How many times have we watched with horror, the scenes of asylums in movies?
The plain, whitewashed walls, the apathetic nurses and the disturbed, screaming patients.
How many times have you pictured yourself as an inmate of such a place?
It appears sometimes that even more fleeting than an involuntary heartbeat or a breath that takes place with no concern, is our mental stability. One moment we're calm and lucid, and the next our heads are racing through the events of our past, the events of others' lives, the potential possibilities of the future and the ultimate pointlessness of existence. Why else do so many people rush for spiritual help? Because it seems to be far too difficult to hold onto one's sanity while having to keep up with all the other demands of life. Perhaps, it just is so much easier to hold onto something else, something you know might not even exist, and blindly believe in someone's words because they're just so comforting to your troubled mind...
When you feel the temptation to give into blind faith, fight it. The madness, the neurotic depression and the screaming person inside of you will calm down. Dance, sing, and release the insanity within you... but for crying out loud, do not feed it possibilities as CERTAINTIES to satisfy the craving for hope. The moment you let your weakness get the better of you, you have let the madness win.
We can fight the madness. Be strong.
The plain, whitewashed walls, the apathetic nurses and the disturbed, screaming patients.
How many times have you pictured yourself as an inmate of such a place?
It appears sometimes that even more fleeting than an involuntary heartbeat or a breath that takes place with no concern, is our mental stability. One moment we're calm and lucid, and the next our heads are racing through the events of our past, the events of others' lives, the potential possibilities of the future and the ultimate pointlessness of existence. Why else do so many people rush for spiritual help? Because it seems to be far too difficult to hold onto one's sanity while having to keep up with all the other demands of life. Perhaps, it just is so much easier to hold onto something else, something you know might not even exist, and blindly believe in someone's words because they're just so comforting to your troubled mind...
When you feel the temptation to give into blind faith, fight it. The madness, the neurotic depression and the screaming person inside of you will calm down. Dance, sing, and release the insanity within you... but for crying out loud, do not feed it possibilities as CERTAINTIES to satisfy the craving for hope. The moment you let your weakness get the better of you, you have let the madness win.
We can fight the madness. Be strong.
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