If you are reading this, then know that it is not the peace that you acquire when alone. It is the notion of staying quiet and calm regardless of the confrontation. If you have seen an imperturbable person in your days, he or she will always try to ooze out inward calmness even in the most challenging environments. They are there, just gentle with a character of ‘accepting everything that comes in their way.’
We often see such scenarios in movies or TV shows. Someone is throwing all the tantrums at the accused, and mostly, it ends up with a slap, throwing things on the ground or a spit in the face. After the victim receives everything, they just stay there, unmoved, raise an eyebrow a bit, wipe the spit and continue sitting, standing or walk away. Who holds that way in real life? Can I even compare a movie scene with real life?
Well, there are many things to learn from that, but today, this is where the topic lies – finding inward peace. With such an example, which you can also relate to what you have witnessed before, there are valuable lessons for everyone looking for a chance to draw a handkerchief and wipe the spit instead of responding back.
Don’t say to yourself what you can’t speak to everyone
At times, we all enjoy a heated conversation where everyone is naming all the weird things in the world and somehow finds a way to connect them into a grammatically correct but awful sentence. It is also common for us to see faults in others even when they are false and if we here about a misfortune, you want to tell everyone you know in the group.
We have very many examples of such that we can interject and include in this context. So after taking one, ask yourself, if you said that or someone said the same to you, what would be the reaction? If you rewind a heated conversation in your mind, the only things you see are insults and words that should not have been said in the first place. Where is the sense in that? None. That becomes your lesson number 1, don’t spread negative comments or energy if you know that is not the best way to go about it.
Say something that is kind, useful and true
You have probably seen a chatterbox somewhere – someone who keeps talking non-stop. Many are the times they will say useless stuff in their speech. They are everywhere, at the train station, at your workplace or in the park where you like to hang out during the weekend.
They are often distracting, and they consume much energy saying nothing. If you have experienced talking for long hours, then you can understand how exhausting it can be. You need to know that less talk equals less lying and less energy consumption. The more we talk about useless things, the more we fill our heads with nonsense.
If you suit what I’m describing, I’m really sorry, but it is annoying. We all tend to find ourselves in that place too and even protest if there is a suggestion to lay low for a while.
I know of people who go for sabbatical periods where they stay quiet with no activity at all. At the end of such duration, they get a reward of inward peace, a feeling of being spacious and joy. It’s a good idea to pursue if you feel that you need to shut down for a moment and think things through. By the time you are done, you will realize that most things are better when left quiet and alone.
Go back to your consciousness, and have a self-interrogation if you want to avoid the annoying talk.