While creating human being, God was under pressure to create a life that sustains. He didn't want to repeat the same mistakes that led to creation of dinosaurs or its ancestors. He wanted to create a species that will rule the world for thousands of years.
God first created the human body. He put in a lot of efforts in designing the overall system and in assembling the various organs, with a lot of inter-linkages. He was very glad about what he created.
But he was not very sure if this is the best possible design. After all, many of the species that he thought were the best, didn't last long. His doubts took over him.
So he wanted to give the human beings some of his powers . He wanted to make each individual very different from another, so that they start becoming better and better.
Thus got created the mind.
Like many of the good ideas failing due to poor execution, here was a trap. In all his excitement about creating the best species, God didn't check the powers of the mind. He gave it infinite capabilities.
Mind went on to become the master, changing the face of the world - It created infinite number of things - some tangible, some intangible. It is the human mind that is behind everything that we have in this world - from fire to spacecrafts, from arts to sports, from doctors to terrorists, from love to hate, from joy to sorrow.
Our minds have taken over our lives so much that, it's impossible for most of us to differentiate between what we think and what thought comes to us ( Some other day, on this in detail) !
The most potent tool that mind has created to control a human being is Happiness. Happiness is a state of mind, after all. For most of us, happiness is the quest of life.
Given that happiness is so addictive, the mind directs to get attached to the source of happiness. This attachment then becomes the source of grief. ( Buddha was right, all this time !)
Attachment to loved ones, to live a long life, to food , to work, to money, to power, to fame, to ideologies, to petty materialistic things keeps the human beings always in a state of anxiety.
This anxiety lets the mind to take complete control of us, robbing us of the ability to think clearly and make rational decisions.
The insatiable quest for happiness, and attaching happiness to something, and hence the fear of losing that something is mind's way of controlling all of us.
Even in business, attachment has been the source of grief.
Attachment to control has run down many promoter run businesses. Attachment to self (aka ego) has led to resistance to change, which has made many large companies irrelevant. Attachment to profits has led to loss of consumers.
While it's practically impossible for normal human beings to not being attached to anything at all, it's important to be conscious of what we are trying to get attached to.
Let's minimise our attachments, internalise our happiness, take control of our mind and enjoy the journey of life. Let's use the infinite power of mind to create goodness, spread kindness and love, and leave behind things that will stay long after we depart.
