CO screened the law of attraction a couple of weeks ago for all in our unit. I was rather prepared for something more philosophical and introspective when he suddenly announced the movie screening. I mean, through his blog and given that its literally office hours, how ridiculous it is to screen a casual movie unless it is one which has a greater profound meaning and realisation behind it?
Yes, so we sat inside the comfy conference room, and we were introduced to that show. It started off like some advertising gimmick, brandishing confidence in its purported "secret" It appeared far-fetched at first impression, but you know, since its CO's show,it would definitely reveal some substance later on. So my patience was put to the test. But surprisingly, stories unfold and we were later enticed to know what's really the secret. And it was told as the law of attraction. So whats really the law of attraction? As its name implies, its like the workings of a magnet; you attract it, it comes into your life. Ok, i'll stop the narration now. Its time for me to give an insight to my opinion of the law of attraction.
A couple of posts ago, i emphasized that humans are actually rationale creatures, and we play a significant part in formulating our own perception of things. Law of attraction is a tool for this crafting process. As we let our mind wonder, our brain would think of something randomly. It never stops working, just like our heart. The only difference is whether it appears immediately conspicuous to our soul, or whether we pick these vague signals up. When we do so, we are casting an imaginary net to capture that object, (i.e. capture the thought that emanates). Then our mind ruminates over it, churning out a myriad of possibly related happenings and links to it. Through passive reorganisation of these bit-sized details, we piece together the full picture of our jigsaw puzzle, which is a perception. So the law of attraction takes up a primary role in gathering this bit-sized fragments.
For example, when approaching an examination, we involuntarily invite the element of fear into our minds, consciously reminding ourselves that we havent start preparing and would be doomed to fail. When we introduce this fragment into our mind, we are obviously trimming our perception to accomodate this negative element. In fact, law of attraction happens too sub-conscious that many people proclaim to self-despair that they cannot rein in their perceptions. Well, it isnt as easy as i say to just tell yourself to think of optimistic things so that our fragents would be positively connotated and as such our perception is a desirable one. The greatest hurdle of mankind is its ability to acquire complete authority over its emotional factory. We are adept at obtaining things which are tangible, but we it comes to the intangibles, we put up a weak front.
Thus, i believe that there must be a "revamp" or a "reboot" of our human minds at times. Or literally a brainwash, or in the techno sense, a reformatting of our hard disks. Its definitely not back to an original blank slate, but rather giving ourselves a chance at repicking our fragments. This "revamp" i am talking about actually happens by two ways: Passive or Active.
Passive: It happens rarely in humans in my opinion, only for the selected few. These people have extraordinary willpower and conviction. But in tandem with these two qualities they must yet be receptive. Most people do not belong in this category, because although they might have a strong willpower, they are also resistant to changes.
Active: This refers to the environmental factor. The situation and circumstances surrounding us. The force of nature, not its wrath though. The essence of it is a sudden, swift, unexpected change in our environment such that it weightily impacts on us, automating the self-discovery of our perceptive obsoleteness and redundancy. Its like "a knock on our head" to make it simple. But of course chancing upon such circumstances isnt that much frequent either, but it is the predominant stimulus for perpception changes in humans.
Right, i guess i've delved too deeply into the micro aspects of perceptions. For those who dont really understand the above load of rubbish, do not get frustrated and irritated here. Take a deep breath, take it easy. For if u attract such worked-up thoughts, you are likely to get a bad day today.
So now do you understand it? =)
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April 13, 2007
March 14, 2007
Filtrating EXAMINATION
When the word EXAMINATION was first made an english term, never did it anticipate that it could unleash so much horror upon the world. It can be used with almost any word u like: EXAMINATION hall, room, paper, board.. so many combinations. And it literally makes a student freak out, a teacher gets worried about his rice bowl, the parents frantic... etc. It is really like pandemonium, especially in schools. It is like an endemic, so indiscriminating in its spread. It is similar to a disease, with sypmtoms first appearing, then a myriad of effects taking its toll on us. There is the pre and the post. How intimidating is that. Somehow examination is inextricably linked to fear.
