The same goes with our mind, for it to work properly, we have to ensure that we keep an open mind. Only with an open mind can we make the right choices in our lives. An open mind allows the flow of information that will help us to make the best decisions possible. However, having an open mind does not also necessarily guarantee a firm grasp of reality if we have preset conclusions. Meaning when we need to make sure the mind is also not entangled to our previous convictions. The lines of our mental parachute is usually connected to our past. So our past experiences will decide if they get entangled. Our past experiences could come from our parents or our teachers in school and our friends. So what can we do about that? We cannot control our past experience but we can choose our future experience by choosing the right kind of people to be our peers or mentors. The right kind of reading material will usually contribute even more greatly to our way our mind works.
Of course this is easier said than done. But who said being open minded is easy? It requires a high degree of humility and self restrain, or one may fall back on the old ways.
Are the old ways bad? Well I guess that depends on who's asking. Whether or not one should change their way of life or the way they think and judge their surrounding is best left to the individual's conscience. If your conscience has been giving you the tickle every now and then, the chances are you need to start checking on your mental parachute and its lines. "Our mind is like the parachute, it is only useful when its open..."
- The last line is from an anonymous quote.
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