Be in Control of Your Belief System

Be in Control of Your Belief System, You must think Right!

When you hear of tribalism, nepotism, denominational differences and other social groupings, all what brings them is attitude which gives birth to generalization. Generalization just assumes that person A and B are the same just because they share a certain quality or characteristics? It ignores the differences among people and fails to recognize that some are better than others. The rule of life is always “NEVER GENERALIZE”.

With this rule, you will be prudent enough to put a line between two different people or situations without bias. Your mind will be free to think rationally and logically. If you love greatness, then do not restrict your thinking by establishing rigid patterns.

“Do not divide others into “winners” and “losers,” but accept people for who they are as individuals not as a group.“ If you look at zero, you see nothing; but look through it and you will see the world.”

– Robert Kaplan

Never think about people the way others do. Don’t label them in the way society has done. Think about them the way morality and law of God expects you to. Why should the poor be thought to be lazy, desperate, unhappy, evil and unworthy? Not all poor people would fit in all these categories. Again, why should the rich and politicians be thought as corrupt, mean, proud, inhuman, unkind, selfish, carefree and evil doers? This is a mortal wrong in the eyes of God and also in the eyes of men. Even if we use all the practical experiences and cases we ever witnessed to justify these categories, we will still be wrong!

…It is very unfortunate that our country is full of stereotypes which have labeled some people with negative character. There is no exemption; all are treated in the same way by the public. The attitude of the public towards them has been of negative impact on the lives of those specific groups. It is always fair to analyze individuals and make your sound judgment of who they are.

To completely be in control of your belief system we have to allow our belief systems  to be refreshed and formulated again. We should use well defined value system to value people instead of their personality. Unless, we let our mind weigh the bold beauty of people, we will find them irrelevant in life. You will outline how they can impact your life and how you can relate with them. It is very unfair to use a small number of people to conclude that whatever they do or believe applies to all other people belonging to the larger group. This is in fact a sin.

(Excerpt from Fashioned for Life by Samuel Kanja)