Ok. Maybe when i attempt to dissect EXAMINATION you may get more relieved about it. If i were to pass EXAMINATION through an emotional filter paper, and when all human emotions are clearly residued, whats left behind are those meaningless exam questions, exam results, exam answers, exam grades, etc. But its easy said than done right? if i tell u to empty your mind of such apprehension, i am merely wasting my efforts as it is virtually impossible to do so. Come on, will u tend to look at residue trapped in the filter paper or the filtrate that passes through the filter paper more naturally? Or to rephrase my question, how much of your time spent observing the filtration process would you be focusing on the filtrate rather than the residue. My bet is most would just give a cursory glance at the filtrate, while devoting most of their time on what is gonna be left on the filter paper.
You say its natural tendency. Yes, this is an incontrovertible fact of life. It is our inborn tendency, our innate inclinations. It is involuntarily. Our minds tend to be more preoccupied towards the conspicuous, and the "all-encompassing". So how do we make this change? To put it simply, its just a mere alteration of our view to that of the filtrate. Simple, but is it really so? No it isnt. It is a forceful change. A test of our mental flexibility to take on new perspectives. We need to look at things from a new dimension. We have to look at the glass of water which is half filled as half empty. Its easy for the glass of water but not easy for the pile of books in front of u isnt it? This is because the glass of water is something tangible, while fear is intangible. Emotions are our greatest enemies because we feel absolutey impotent to have complete control over them. That is why people say the greatest fear is not others, but oneself.
You need the tenacity, the hunger, and the sheer will to change it. In short, you must be more fearful of the outcome of not changing your mindset than the fear towards the examinations itself. Then there is a chance. HOw, How, How... My answer to you is: when you are desperate enough, you will find an answer to it.
As the cliche goes, it's all in the mind. But in order to execute it, it takes much more than just being "cliche".
Ok. Maybe when i attempt to dissect EXAMINATION you may get more relieved about it. If i were to pass EXAMINATION through an emotional filter paper, and when all human emotions are clearly residued, whats left behind are those meaningless exam questions, exam results, exam answers, exam grades, etc. But its easy said than done right? if i tell u to empty your mind of such apprehension, i am merely wasting my efforts as it is virtually impossible to do so. Come on, will u tend to look at residue trapped in the filter paper or the filtrate that passes through the filter paper more naturally? Or to rephrase my question, how much of your time spent observing the filtration process would you be focusing on the filtrate rather than the residue. My bet is most would just give a cursory glance at the filtrate, while devoting most of their time on what is gonna be left on the filter paper.
You say its natural tendency. Yes, this is an incontrovertible fact of life. It is our inborn tendency, our innate inclinations. It is involuntarily. Our minds tend to be more preoccupied towards the conspicuous, and the "all-encompassing". So how do we make this change? To put it simply, its just a mere alteration of our view to that of the filtrate. Simple, but is it really so? No it isnt. It is a forceful change. A test of our mental flexibility to take on new perspectives. We need to look at things from a new dimension. We have to look at the glass of water which is half filled as half empty. Its easy for the glass of water but not easy for the pile of books in front of u isnt it? This is because the glass of water is something tangible, while fear is intangible. Emotions are our greatest enemies because we feel absolutey impotent to have complete control over them. That is why people say the greatest fear is not others, but oneself.
You need the tenacity, the hunger, and the sheer will to change it. In short, you must be more fearful of the outcome of not changing your mindset than the fear towards the examinations itself. Then there is a chance. HOw, How, How... My answer to you is: when you are desperate enough, you will find an answer to it.
As the cliche goes, it's all in the mind. But in order to execute it, it takes much more than just being "cliche".
