Who’s Thoughts Are You Thinking?
Recently I was listening to a number of people talking about politics. One person in particular kept making statements that I know came from a political pundit on a TV show that I had seen. As I listened I started to think about our words and thoughts and questioned…Who’s are they?
With television, the Internet, political spin doctors, religious zealots, scientific proponents, teachers, friends, parents, peers, spouses and all the other influences out there acting on us, are any of us thinking our own thoughts?
As an exercise I began to track my own thoughts. I picked a subject at random then tried to write down three ideas I had about that subject. So far not too difficult.
The next part though was enlightening. I tried to remember where I got my ideas for this subject. What was the evolution of these thoughts? What did I read, see or hear that lead me to these thoughts?
Then even harder to do, I evaluated my research for these thoughts. Did I actually check any of the facts or did I just pass the information along like idle gossip? What experience did I have that could verify any of these thoughts?
As a continued meditation I began to question and take apart what I thought I knew about this subject. Could there be a different perspective? Could I be wrong?
The answer is of course, yes I could. Without examining our thoughts and their origins we give power over to others that could intentionally or unintentionally control us. So again I challenge you to ask, “Whose thoughts are you thinking?”
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