I’ve come across a lot of people who try to own what they think. Possessive is probably the best term to describe them. These are the “Oh, I started that,” type of people. They think of themselves as ‘original’ or ‘trendy.’ They don’t like to share, and thrive off of attention. They allow their emotions to overthrow their consciousness. To me, their insecurities pop out of their face like pimples. These people hate to be told they’re wrong, and will never let anyone else be right.
I remember being in a similar ‘possessive’ mindset when I was younger. Whenever I felt someone was almost ‘taking away’ from my personality, I’d put this wall up and get defensive. I’d take other people’s actions or opinions so personally. I was so impressionable.
New trends were, and are, always popping up left and right. Along with new phrases, or thinking patterns. Back then, being so young in such a fast paced society, I never stepped outside of the box and asked myself what I wanted to do. Or why I cared so much about staying on top of all this societal noise.
So I did. I realized I had to stop giving so many of these empty thoughts and anxieties my attention. It got to the point where my thoughts owned me. I was subconsciously being controlled by what other people wanted for me, like what to think, what to wear, what music to listen to, or who to hang out with. I saw myself turning into someone selfishly possessive, where things needed to be “mine.”
Throughout my entire life, “sharing is caring,” has always been ingrained in my head. We need to be more open to giving, especially without the expectation of receiving in return. It’s naïve to think that whatever you’re thinking or feeling, nobody else has felt or thought of it too.
I think of enlightened thought as somewhere within an invisible plane or dimension among us. No body can see it, but anybody whose open to it will be able to feel it and hear it deep within their being. Like that voice in your head that isn’t exactly your conscience, but your calling.
Why do you think we can connect so deeply with artists, through their music or books? Because they share their aching souls with us. All aches come from the same place, just in different forms. We’re all one united soul yet let fear separate us.
Instead of succumbing to a world of possession, selfishness, and distress, it's clearer now more than ever that we need to form a place of equality, acceptance, and love. Share your naked soul with other people. We need genuine interaction or our being, let alone this Earth, will fall apart.
