Arrangement of stuff around yourself for the right kind of firing of neurons

Purva Shoor
3 min readSep 1, 2019

How does one feel walking amidst a village with open drains, animals like pigs swimming in a mud pool, flies and smells emanating from cow sheds, small children walking bare foot on a muddy road half dressed with visible phlegm from their nostrils, women shouting with a shrill in their voice?

If one is not among them, or has been separated from that village for some years in a better environment, his first expression would be condescending and remorse at having returned to or visit the village. This someone had anticipated some change in the living conditions. This someone, if out of belonging or responsibility to this village, thinks of improvement, may be of a single street where he used to live, that to be clear, will be only and solely for arranging his thoughts and think good about the environment even if his immediate reaction is not so.

We think millions of times in a day, and most thoughts are our perceptions of our surroundings. We converse with ourselves with very rapid firing of neurons. It is very difficult to listen to abusive language and yet not become abusive yourself, and this comes with practice. Therefore, we must intrude our surroundings to organize and arrange them (the thoughts) in such a way that long term potentiation of productive thoughts overpower and remain through minor struggle against the abuse that may erupt in our environment.

Those mornings when we arrange our bed, light a fragrance, pray and then sit to read shall help us curb and push out all negatives, and empower us to deal with the day. If one arranges e-mails regularly every month, deletes what is not required, may also go through them to do so, and with this practice, half the work is done. The mind shall interpret your progress, weakness and further plans that should be implemented in the next month.

There are parents who save money together as a team and take a chance to provide the best education to their children, arrange their work and finances systematically for future goals. They may also choose whom to socialize with so that the family has cleaner surroundings for the growth and well-being of themselves and their children.

People in all the circumstances, including the village are learning and growing, and all want to empower themselves to be able to select a good life, which I think is possible only by planning and arranging people, money, material toward their own goal seeking and accomplishments.

Sometimes we cannot do anything about what and who we are enclosed with in our smallest possible niche, then just practice, to not let that abuse contaminate you, the solution is to arrange your thoughts, give yourself a thought block. By abuse I mean whatever is derogatory or sub standard in your perception, and may not be so for the other person.

I have personally never been able to block my mind from the surroundings, though I do not react either. But as a mature person, I have kept my mind clean, arranged my thoughts in such a way that I think good about even the most grotesque situation.

But yes, if we become not so open, block our mind and have an opinion, keep grudges, we can actually arrange stuff around us more easily and live how we want to live. It is not foolish to be open minded but what can we do if we are around some foolish circumstances. What if the precision is not right and mean is the majority? What if our vision is blurred by past experiences? Everyone’s vision is their own? Then even if it seems hard, learn to dislike and feel repulsive and also never be an open mind, unless of course if you need to lead a team at work, we need open solutions at work but not so open mindedness in life.

I learnt this lesson a hard way today over a healthy fight with the love of my life, my sister and my brother!!

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Purva Shoor
Purva Shoor

Written by Purva Shoor

I am a doctor, writer and I write to inspire readers to think for themselves and light a candle in their niche for a perfect world around them.

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