It’s a strangely complex entity,
the human mind. Understanding and comprehending the mindset probably has had
thousands of authors write millions of lines trying to account for how this
curious essentiality works. So with me chipping in with some more, certainly
won’t do anyone much harm.
The human race is born, imbued
with the sense of being desirous of company. Particularly in today’s
materialistic world where survival just isn’t possible without the support of
your comrades and fellowmen. However what’s
peculiar is the type of company a personality chooses to be in, the pattern
making for a picturesque kaleidoscope.
History is replete with examples
of people aligning with a winning side. Nothing new. It’s human nature isn’t
it, to be lured towards preponderant company. Today the superiority may be
reflected in social status, intellect, number, creative vision or simply even
the persona of the members of peer group. Why this affiliation? Simply because
the human mind (in some cases) experiences a comfy snugness ensconced in more
accomplished company. The mind often, out of awe, makes the person take to
associating with someone superior in some form or the other. A prime example
would be inter-sex relationships where the fairer sex often has the luxury of choosing
a partner and is drawn towards the better abled man. Most wish to be friends
with an established, adroit person not just to improve by some of the dust that
shakes off him/her , but also it alleviates his/her image as perceived by
others. The company one chooses is often influenced by social status. An
association between two people of varying strata of society or may often be
precociously misconstrued owing to today’s dogmas, as an attenuation of the
higher man’s standards, thus greatly thinning its possibility. The strive
towards excellence begets alliances that may be instrumental in achievement of
proposed goal. Examples of such congressions are found everywhere in day-to-day
life.
It’s mystifying however as the
how much the mentality can differ from person to person.
“Birds of a feather flock
together”. The universal veracity of this famous idiom can be challenged with
the following. Some people tend to stick with people moderately inferior to
them. Such cases generally arise in intellectual backgrounds where the more
talented person enjoys a sense of security of position. The accomplishments of
the latter can alleviate him/her a pseudo king among the mass of lesser beings,
a feeling the mind can grow to derive faint pleasure out of. It germinates a
confidence watered and fed by jealousy owing to others in competition. So why this
change of mental disposition?
If one observes then a very subtle point common
to both these cases may noticed. The human
psychology is trained to act to achieve a state of mental confidence and
security. In the first case a person finds sanctuary in a group of paramounts which
probably gives him/her a sense of being better positioned than before with peer
support . Whilst in the second an accomplished person finds a safe haven in the
company of his/her subordinates as he/she may extract a faculty of invincibility
that definitely puts the mind at ease.
Thus it’s all about the mind
acting of it’s volition for us and shaping our thinking and actions to our own
benefit or disadvantage. It’s upto us as to how much leverage we give our mind
and voluntarily exercise our discretion for our best.
For the mind is after all
a strangely complex entity.
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