uncondition thyself

When the psychologists gather at a coffee table, it is more then likely that the discussion will focus on Pavlov and his dog. It will be an engaging tale centered on the power of conditioning. They will even marvel at the endless ability to condition the human mind.

As they laugh their heads off, I would like to stroll in with my water pistol. Take dead aim at the over flowing plates of food. With all the pent up rage, I would methodically shoot at each plate. My anger sated, I would then walk away. I think it would be less messy if I just read them the riot act.

This prevalent thinking that the human mind, like the mind of a dog can be tuned any which way, has gone on for so long. It is about time someone thought up a philosophy that amplifies the power of the human will power.

It is true that the human mind can be fashioned in a way so as to serve the ends of a particular individual. One simply needs to study Hitler's Germany or Mussolini's Italy or Gandhi's India or Pol Pot's Cambodia or Casanova's exploits ad infinitum. Central in all such cases is the fact that a people, collectively surrendered their will power and elected to be lead by the nose as asses are.

It is now time for us to reclaim our brains back. Oh yes, you can. All you need to do is to empty your mind of all those negative anchors that weigh down your ship of life.

The idea that you were born into poverty is amplified to mean that your unfortunate circumstances at birth, will guide you to the dung heap of life. At birth, you are either a boy or a girl. What you choose to do with your life depends a great deal on how you perceive your circumstances. It is the Rev. Jesse Jackson who said ' You may have been born in a slum, but a slum was not born in you.'Now is the time to unshackle our mind, so that we can soar like only an eagle.

Banish the thought that your physical attributes are cast in stone. You can change the way your body looks. You can have the body of your dreams: the body of a Greek god or goddess for that matter. All it takes is dedication, dedication and more dedication. We do not need any permission from anybody. We just need to permit ourselves to be the best that we were meant to be.

Take charge of your life. It is your life. Use your mind to fashion your life in the way that you see fit. Regardless of what fate or chance may bring your way, you are in complete control. In his poem INVICTUS, William Ernest Henley captures this idea in the last two lines:

I am the master of my fate:


I am the captain of my soul.

 Let us set the record straight. No one is born to be at the beck and call of anyone. The idea that you must work for someone is an echo of the industrial age. This is the information age. An age where information seeks you out like a laser guided missile. We must set ourselves in its path so that our minds are inflamed with the infinite desire to know more: to do more: to be more.

Kindle the fire,

Let the flames lick at the pot of Pavlov and his disciples.

Stoke the fire,

Let it burn away all attempts to control thy mind

Take charge

Take control

Uncondition thyself.