Our actions and even our thoughts have consequences, it is from this perspective that we can take the reins of our own life with determination to create a beautiful landscape and not let ourselves be carried away by the capricious oscillations of destiny, because in our daily life there are. without prices or punishments, there are consequences based on our actions or omissions.
John Green, in the youth book “Looking for Alaska,” said that we must be much more aware of the chain of consequences that result from the least of our actions. Evaluate, achieving this is not really easy. Many of us have been raised according to a strictly behavioral paradigm, in which we assume that sometimes it is enough to press the red button and avoid the blue button for things to go well, for life to reward us for itself.
“If you get angry, think about the consequences. –
However, daily life does not concern red and blue buttons, life does not reward or punish, what there are, there are nuances, are very fine threads for which our breathing is enough to make everything vibrate, so that everything moves generates a kind of impact on our reality. Taking responsibility for every spoken word, every behavior, every void caused, omission, action, internalized thinking is what allows us to have greater control over our reality.
Without a doubt, adopting this perspective from time to time can help us achieve the right achievements and build much more meaningful relationships.
Terrence Deacon is a well-known neuroanthropologist who is currently a member of the Department of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. One of his most interesting books is “The Symbolic Species”. In this, it reminds us of the latent power that we have and in which we do not invest much time or effort. We mean our ability to analyze fluently, think about the causes that constitute certain facts, and anticipate the possible consequences associated with them.
Professor Deacon tells us that our daily lives are not full of stimuli to react to, as the behaviorists would say, because in life they do not always give us rewards or punishments based on what we do or do not do. what it takes to produce a proper response. To do this, we need our will and our refined wisdom to give a logical and correct meaning to the complex symbols around us.
For example, if when we get to work we see a colleague crying sitting at the table, will anyone think of going to the manager to tell him he’s one of his employees?The most common thing is to first think about what should be causing the apparent emotional state, and then think about how we can address it comprehensively to provide support and helpful help.
Professor Deacon also reminds us that we must be seekers of wisdom. To do this it is good to assume that we are likely to fail, that sometimes we will get our answers and actions correctly. Other times, however, we will make mistakes and have no solution but to take responsibility for the consequences.
Because sometimes life is like trying to play a musical instrument with rubber gloves, we want to press a certain touch of our piano to make that perfect sound, but unintentionally we press five more keys at once and what we hear is somewhat clumsy, inappropriate and yet, little by little and with daily practice, we will become talented musicians , able to evoke this melody that is in our mind, in the end we will find the perfect keys.
To think that everything we do and think has a number of consequences can scare us at first, but far from seeing this relationship as deterministic, like the classic “cause and effect” reaction, we should see it from a much broader and richer perspective. Understand that our existence is a wonderful game of exploration and creation. Also understand that in this context, it is necessary to know the rules and rules that orchestrate each act, each event.
“Freedom, in the end, is nothing more than the ability to live with the consequences of one’s own decisions. -James Mullen-
These standards are easy to follow and are as follows. Let’s think about it:
Finally, he also understands that life does not have a plan previously designed for you, we are the ones who, with our will and responsibility, shape our destiny, are the ones who can be the architects of a fuller, more dignified and most beautiful life. Future.