Creating Personality For Success (Part 2)

A very important spiritual strength that sometimes we need and are lacking is 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫. To mould yourself means adjusting your nature according to the need of the situation or as required in dealing with a particular type of person. Suppose someone is angry because of a certain behavior of mine. I may be right also in such a situation and may feel it is wrong for the other person to find fault in me.

➤In such a case, to mould oneself means to argue less, to bow down, to be humble, to sacrifice the I am right consciousness. On the other hand, giving respect, being positive, to keeping the other person ahead are signs of an adjusting person. Also, a third strength or power is the 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐝, 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 and to select the right in the form of thoughts, words, and actions and bring them into practice. Suppose I know that in a certain situation, especially in dealing with people, I have two choices. In such a case, a good practice is to use the spiritual wisdom that I possess in my intellect and discriminate correctly, and make the right decision.

➤Other powers include the 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧. Sometimes, in many cases, we are not able to cope with a person’s different attitude toward us and we react or respond negatively. In such a case, it is the lack of this power.

➤Also, the power to face is a significant power, a lack of which can cause us to become fearful of difficult situations. Sometimes, two people can experience and perceive the same situation differently because they are lacking in the same power to different extents. We all are lacking in some power or the other and it is only through practice and consistent self-effort that we can become very very strong and full of all important powers.

(Continues tomorrow...)