3 / WHO IS THE DRIVER? /
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Nitti Mudaliar once purchased a new car and went off on his first ride. On and on he went, mile after mile through the city.
People watched in admiration, but the truth is, Nitti was in a frenzy of fear. Why? Because soon after he launched out, he had realized that he knew everything about how to run the car – except how to stop it!
Luckily for everybody, the car finally came to a stop after colliding with a tree.
A stunned passerby enquired of Nitti, “What’s wrong with you? Don’t you know how to drive?”
“Of course I do”, cried Nitti indignantly, “I only don’t know how to stop!”
/ So, would you say that Ntti was driving the car, or being driven by it? Before you point a finger at Nitti, remember that you too are 'driving' a vehicle which you don't know how to stop - your MIND.
Just try to stop, even for a moment, your inner chatter. Can you? When you try, the gushing of thoughts becomes uncontrollable, doesn't it? It's as if you are fastened with a seatbelt and the vehicle is free to move in any direction it pleases!
At least, in a physical accident, you stand to lose only one one life - but when we become slaves to our inner chatter, we could spend life after life being taken for a ride.
So use your mind to move around in the world, certainly - but make sure just who's in control! / *