You Can Never Think Beyond Your Belief

You can never think beyond your belief.

The title of the article seems something odd but it is true to the extent we can’t believe. Actually we all think with our belief pattern. We all think that we believe logically and think and take decisions logically. To take a right decision we have to think right and logically and according to facts and data available. But as said we think according to our beliefs and not logically; so all our decisions are based on our beliefs and not on facts and data. The main cause of failure and success is basically our thinking and planning. When our thinking is defective our actions are defective and we fail.

Actually the persons who are successful need not to think again and again. They generally stick to their decisions and are generally adamant to their beliefs. For understanding all this we have to go systematically 

First we have to understand how our beliefs are made. When they are made? How to make them and correct them? First we will understand when beliefs are made.

Our mind has a memory of some faiths and beliefs which are given to us inherited and that is a main factor to decide our way of working: The details of which is just out of the scope of this article. In general we are having some traits which are common to all humans. These traits are accumulated in our genes and mind: Then comes some traits which are given to us by our parents. These are in general history of our ancestors and their beliefs. These are stored in our mind and we generally can’t change them. These traits have records of the past of our parents; their experience and previous beliefs.

Next comes in the series are the faiths and beliefs given to us in the womb. These are made with feelings of mother and experience. (No details possible here)

Next are the faiths and beliefs that are given to us during our first 3 years. Our brain is developed 90% in this period. Now science accepts this. In some cases this period extends to 5 years also, but maximum work is done in this period.

These are the periods which we can’t change during our life and with all our best efforts. It will be worth while to take here the example of Napoleon Bonaparte an all time great general. He was undoubtedly brave and once fought with a tiger with bare hands. But he was always afraid of the cats. The reason was very simple that when he was 6 months old he was attacked by a kitten. I don’t know whether he was having the virtual memory of the incident which seems practically impossible. He must have heard it by the parents. What ever was the way of getting the incident but fact remained the same that he was always afraid of the cats. When he was defeated in the water loo war there were 500 cats in front of him kept by the opponent army? A general who never got afraid of swords and tiger was defeated by a cat.

This was due to the impression of the incident happened earlier in the age. I myself have faced such incidents and came across so many incidents in my life. We all believe that our childhood must be good. Every leader and thinker stressed on the necessity of the better childhood. A healthy child can only develop in to a healthy youth.

A healthy population or we can say that a healthy society can make a healthy nation: that is why great leaders and philosophers are said nation builders. They are not making the economy. They are making the thought pattern.

It will be worth while to narrate here about Sikh ‘Parampara’ of gurus and especially Guru Gobind Singh jee. The Sikhs were basically Hindu. One eldest and strongest member of the family was made Sikh. He was to have 5 symbols with him always: Which always reminded him of the purpose of his life. His parents were having belief that this son is to fight for the community and religion. This became their basic trait and they are so adamant to their religion and much more dedicated to the goals. They have to achieve their goals. This is not taught now to individual; but this has become their basic trait.

There are so many examples even the example of Japan is worth while to quote here. In general they are much dedicated to nation as they were hit back in Second World War and even previously they were dedicated to their nation which made them to fight for the nation against the world.

Hitler was able to motivate the whole country in his life only which it self was not less than a miracle. Whether his path was right or not we are not discussing. We are discussing how beliefs are made and how they sustain in your whole life.