WHAT IS WORRY?
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If you look deep inside, you will find that worry is nothing but your response to an event. Whether a situation makes you worry or not, depends entirely on how you choose to react to the situation.
For example, suppose your friend gets a new job and comes and tells you about the perks and benefits of it, how will you react? Unconsciously, you will be chattering inside yourself: "Oh, he's got a new job. He is enjoying so many benefits. What about me?
What will my wife say if she hears these perks and benefits? Better not allow this guy to meet my wife, or else I will get into trouble. Should I start looking for another job? What if I don't get it? Nothing ever works out for me ..."
This is worry! An unwanted but continuous stream of words happening inside us all the time.
WHY AND HOW WE WORRY?
Worry is what happens when you constantly compare yourself against external frames of reference and continuously chatter to yourself about it. Over time, this sets in as your mental make-up.
Your very mental make-up becomes worry. You will think:
“Am I doing as well as my neighbours?
How can I impress my boss?
What will my children think?”
All the time, we need to get approval from others – whether it is family or work or society. This is a major portion of our worry.
Our whole life is nothing but a process of collecting certificates.
HOW TO GET RID OF YOUR WORRIES?
Only thing, don't worry about worries. Just accept the worries. Acceptance is the only way for transformation.
Acceptance is the only way!
Please be very clear, there are few things which can be altered. Alter those things. There are few things which can never be altered. So accept them. There are few things completely can be altered. There are 3 way. One thing, you can completely change. There are few things. It is under your freedom- completely change them. There are few things which you can change half, in other remaining, you have to accept them. Accept them. There are few things which you cannot change. Accept them completely! Just have your clear consciousness and stop worrying about worries.