March 03, 2007
Maybe Thats How Relationships Work
I've been pondering how some people are able to get along with each other just so well that they hang along with almost that same bunch of friends with undying fervour and countless outings. I've also contemplated about why some of us do not really a wide circle of friends... is it merely attributed to the lack of social skills? poor PR? There are people who really get frustrated by being so "friendless".. while some dont bother cos they are living in a world of their own. There was once i received a chinese sms. It was as follow:
朋友的价值观不是每天都要见面，而是大家在忙碌的生活里彼此还记得，也会抽空关心慰问及传送信息
Does this encapsulates the meaning of friendship? I didnt find it enlightening to my doubts. But what i thought could hold more sense is that a relationship, be it friendship, BGR, or even btw family members, conforms to an "induced fit" hypothesis which isnt alien to a biology student learning how enzymes work.
Just as scientists postulated that specificity of enzymes are not restricted to a lock and key hypothesis, i believe not all friends, kins, or even spouses are made for each other. As much as perfection is an illusion, to attain so called "best friends" or "buddy" isnt so unless we define it to be. Is a relation only good if both parties are able to fully empathise and care for each other? Or to put it in an unpalatable way, are friendships mere facades for mutual exploitation? Actually i am inclined to believe the latter. But the fact that we always exploit each other doesnt really cause the other party to hate us.. in fact it strengthens the relationship. isn't that the irony of it all?
We ask for help, and our so called best friend acquiesce. This small act doesnt connote with it the notion of exploitation because both parties do not view it as such. What i am driving at is that friendship is all about mutual perception. "induced fit". If you try to accommodate something, you most likely look at its plus points. You would try to dissolve the drawbacks, minimise the negative thoughts, and learn to look optimistic about it. Maybe one day we could try fitting on a shirt in the dressing room and tell ourself like hey, i'm so gonna shine in this attire. But you know our mind is playing a hell load of tricks on us? We feel what we feel because we feel that this should be what we feel.
Applying it to friendship, maybe that guy who just ignored you aint a poor friend, while the guy who whom you just went out with might not be an excellent one either. Maybe that is why human relations are complex and multi-faceted. So sometimes its good to sit back and reconsider our perspectives about people, though ur friends might not do likewise to you. But let them be. When we do that, we are giving ourselves more opportunities to interact with them, befriend and influence them. When our perspective is correct, our world is correct.
一个人的思想如果是正确的，他的世界就是正确的
And maybe thats how relationships work.
朋友的价值观不是每天都要见面，而是大家在忙碌的生活里彼此还记得，也会抽空关心慰问及传送信息
Does this encapsulates the meaning of friendship? I didnt find it enlightening to my doubts. But what i thought could hold more sense is that a relationship, be it friendship, BGR, or even btw family members, conforms to an "induced fit" hypothesis which isnt alien to a biology student learning how enzymes work.
Just as scientists postulated that specificity of enzymes are not restricted to a lock and key hypothesis, i believe not all friends, kins, or even spouses are made for each other. As much as perfection is an illusion, to attain so called "best friends" or "buddy" isnt so unless we define it to be. Is a relation only good if both parties are able to fully empathise and care for each other? Or to put it in an unpalatable way, are friendships mere facades for mutual exploitation? Actually i am inclined to believe the latter. But the fact that we always exploit each other doesnt really cause the other party to hate us.. in fact it strengthens the relationship. isn't that the irony of it all?
We ask for help, and our so called best friend acquiesce. This small act doesnt connote with it the notion of exploitation because both parties do not view it as such. What i am driving at is that friendship is all about mutual perception. "induced fit". If you try to accommodate something, you most likely look at its plus points. You would try to dissolve the drawbacks, minimise the negative thoughts, and learn to look optimistic about it. Maybe one day we could try fitting on a shirt in the dressing room and tell ourself like hey, i'm so gonna shine in this attire. But you know our mind is playing a hell load of tricks on us? We feel what we feel because we feel that this should be what we feel.
Applying it to friendship, maybe that guy who just ignored you aint a poor friend, while the guy who whom you just went out with might not be an excellent one either. Maybe that is why human relations are complex and multi-faceted. So sometimes its good to sit back and reconsider our perspectives about people, though ur friends might not do likewise to you. But let them be. When we do that, we are giving ourselves more opportunities to interact with them, befriend and influence them. When our perspective is correct, our world is correct.
一个人的思想如果是正确的，他的世界就是正确的
And maybe thats how relationships work.
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