The thing is, you start reading a book and find a reference to another.
So you make a note to check that book.
You like it, you read it, and the cycle goes on.
That’s how my readings began this year.
I’d set my mind on reading non-fiction from the first of January.
I thought things would change back to fiction soon,
but non-fiction is still the dominant one.
Right now, for example I read about herbs and alternative medicine.
Even though I skip many sections, mostly experiments and pure scientific parts, I still enjoy the rest.
It’s good to learn different things, even if your knowledge is only a tiny bit of the whole work.
And it’s definitely great if, from that morsel of understanding, you don’t stand tall and proud pretending you’ve become an expert.
Anyway, in one of the books I finished recently, I came across this funny but meaningful quote:
“Emotions are like parents …, annoying and cumbersome, pushy and old-fashioned, but probably doing things for our own good.”
And honestly, the quote doesn’t need any philosophical explanation. Right?
It was mainly an extract from a serious psychological idea.
Can you guess what it is from the quote?
Have you ever thought about “unwanted thoughts” ?
Those unwanted thoughts are part and parcel of our emotions
So, when you can’t face reality, they simply find enough room to settle into your mind.
But, these unwanted thoughts are like signals—
an alarm clock trying to catch your attention,
to wake you up,
to push you towards the challenge,
and even to change or fix things.
If you don’t cooperate with the signal,
if you keep snoozing the alarm,
those unwanted thoughts will turn into a kind of torture,
or a useless burden you carry for no reason.
The author’s idea, as I understand, is to treat unwanted thoughts as a kind of blessing—
a friend in need,
or even like your parents.
They come mainly to wake you up,
to help you face reality.
If you don’t take the cue, they stay.
And that’s how they become a useless burden.
Get the idea?
Hopefully you do.
With alarming thoughts,
Nahla
Pure and Simple 