Internal to external

What you think, forms your perception

The same conditions and experiences, produce very different views of the world, in the minds of many people. And there is a simple logic, behind this. What you think about, is what you focus on. Whatever you focus on, you act on. Whatever you act on is bound to get you some results. And since you keep thinking, you keep doing, and after a series of failures, you emerge triumphant. The song 'What a beautiful world', was written by Louis Armstrong at a time when apartheid and discrimination on skin color was a reality. Yet he produced this brilliant masterpiece by focusing on what he thought was beautiful. His legacy is still cherished. We must remember as logical beings that all perception is a part of your mind and your mind only. Nothing exists for you, if you shut down the mind. The future you dream of ( or fear ), the past you regret or rejoice, does not exist. The people you love or disregard are all a part of you because you choose to perceive. The only 'real' thing is the second of time, that you exist in. Everything else involves your mind. If you choose, to believe in a better future, and then act on it, nothing can stop you. Even if it ends in some other way, which is what can and will happen, you will at least have the ability to react in a better way, and maybe, just maybe change your world.

'What a beautiful world'

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