OVERCOME NEGATIVE EMOTIONS
Anxiety,
fear, fright, and worry are all negative emotions that are the underlying
causes of depression.
All negative emotions, in
excess, may lead to depression. For example, if people over praise you, your
ego may become inflated; and you may then subconsciously develop fear—fear of not getting more praise, or fear of not
living up to the praise. Conversely, if people criticize you, you
may also develop distress to overcome the disgrace from the criticism.
Of all
human emotions, worry is perhaps the least useful and serves
no purpose at all, except causing unnecessary anxiety and developing a
depressive mood. The problem with worry is that it focuses on an imaginary
future.
According
to Lao Tzu, the ancient Chinese sage, who was the author of the
famous Tao Te Ching, the ancient classic on human wisdom,
“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”
Seeking
success and avoiding failure are no more than pride and fear; they are only
expressions of the human conditions erroneously perceived by the human mind.
“Success
is avoiding failure; avoiding failure is seeking success.
Both
originate from fear and pride: the source of human suffering.”
(Lao
Tzu, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 13)
According
to Tao wisdom, everything follows the natural order of things; that is,
everything is in its proper place and will work out the way it is supposed to
work out, irrespective of your worrying and regardless of your deliberate
interference to make things happen the way you want them to happen.
Remember,
worrying will never change the outcome. According to Lao Tzu, if you water your
dreams with worry and fear, you will produce weeds; if you water your dreams
with optimism and solutions, you will cultivate growth and success. Remember,
you manifest not what you want but what you are and what you think.
Stephen Lau
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