We Become What We Think About......

The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius has said, "We become what we think about. A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it."
Many wise men and philosophers through the ages agree with him on this point! Many books have been and are still being written on this concept!

The following may explain why it is imperative to be intentional in what we choose to think about:

Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words.
Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions.
Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits.
Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character.
Be careful of your character, for your character becomes your destiny.
-- Chinese proverb, author unknown
How can we learn to think correctly? First, we have to want to do so. (Hence my comment about "choosing" what we think about!). We must work to see ourselves and others in the best light possible. We can know, for example, that someone "down on his luck" does not want to be that way, any more than the person suffering from sickness wants to be sick. We can know that an unpleasant person is not happy and that he probably suffers as much as those around him.

There are some classic writings on this topic...."Think and Grow Rich", "The Power of Positive Thinking" to name a couple! They are all based upon what has come to be known as the Law of Attraction. For some reason, our society can accept some as reasonable and logical. Some other materials are avoided, as people are worried that they preach "magical" and "mystical" stuff.

As we learn the higher truth to be realized, it will become clearer as we lose our preconceptions and willfulness, as we open our thought to the right idea of God and His Creation. We will find ourselves blessed with peace, certainty, serenity and confidence. At the same time, we become better husbands, wives, parents, neighbors and citizens. Some may say we experience the "kingdom of God." In the Bible, we read how Jesus answered, when pressed by the pharasees, "...behold, the kingdom of God is within you."

Not "out there" somewhere, but within you.