11a. We
generally tend to blame others. Ever wondered why!
We, as human beings,
know that we've short-comings. But we don't want to accept this truth in front
of others (though, to ourselves, we generally do) . Cause we feel that by
excepting it in open, we are telling others that we are less efficient/good
then them . And we are afraid that this may cause our respect to diminish
in their eyes. So, we try to put the blame on others so that they'll lose
respect & not us. But we forget that we can escape from others but not
from ourselves.
We forget that others
are also human like us & they are as much liable to make mistakes as we
are . And also, the real thing that counts is that we should be respectable
in our own eyes (cause we can't hide anything from us & so we'll know
if we deserve respect or not) . Its only secondary that we look for our respect
in others eyes.
So, as long as we are
truthful to ourselves, we'll be respecting ourselves & won't find the
need to blame anyone as we'll be strong enough to take responsibility for
our own actions.
5q. I
think we can express anything to anybody. But ofcourse, there are ways of
expressing things to people depending on their age & the relationship
that you share with them .
I
belileve words have a lot of power & speech is definitely one of the most
direct & powerful ways of communication .
But before we can express our ideas to others, we've to be very clear &
sure of our thoughts. Before expressing them to others, we must first express
them to ourselves in, as decent a manner, as we can . Our expression should
be such that it should not hurt (or hurt should be minimal) &/or offend
others. Then only others will listen to our ideas for their worth.
Initially
it may be difficult, getting the right words ; but with lot of careful, monitored
practice, we can gradually learn to express ourselves effectively.
6q. I
think we can't control the 'Origin of Thoughts' ; but we can definitely control
our thoughts. We can know which thoughts have originated in our mind only
when they come to our conscious mind . That is when we'll know, whether the
thoughts are good or bad depending on our criterion for the same .
So,
our control will start from this moment on ; that is , when we are able to
distinguish our thoughts. Now, if we want to stop thinking about something,
we can deliberately & forcefully, stop the thought regarding that matter,
at this point.
I guess this process amounts to controlling thoughts & thinking in general
.