Ever since I grew up and remember the time that responsibilities of my life started to prevail-things started to get chaotic in my head. I would always look for ways to release the thoughts running at a million/second. Our poor head is a really small space for so many thoughts to fit in and actually be dealt with. In fact, a million thoughts running in heads is very common for most people in the current world resulting in mental stress and in turn, physical stress as well.
The 21st century lifestyle we all are living has indeed built another mini-world inside our heads where we live as who we actually are. For some other people, this mini- world may be a list of to-do things they are yet to execute and how to execute them. The point is: Our minds have become like computer programs- a list of instructions/statements running continuously and we are hypothetically executing them in our heads or even worse-analyzing how to execute those things that are not anywhere happening in the near future. Even Christopher Nolan implicated through Inception that minds could be manipulated and there is no boundary to the imagination and power of the human mind.
I believe that it is difficult to have this load running continuously in the head and it reduces our productivity. Getting things done: The art of stress-free productivity is a fantastic book on proper management and utilization of our own resources. That apart, I have figured that connecting with the nature has helped me heal myself emotionally and relieve my mind off the burden of the chaos of thoughts.
As a small example: Assuming your car/vehicle broke down and there is no public transport to go to work and you are forced to walk the road on a hot, sunny day with a temperature of 41°C. You have to admit that you will be relieved at the sight of a tree. You quickly run under the tree, and feel the solace of your life, don't you? Even if it is for a short while, it feels Godly to have gotten shelter from a natural something that is not even asking anything in return, selflessly serving you while it absorbs the sun's rays. You might argue that it needs the Sun for its photosynthesis, but did you think about the fact that it needs water as well for its photosynthesis and it's an orphan on the road-so do you know if it received its share of water for the day?
This may be a slightly childish example but I intentionally gave a simple demonstration such as the above to put light on the fact that we tend to take things around us for granted. I have no opinion about worship at religious places, but you can find the Universal power and God through nature. And connecting with this universal power of the natural elements around us has helped me relieve my mind.
I go on adventure trips such as hikes, treks and rock-climbing, scrambling with a group or individually every now and then to connect with the nature. And the feelings I possess during and post the trip is very hard to describe in words. It is to be experienced if you are truly in love with nature, like me. I consider them as my God, because they listen to me.
What will you get out of connecting with the nature? (Because it is human nature to wonder, as Dale Carnegie correctly pointed out : What's in it for me?) A relief! An unbelievable relief of mind.
One can only realize the power of connecting with the nature. How to connect with the nature? Go visit some natural, scenic place in some remote area. If not anything else, sit in a place (such as the terrace of your apartment/house)- Don't talk, Don't think and just stare at the sky or a tree in silence. As you practice this, you will begin to feel a sense of calm prevail in your mind, in your heart and in your body. I assure you- that is the most beautiful feeling you will have ever experienced.
The 21st century lifestyle we all are living has indeed built another mini-world inside our heads where we live as who we actually are. For some other people, this mini- world may be a list of to-do things they are yet to execute and how to execute them. The point is: Our minds have become like computer programs- a list of instructions/statements running continuously and we are hypothetically executing them in our heads or even worse-analyzing how to execute those things that are not anywhere happening in the near future. Even Christopher Nolan implicated through Inception that minds could be manipulated and there is no boundary to the imagination and power of the human mind.
I believe that it is difficult to have this load running continuously in the head and it reduces our productivity. Getting things done: The art of stress-free productivity is a fantastic book on proper management and utilization of our own resources. That apart, I have figured that connecting with the nature has helped me heal myself emotionally and relieve my mind off the burden of the chaos of thoughts.
I believe in God, I do. But in the form of the Universal cosmic powers that surround us all the time. To be more precise, the natural elements apart from the Sun, the stars and the Universe such as the components of our planet Earth-The land, the oceans, the wind, the rivers, the hills and the trees-All of which we see with our naked eye every single day of our life.
In this kind yet cruel world, where crime happens at a more rapid pace than the pace at which criminals get convicted, these elements are the truest witnesses to everything happening in the world.
This may be a slightly childish example but I intentionally gave a simple demonstration such as the above to put light on the fact that we tend to take things around us for granted. I have no opinion about worship at religious places, but you can find the Universal power and God through nature. And connecting with this universal power of the natural elements around us has helped me relieve my mind.
I go on adventure trips such as hikes, treks and rock-climbing, scrambling with a group or individually every now and then to connect with the nature. And the feelings I possess during and post the trip is very hard to describe in words. It is to be experienced if you are truly in love with nature, like me. I consider them as my God, because they listen to me.
Whenever I stare at them in silence, I can feel them, feel their power, know that they see me, that they are listening to me and will make things right for me. Such feelings have no explanations or justifications and are simply to be experienced.
What will you get out of connecting with the nature? (Because it is human nature to wonder, as Dale Carnegie correctly pointed out : What's in it for me?) A relief! An unbelievable relief of mind.
Whenever the mind is chaotic and you close your eyes, you will see a traffic jam of thoughts. If you connected with the nature, and then closed your eyes, you will see nothing and sense only peace.
One can only realize the power of connecting with the nature. How to connect with the nature? Go visit some natural, scenic place in some remote area. If not anything else, sit in a place (such as the terrace of your apartment/house)- Don't talk, Don't think and just stare at the sky or a tree in silence. As you practice this, you will begin to feel a sense of calm prevail in your mind, in your heart and in your body. I assure you- that is the most beautiful feeling you will have ever experienced.
