LET GO - A PRINCIPLE FOR PERSONAL GROWTH

I have had this topic in mind for a while now, and it won't simply dissipate into the abyss. Recently, whilst on a business trip to Africa, I studied the environment I found myself and deduced several correlations, which resulted to the topic in focus today. This is part of the reason why travelling is so advantageous, because, it broadens our scope of thought and enhances our perspective of situations, disparity in human traits, others way of life, and aids our appreciation of life the more.  

Building on the above, it quickly became apparent that our location has a lot of influence on our way of life, but, not on our mindsets. As humans, certain behavioural patterns resonates amongst us all. One would have conceived the fact that, a resident of the most enlightened part of the world, which we all can agree lies in the western hemisphere, would exhibit some degree of difference in the way they visualise life and the furtherance of it. But, this is far from reality.

We all share one indisputable desire, and this I call, 'PG' (personal growth). Without the latter, we will all remain stagnant in life, and feel a deep sense of unfulfilment, which would eventually lead to a life of emptiness and a resentful end. Yet most of us wonder why we don't attain the desired improvements or that next level in our careers, business or social engagements. The spirit of stagnancy and false sense of comfort is real and forms part of the daily battle which occurs in our minds on a daily basis.

Part of human endeavour is to want more out of everything we do. We want more money, more profits, more career progression, more cars, more houses, and more! more! more! of everything. Well, there is nothing wrong in ones desire for more. Otherwise, the human race would not have been able to attain such progressive level of development, technological advancement, and peaceful coexistence, that we all enjoy today.  

An important example that may help us better appreciate this topic is the area of warfare. A president once stated that some people have to die for others to live. As bad as this may sound to the hearing, it is a necessity to the sustenance of human existence and global peace upon which progression in economic growth is built.

If a country's leader could fathom such power thought, so should us as individuals who are vying for change in various unsatisfactory aspects of our lives. The truth of the matter is that whatever you want to achieve in life, something must give way. You can't keep piling up food in your stomach without a release. The same principle applies to our individual growth.

You can't attract anything new until you let go of the old. For a plant to growth, it must first be buried, which represents death. There is no two way about it, there is always a sacrifice and a price to pay to attain that new place you so badly yearn for, whatever that may represent.

I leave you with this quote, "The panacea to stagnancy in life is to let go of the old things, and learn to nurture the new."

© Dr Dickson Aleroh