You’ll soon come to the conclusion that,
life after death (near death experiences) is just an “Alternate state of consciousness”– an extreme form of “alternate state of consciousness” – never the less.
I see “the spiritual” as an “extension of science”.
I have built “logical edifice” for the spiritual world – just as scientists have built the “logical edifice” of science.
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How do you convince people to Philanthropy or doing things for other?
Ensure they try to “imagine” and “feel” the lives of people, the hardships they go through – for whom you want them to contribute.
When you just “read” – “100 people died of Ebola” – you do not feel anything– you don’t feel the urge to work for them.
But when you “read” the story of how a particular poor girldied of Ebola – how unfortunate she was – you feel it – you have “empathy” – you feel that you have to do something for those people.
When you “see”it for yourself – it works even better.
Everyone has “empathy” inside him / her.
A great novel or movie can make the toughest guy cry – It’s the “feeling” factorin action – the “empathy” – you just have to make sure –
he is watching the movie with full attention, imagining himself as the Protagonist and “feeling” everything that is going on.
Now, if imaginary characters in a movie can make you cry, then a real story of a poor girl – well, needless to say.
This has another lesson for us.
When you look at people around you, usually you focus on the differences – differences in toughness, differences in opinions, differences in values, differences in what drives and motivates them.
But inside, everyone is the same – same feelings, same emotions, same “governing rules” that shape their behavior and character (the subject matter of Psychology and Neuroscience).
Most importantly, if you try – you can change any person – just reprogram his / her emotions and habits and change the perspective from which he / she views the world.
Summary:
Next time you try to convince people to philanthropy – do not show “Data”, rather show pictures of how a particular person is suffering.
Exception:
A scientist / Engineer like Bill Gates would always think how his work could have an impact – and to convince someone like him – Data and Technological possibilities would be more fruitful – but even the best Engineer would be motivated if he “feels” what his work means.
This is related to what I was thinking when I read about Larry Page a few days back.
It seems that Page’s working hour is full of scheduled meetings.
He was used to working on intellectually challenging problems – and I am sure he loved it.
Does he know how to find happiness in his current work? Or does it sometimes seem as stressful work?
I know this – because I know that most scientists do not know how to “enjoy” Management work. “Even stupid people can do this!” – they think. “There is nothing gratifying.”
So how does someone like Larry Page enjoy his role as a “Manager”?
It’s easy.
Every now and then Page has to take some time off and “feel”the immense impact of his work – “feel”how his work – his “scheduled meetings” – is changing the lives of millions of people. And maybe he has to go back to his teen age days – his dreams at that time – and “feel” whether he has managed to surpass his dreams he had as a teen-ager and if that is the case “feel” really really happy!
And I am sure – Larry Page’s life would be different!
Remember, you are in full control of your own happiness and satisfaction in life.
[10/26/14]