The path to Tranquility (spring)
25. Emotions are like kaleidoscope patterns
Emotions are our inner creations, and the external environment only provides
some materials and stimulation. When our minds are tranquil, even if there are
earth-shattering events happening outside, our emotions will not fluctuate
greatly. But our hearts are usually divided into multiple parts, representing
our multiple different egos. These egos conflict with each other, causing us to have inner turmoil.
Emotions are composed of many different elements, including physiological reactions, psychological feelings, environmental factors, etc. The combination and intensity of these elements determine the positive and negative levels of our emotions. Our emotions are changeable and elusive, like patterns in a rotating kaleidoscope, always colorful.
The kaleidoscope of emotions has red glass pieces, representing passion and admiration. Blue glass pieces represent depression and frustration, and there are many other colors, such as yellow representing happiness and excitement, green representing peace and tranquility, purple representing mystery and romance, and so on. These different emotional colors are constantly changing as time and environment change.
Therefore, the hearts that are filled with emotions, are like those made up of glass pieces. As long as external pressure is applied, we will immediately produce emotions. Even if nothing is happening in the outside world at the moment, as long as we regret the past or worry about the future, our emotions can change from happy to sad instantly. However, this sadness does not arise because reality has changed for the worse, but because our mentality has changed for the worse.
Understanding the basic principle that changes in mentality affect our emotions, we will not feel confused and helpless. When we feel sad, we should not just attribute it to external factors, but reflect on our own mindset. Only then can we truly solve the problems caused by negative emotions, rather than just temporarily relieving them.
Our hearts are also often dominated by the unconscious. Therefore, raising awareness, reducing imagination, and deep thinking are the most effective ways to reduce negative emotions. As long as we learn how to understand and manage our emotions, we can better control our lives and coordinate our relationships.
Whether it is happy or sad emotions, we accept and enjoy them, think about the meaning they contain, let them become the past as soon as possible, but do not judge whether they are good or bad. If we can enjoy everything in the present, our emotions will return to stability, so whether the past was happy or sad is not important, because a new feeling has already emerged. Emotions are so changeable, if we use them as the basis for action, we will be led into chaos. But if we realize that they are just an experience and treat them as toys, we can have a lot of fun.
Observing carefully, the colors and patterns in the kaleidoscope are also beautiful, and the beauty will become even stronger as we observe more. Most importantly, we need to learn how to establish good emotional connections with others, so that our emotions become a bond connected to others. As long as we express and deal with our emotions in a positive way, we can show colorful and beautiful life lights like a kaleidoscope.
26. Let the inner child to grow
