses will be an important determinant of our path in life. If we worship to a power that possesses purity, it will make us seeking for purity in life. You and I may share the same religion but the concept of God that we have inside us will lead us to a different path and results. Putting the wrong attributes to God may make us choose evil. I believe God is not about favouritism. Sometimes our prayers are not answered because we believe in the wrong things. God is about the truth. If you choose some lies, some falsity, truth will be far-reached.

Many people in this modern era thought that religions are old-fashioned and act as skeptics. But rather than seeking for the truth and purity, they believe in pseudo-science. They want quick-fix to things. They want to be powerful, they want more money, they want positions etc. I must say that I am one of the people who read those new age, pseudo-science books; about how to achieve success fast. Reading one of the book is enough to make a good guess of what is the content of the next one. They are all the same. They are written by gullible people who wants to make money fast. Those books are about them, about what they think.

The most important thing in life is to understand yourself. You do not need any mahaguru or a sheikh to tell who you are or how to behave. Only you will know who you are. We read about people who left their small hometown to make it big. How can they be so sure of what they are doing? It's because they know their own innate talent and potential. Each people know what are their strengths and their weaknesses. People who hone their strengths will find peace with themselves and success in life. You do not have to concentrate on your weaknesses and weep about them. You do not have to comply to ideals which are far from your true self or your true nature. People who try so much to comply to these benchmark or ideals do not end up as ideal people but end up as hypocrites.

Our inherent strength is a gift from God. It is the tool that God equipped us with to survive and succeed. Use your strengths for the benefit of mankind as that is your mission in this life.