Let me ask you something.
Have you ever lain awake at 3 a.m., replaying a mistake, a hurt, or a fear until your chest tightens and your stomach churns?
You’ve felt it—the way worry knots your muscles, anger burns your throat, or resentment twists your gut. Your mind isn’t just thinking. It’s sculpting your body.
But here’s the truth: Your mind can wound you. But can it heal you?
Story
Imagine Mr. Bean, a man with lungs riddled with holes from tuberculosis. The doctor prescribes surgery, six months in a hospital, $50,000. Shankaran balks. “$100. Fix me now.” The doctor shrugs: “For $100, I’ll touch up the X-ray.”
We laugh, but aren’t we all Mr. Bean? We want quick fixes. We believe if we think healthy, we’ll be healthy. But here’s the catch: Positive thoughts can’t mend physical holes.
Your mind isn’t a magic wand. It’s a double-edged sword.
Poison You Swallow
Think of resentment, anger, or hatred as poison. You sip it daily, hoping your enemy will die. But life doesn’t work that way. Drink poison, and only you suffer.
- Resentment? Acid in your veins.
- Anxiety? A vise around your lungs.
- Self-loathing? A slow bleed.
Your body isn’t a passive victim. It’s a mirror, reflecting every toxic thought. But once the damage is done—ulcers, chronic pain, a weakened heart—no amount of affirmations will stitch you back together.
Mind: Employee or Enemy?
Your mind is meant to be your most loyal employee. Yet, you’ve let it become a saboteur.
- It replays past hurts like a broken record.
- It projects future disasters like a doomsday film.
- It critiques your present like a merciless judge.
Why hire a mind if it burns down your life’s work?
The Hospital Tour No One Takes
The speaker urges: Visit a hospital monthly. See what happens when small poisons grow into storms.
- A businessman’s stress becomes a heart attack.
- A mother’s grief becomes autoimmune disease.
- A teenager’s anxiety becomes crippling insomnia.
These aren’t strangers. They’re warnings. Your mind’s “small” toxins can become life’s avalanches.
How to Fire the Saboteur, Hire the Healer
1. Stop Drinking Poison.
- Catch resentment mid-sip. Ask: Is this worth my life?
- Replace “I hate…” with “I release…” Breathe out the venom.
2. Prescribe Joy.
- Walk like the earth is kissing your feet. Dance in your kitchen. Sing off-key.
- Joy isn’t frivolous. It’s antidote.
3. Quit the Mental ER.
- Can’t “think away” cancer? Don’t try. Seek medicine, then marry it with mental peace.
- Healing is teamwork: doctors, drugs, and a mind that chooses life.
4. Take a You Vacation.
- Retreat. Sit silently. Watch your mind like a movie—drama, but not your drama.
- Whisper: “These thoughts are weather. I am the sky.”
Final Prescription
Your mind isn’t a cure-all. But it’s the gatekeeper.
- Before illness: It can build armor—calm, resilience, joy.
- During illness: It can partner with medicine, not defy it.
- Always: It can refuse to brew new poisons.
You came into this world with nothing. Every breath since is profit. Don’t squander it fermenting mental toxins.
The next time your mind whispers doom, laugh. Say: “Nice try. But I’m too busy walking gently on this planet.”
Then step outside. Breathe. And let the wind carry the poison away.
P.S. Still haunted by thoughts? Touch your chest. The heartbeat, the rise and fall—proof you’re alive. To heal, stop fighting ghosts. Start dancing with life.
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