You might think that's a good question and let it marinate in your mind for a while....
First things first
Let me first take you back in time, 110 years back in time. In physics, there was nothing left to discover in the early 1900s. It was, as they called it, almost a "closed science.
There were still a few unanswered questions, but most had been answered. Newton had done a good job and thanks to Newton we can calculate a lot of things.
We had a model for gravity, the speed of matter, and we could calculate that.
Ready.
But light was a little different. Namely, it moves very quickly and the formulas didn't work with light. It behaved differently from the formulas. Einstein later came up with the famous theory of relativity and after that it only got more peculiar....
Uncertainty Principle
For example, Heisenberg discovered that the smallest particles reacted completely differently. When you wanted to measure speed it suddenly became not a particle, but as he described a wave, or energy.
However, when you wanted to measure the location of that particle, it was a particle but you couldn't figure out its velocity.
So your observation caused it to either become energy or a particle. Think carefully about what that means.
After all, you too comprise those particles....
What's interesting about that phenomenon is that the observer has a major influence on the outcome. And that's interesting...
But what then is the cause of your problem?
Nothing at all...
Exactly you read correctly. Nothing at all. There is no cause to your problem. Read that sentence again and let it sink in for a moment.
John Bell discovered in the last century that there is no cause anywhere in the Universe from which everything would have originated. It is all consequences that follow one another, which is interesting.
So the question then becomes "When was a new consequence created in you?
This seems the same, but there is a substantial difference. With a cause, there is also an enabler. With a consequence, there was only a consequence and thus the question of blame remains.
An example to illustrate. I'm driving in the car on the highway. Suddenly there is a traffic jam and I have to brake. The person behind me is not paying attention and crashes into the back of me. His fault...
But in this story, when you look further, you could also say, it's Steve Jobs' fault. After all, that's the person who invented the smartphone, and he was in fact on his smartphone tweeting. And if Steve had not been there he would have been able to brake in time....
So do you see where you are going with this concept?
Thinking In Causes Is Dangerous
Why is this so important you may wonder. 1 plus 1 is simply 2 and if someone crashes into the back of me with his car and I have neck pain as a result it is his fault.
Simple.
You're absolutely right and almost everyone thinks this way. And your brain is all set to that idea. Which likes to think in cause-and-effect reasoning.
Don't get me wrong, it seems fine too, but think a little further. What are the consequences of thinking this way. What are the consequences of thinking in causes?
When someone or something is the cause, it is the other person's or something's fault. You cannot do anything about it, you have no part in it and it is beyond your control.
But is that so? Is it really so?
Think back for a moment to Heisenberg's experiment. In it, he stated that the observer is important in the experiment. After all, the observer determines the outcome...
And what do you perceive when you think in causes?
- You perceive that you have nothing to do with it and can't do or change it....
- it's not your fault,
- You have no part in this....
And that's exactly what happens. You have become a victim with all the consequences that come with it.
When you look at the example of that traffic jam and you're left with something, such as neck pain, you have to fix it yourself. If you keep giving away some of your power to the "cause," you are selling yourself short.
Cause Thinkers Are Victim Thinkers
People who think in terms of causes are often victims. Because when you think this way then there are only two kinds of people.
- You have the enabler
- You have the victim
Think about that for a moment and I'll come back to that in a moment, because this can have far-reaching consequences when you start letting go of this thinking.
You then get to another level, which I will talk about later.
But first, I want you to go back to those 2 opportunities. You don't want to be a victim I assume, but an enabler.
You want to be on the cause side. Some trainings, for example, address this.
You need to take charge of your life so you need to become an enabler. But yes that immediately implies that you will become a victim. And do you want that?
Do you want to start taking casualties in your life? Most people don't and therefore find it difficult to become an enabler. It often causes friction and clashes with family, friends or the partner.
You must choose for yourself. Take matters into your own hands. It sounds great but why is it that many people still can't? It's because of an invisible force.
This power is very strong and you have been exposed to it from birth....
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