Four Pillars of life (Part 3)
The third pillar of life is STRENGTH.
3. Strength – We can divide strength into three categories.
a. Mental strength- This strength measures how much calm and focused you are, what is your tolerance level, how much you can control your negative emotions and feelings, do you loose your cool easily or fight with the challenge etc.
Mental strength would help –
Person would be able to focus on the real problem and try to find solution of that problem, rather than getting panic and frustrated.
Person would be easily help others to resolve their issues by exploring possible solutions.
Person would not show negative emotions in panic and would be focused in his/her life in all difficult situations.
Person would be able to speak for himself/herself as well as for others, if he/she finds any discrimination/inequality/ bias around.
Person would be focuses in his/her life goals, habits, exploring his/her strengths and weaknesses, thinking creatively and helping others.
Meditating from an early age gives you control over your mind and emotions and have positive thoughts. it is already proved in the science of Neuro-Plasticity.
b. Physical Strength – Physical strength refers to your ability to protect yourself, people whom you love, friends and family from any harmful things and people with evil intention. It also refers to your physical endurance to tolerate a challenging situation and to cope with it.
Physical strength would help –
Person would be able to defend himself/herself in the situation of fight. Many people learn Karate, Taekwondo, Martial arts, Jujitsu etc. to be able to defend themselves.
Person would be able to endure challenging situation for longer time than normal people. Example- you lost the way in a desert. if, you have physical strength, you can endure the dehydration for longer than usual.
Person would be able to focus on the real problem and try to find solution of that problem, rather than getting panic and frustrated.
Person would be able to achieve very much in life. Physically strong (not meant to have big muscles. Differently abled people have shown that with practice and dedication they can achieve very much in life like – Oscar Pistorius, blade runner, a south African former professional sprinter.
But, again physical strength is very much connected to mental strength. A strong mind would have strong physical strength.
WHEN YOUR MIND IS STRONG, Then YOUR BODY ALSO BECOMES STRONG.
c. Economical Strength – Economical strength refers to your purchasing power, wealth, assets, power to invest in your health, capacity to buy things which are necessary for your and your family. This strength does not indicate that a person has to be a super rich to called economically strong, rather it makes sure that you can achieve things mentioned above.
Economical strength would help –
Person would be able to invest in their health, buy things necessary for his/her family, spend in luxury too.
Person would be able to make themselves more strong financially.
Person would be able to help those who are in real need of money, do charity and donations, start a philanthropic work, invest in projects which could support poor people/disable/destitute and under privileged.
When you are financially strong, then only you can help others. Make yourself strong and help others.
To learn about the last pillar of life, please follow the part 4 of pillars of life.
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