The Wisdom Times
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. [Aristotle]
TWIST Comment: We and our thoughts are usually bound by preconceived notions. What we believe we think; what we think that we do; what we think and do becomes us. However the mind is a very strange thing. It is capable of thinking what we do not want to think about. The more we want to avoid a thought, the more the mind drags us to that corner. There is an interesting story of a king who was so arrogant that he ordered the doctors in his country to assemble and find a medicine for his hair-loss. If the treatment doesn't work, doctors will be executed immediately. One wise doctor came forward to take up the challenge. He presented a medicine that he said has worked for a few thousand people. The king was pleased. The king reminded the doctor that if it doesn't work he'll be hanged. The doctor was unmoved. He was willing to take up the challenge. However along with his prescription was a condition. The medicine needs to be used regularly. The king should not think about mangoes and monkeys when taking the medicine.
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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. [Aristotle]
TWIST Comment: We and our thoughts are usually bound by preconceived notions. What we believe we think; what we think that we do; what we think and do becomes us. However the mind is a very strange thing. It is capable of thinking what we do not want to think about. The more we want to avoid a thought, the more the mind drags us to that corner. There is an interesting story of a king who was so arrogant that he ordered the doctors in his country to assemble and find a medicine for his hair-loss. If the treatment doesn't work, doctors will be executed immediately. One wise doctor came forward to take up the challenge. He presented a medicine that he said has worked for a few thousand people. The king was pleased. The king reminded the doctor that if it doesn't work he'll be hanged. The doctor was unmoved. He was willing to take up the challenge. However along with his prescription was a condition. The medicine needs to be used regularly. The king should not think about mangoes and monkeys when taking the medicine.
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