0 What If

7.6.2021 The possibilities are numberless. And yet we do what we do. We rarely ask this very simple yet powerful question; what if? What if I meditate one hour everyday, what if two hours? Until I really do it, I don't know. Maybe I become calmer and more peaceful. What if I read one book every day? Maybe my whole world will be totally different in five years. Maybe I become wiser and happier. What if I run ten kilometers every morning? What if.... what if. When someone is about to give up, he should ask; "what if I don't give up?" And he will see his problems in a new light. By framing the problems and see them in different perspective, one can see more comprehensively and have better understanding. One doesn't give up because something is difficult, he gives up because he thinks it's difficult and he is overwhelmed with the feeling. The problem is often how it is perceived rather than the nature of the problem itself. For example in case of a man who is not confident because he is short, ugly or poor, this problem doesn't bother socrates at all. It's not objective problem, it's subjective. I am a subject and object at the same time. As a subject, I can make decision that turn the direction of my life. As an object, I am somewhat same as any other object in the world under the law of nature. Some people believe that they are merely an object which are powerless to change anything. If They are poor now, they won't try to change it with all might they have. They think that it's their fate to live in poverty. Some other people believe that it's up to them to be poor or rich. They will do everything to change their current condition and never give up. They use all his time and energy to pursue their dreams. They end up successful and happy. It's not a luck, it's a law of nature. "Wherever you go, there you are". Not many people understand this. If you are here now, in poverty, or any situation, because you decide to go to this direction maybe unconsciously. You can always get up and go to another direction. Or you can also decide to stay and believe that it's your fate. You have powerless to change your condition. You will be unhappy because power equal happiness. At least you should ask; "what if...?" and then you try and feel it yourself how to experience different situation, how to pursue your dream and never give up, how to live positive and optimistic life. You can build your power little by little as long as you don't stop, you will gain much. Forget about social media and entertainment, Go all out to your dream directly. Live will be interesting again as you were kid. Feel free and enjoy all the seasons. Rather than give up and bitter. No one cares to your life. No one put you in difficulties on purpose. No one wants you to fail or succeed. It must be you who is responsible to your own very life. The only force you can exercise is the force of nature. If you believe that your life depends on some unseen power, the power of God, it's even more reason for you to strive. There is no way that your current condition is a fate or a test. God doesn't want you to give up and blame on fate. We all have what it takes to be successful, life time. As long as you are alive, you have energy and power to do anything you want. You can dig a tunnel or a well, you can build a tower or a bulding, you can go travel the world or stay in the same place forever. You have the same amount of time as other people, 24 hours a day. No one is more or less special. You can study anything or read any book you want. No one care to stop you, you are the one who do it. You are the subject, the doer. You are capable of greatness. It's Socrates who said that the only evil is ignorance. It's your own ignorance that makes you poor, weak, and troublesome. The world is just self representation. Therefore, one must fight his own ignorance before he can change anything. The only good is knowledge, Socrates said. Read more books, exercise more possibilities, because knowledge can be attained by studying and experiencing. Spinoza said that understanding is the true power. Power equals happiness. Therefore to be happy, one must have physical and mental strength. They are scalabe and achievable. If one works hard everyday, he will be rich sooner or later. If one studies and reads books everyday, he will have better understanding, exercise everyday, he will be fit and strong. There is no secret to success, It's open to everyone.