THE WORKSHOP OF THOUGHTS

Written by : PROMISE EDEM NUKUNU




No man is ever whipped until he QUIET - in his mind. We have been made to be aware that our mind is the master brewer and for that matter is the workshop of distillery. What ever a man thinks, he may definitely be that only when his thought becomes the receptacles of ideas. We constantly want to

improve life and the average man is constantly chasing with life improvement methods. The worse of all is the deception from the media especially that of the television. We are made to believe that, applying particular pomade or consuming a peculiar food could make us improve and meet the standard of society. Obviously, none of these could. We can only improve our lives with constant thought and affirmation of what we want and implanting it into our subconscious mind. Improvement starts with oneself and not any one. You can’t change what you like. Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves. They therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set. This is as true of earthly as of heavenly things. Even the man whose sole object is to acquire wealth must be prepared to make great personal sacrifices before he can accomplish his objectives; and how much more so he who would realize a strong and well-poised life?. He must crucified his own evil thoughts and feed his mind with positive ones. The bible asserted ‘’ … therefore think what is just, what truth, what is good, and what is honorable’’ (paraphrase) Here is a man who is wretchedly poor. He is extremely anxious that his surroundings and home comforts should be improved. Yet all the time he shirk his work, and considers he is justified in trying to deceive his employer on the ground of the insufficiency of his wages. Such a man does not understand the simplest rudiments of those principles which are the basis of true prosperity. He is not only totally unfitted to rise out of his wretchedness, but is actually attracting to himself a still deeper wretchedness by dwelling in, and acting out, indolent, deceptive, and unmanly thoughts. Here is a rich man who is the victim of a painful and persistent disease as the result of gluttony. He is willing to give large sums of money to get rid of it, but he will not sacrifice his gluttonous desires. He wants to gratify his taste for rich and unnatural foods and have his health as well. Such a man is totally unfit to have health, because he has not yet learned the first principles of a healthy life. Here is an employer of labor who adopts crooked measures to avoid paying the regulation wage, and, in the hope of making larger profits, reduces the wages of his workpeople. Such a man is altogether unfitted for prosperity. And when he finds himself bankrupt, both as regards reputation and riches, he blames circumstances, not knowing that he is the sole author of his condition. All these three; the poor man who deceives his employer, the rich man who eat unhealthy food, expecting to have his health and the employer who cut down the wage of his workers to get rich, all these work base on their negative thought and you could see the result manifest. No man has ever think evil and rise to a higher height. Such workshop can not accept workers like that to come in. Lazy thoughts crystallize into habits of uncleanliness and dishonesty, which solidify into circumstances of foulness and beggary. Hateful and condemnatory thoughts crystallize into habits of accusation and violence, which solidify into circumstances of injury and persecution. Selfish thoughts of all kinds crystallize into habits of self-seeking, which solidify into circumstances more of less distressing. A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life. And as he adapts his mind to that regulating factor, he ceases to accuse others as the cause of his condition, and builds himself up in strong and noble thoughts.

He ceases to kick against circumstances, but begins to use them as aids to his more rapid progress, and as a means of discovering the hidden powers and possibilities within himself. And that is the starting point of his riches. No man can take decision beyond what he knows. A foolish man decides a foolish thoughts and nothing else. The inverse of this is a wise thought who has feed his mind with beautiful and just thoughts and in the extreme, beautiful thoughts of all crystallize into habits of grace and kindliness, which solidify into genial and sunny circumstances. Pure thoughts crystallize into habits of temperance and self-control, which solidify into circumstances of repose and peace. Thoughts of courage, self-reliance, and decision crystallize into manly habits, which solidify into circumstances of success, plenty, and freedom. Upon these you are gradually building yourself to self confidence, trust and finally to actualization of your dreams. What we call future is not in tomorrow. A man has to discover what he have within to be able to make for tomorrow. Who said it could not be done? And tell me what great victories does he have to His credit which qualifies him to judge what can and can't be accomplished. With the thoughts of positivity you will be what you will to be; there is no such word – failure, and defect in the dictionary of the positive mind determine to make an impact. Such only exist in the case of a temporary defect. Because one cannot control all the variables of nature. Let failure find its false content in that poor word, "environment," But spirit scorns it, and is free. It masters time, it conquers space; It cows that boastful trickster, Chance, and bids the tyrant Circumstance Uncrown, and fill a servant's place. Use your head to think. What ever you want to do, think, plan strategize, seek advice and hit with a target. There is no perfect. You cannot prevent all the variables in your life. When you try and fail, trust God for a bounce. And in the words of Prince Kofi Amoabeng of UT Bank ‘’ it is better to step forward and fail than not to take the action. I would rather step forward ’’ so keep moving.