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The Danger of the untrained intellect

Today we even neglect our health and succumb to indulgence of the senses to the extent that we have become slaves to
self-gratification. In a sense our untrained intelligence is the cause of our problems. Human beings are the only
beings on this earth who have developed their thinking powers to the extent that they can understand that one day
they have to death. That is why they worry unnecessarily about it. Worrying about it will not make death go away.
So why don't we accept it calmly?

Shakespeare made Julius Ceasar say, 'Of all the wonders that I yet have heard and seen, it seems to me most strange
that men should fear, Seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come.'


On the other hand there are of course some who go to other extreme and not bother at all about the end of their life or about what happen after that.
However, the majority do worry about existing problems and also worry about the next life.

All other beings are free from that problem. Although we cannot predict what will happen to us in the future, we need not worry about it unnecessarily.
Whenever certain difficulties and problems arise there are various ways and means for us to strengthen our mind to reduce our mental agony and unhappiness.

First and foremost we must try to understand the nature of the world in which we live.
We must realize that we can never expect everything in this world to be perfect and to run smoothly.
The world does not always work in our favor.

In fact there is no one besides ourselves who can work out our happiness and well-being.
Knowing this we must take control of our lives. People always blame the world.
It is not something is wrong with the world but something is wrong with us.










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