The Graduation Within

 

The real graduation is when your mind is calm. —Orange Book, Twitter

Maintaining a calm mental state that is conducive to self-awareness; this is what I most value in my adult-life.

Being self-aware, I am able to perceive accurately which attitude is currently dominating my mind: and take measures if needed, that is, assume a more useful, enthusiastic, and constructive attitude in the face of challenges and/or discomforts.

Particularly discomforts — a normal human being will encounter a thousand different reasons that cause discomfort in a day — anxiety, worrisome reflection, traffic, provoking noise, annoying friend, arrogant co-worker, — etc. So that if you have not trained your mind to be calm, therefore lack self-awareness — the world and these trivial circumstances will always carry you away. Because, as James Clear of Atomic Habits observed:

“A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.”

It has been stressed before that if you cannot manage yourself in small altercations nor in handling minor challenges — you are not to be trusted in managing yourself in life-changing, life-threatening challenges nor opportunities.

The real graduation is when your mind is calm.

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The Unsung Yalent

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