The difference between information and truth … When we deceive our minds

     In the previous article about opinions; I talked about important matter, concerning the truth, and our information (the truth as we know it). And I mentioned that we know many wrong things, but we consider them like a truth. That happens for many different reasons.

    During the centuries of our humanity in this earth; the truth was a source of disturb and it made a lot of problems in the patterns of thinking for people.

   The physicist Galileo paid his life as a price for his scientific researches about the heliocentric. And many others too, only because they gave the truth where the people aren't so ready to get it, or they can’t understand it clearly because they don’t know all details about the matter. And when you don’t know about something if it exists or no, it doesn't mean necessarily that you know really the non-existence of it. So it’s possible that there is something but only you don’t know about it.

    This condition still always between people, just the difference is in the time, in the matter and its type, scientific, historic, politic, religious. ..etc. and  because it still always; that it means there are more details they don’t know them, else the people will change the opinion. I can give more examples here: in history we all know about the worse age which called idiomatically by “the dark ages”. In these ages the humanity was flopping in obscurities of ignorance, and conflicts about thrones and a lot of wars on this earth. Where the power and strength were the judge to resist and survive.

    This is main idea about these times in the history. But the truth which the world doesn’t know is : that in the same time of “dark ages” in Europe; they were the golden ages in the southern side of the world. The Muslim civilization was from Iberian Peninsula in the west (Spain now), to the Chinese-Indian confines (in the east). The north of Africa – for example – received a lot of scientific missions of students, to study in their institutions in different domains, and also the same in Damascus, Cairo in east.

    In the same ages; this civilization brought to the humanity many and many of inventions and facilities for life, lifestyles, in medicine, agriculture, mathematics, physics, chemistry, architecture arts, and human sciences, even in transportation ways (the first researches and tries of flying were in these ages before the wright brothers).

    In the same ages the mathematicians were thinking deeply and hard to find a solution for the calculating system, and they succeed to invent “the zero”, that brought a lot of solutions in the world, also the first true geographic map of the world, …. and hundreds of examples too.

    I read many different articles in newspapers and magazines, these articles are of professors and people are very cultivated and analysts too. But in my reading; I don’t agree with all their opinions and their thoughts, and I tell myself “ yes i agree with you in this idea, but I’ve another view”, then I read more and “ no I don’t agree with you here, I don’t see the same as you see exactly,..”…etc. So before getting any information and believe it; I put my filter on my mind and I start to analyse it too. Then I’ll decide if it’s certain like 1+1=2, or I need more details about that before decision.

    Before writing these words; I watched a scientific documentary confirms that the truth isn’t always the same as we know it or as we think it. Because – sometimes – we can deceive the minds with tricks and let the minds to believe this deception, because of the details aren’t all clear for all. And another angle can give us other information, right?

    Don’t believe all what you see or what you hear, you need always more details to separate between the information and the truth.

Who are the best people in the world?

   People work to make valuable career and achieve many different achievements in their lives, we’re always looking for the best situation of life and nobody disagree with this way.

   We all need help to realize something important in the life, regardless to the percentage of this help is big or small.

   The nice people are: who have good qualities and nice ethics, these people are very welcome from the society, and they're very respectful also, because the society appreciates so much in its depths that.

   I read sometimes in news (in newspapers or international magazines), about people who founded the organizations for charity, to give foods for hungry people, to provide the pure water or the basic services for health, to contribute in the education’s operations, and …… a lot of them.

   They don’t look for the fame because already they’re. But I can interpret that in some words: “these people know very well how to live their lives”, they find way among the ways of happiness in life, and they understand how they can make their lives so interesting life.

  The morality - which I mean here today - is about ourselves: me, you, and everybody reads now with me:

   How much do you see yourself important and useful in this life? How can you evaluate your contribution in your society? In your town; at least in your road between home and work? You greet your neighbours, you stand in the bus to let the older people to sit,..etc. these are the true meanings of the helpful person in the society.

   We all have many advantages, many sources of livelihood; they differ from a person to another, you’ve the respectful job, and good educational level, the well-off and pleasant life, good conditions in your lifestyle. But if I’ve the right to ask you something: when it was the last time where you helped somebody in his (her) personal life? Or where you gave (someone in need in the street) a little from your money? When ( it was the last time) where you visited your friend who needs you really?

   Sometimes I think; if we gather all our money (and our welfares) which we've in the life in one side, and all people in the second side. I see that these graces can be available for everyone and enough to guarantee a respectful life to everybody too. But this is only a theoretical thinking.

    We can’t change the world; but we can change our worlds, and we can control our lives. And when everybody do that; we’ll feel the difference in the conditions of society. You can see the difference even if it’s small, and they look so simple behaviours really. That it brings the happiness to you and that will be the first step to make the changing - it’s to start by ourselves -.

   “The best people are the most useful to others; the most helpful; the best people are who can provide valuable means to help people around them, even by their words, or their smiles only”. You can measure yourself according to these criteria. Because the life has no meaning without sharing the good things with others.

   One thing more I remember now; your achievements inside the family, if you try to be useful person out home, you must do more in home to be serviceable person to the family, to be the best of the best people. You don’t forget one of these two sides - home and outside -, but you can always balance between them. 

And remember : the best people are the most helpful people.

the meditation it's also a way to find ourselves.

In this universe; the mankind is one among the creatures, the god is the most generous, when he created the human in the best look (appearance) and gave him the mind. This mind is the only mean to differ between the human-being, and everything   else. And also, only mean to insure the thinking before doing.

    The human thought and he created wonderful civilizations during centuries; he invented the machines, transportations means, communicating ways, and organizing for the lifestyles…etc. to make his life easier always and more comfort. It’s the origin of instinct to think always to reach the best cases and ideality.

    So we can’t imagine the life without the existence of thinking; else this strong power (the mind) will be inactive and we waste very important energy from human energies. So how can we invest in this power in everywhere we’re?

    I always read from the Qur’an some verses which say:

“ Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding. Those who remember Allah (always, and in prayers) standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and think deeply about the creation of the heavens and the earth, (saying): "Our Lord! You have not created (all) this without purpose, glory to You!” 3, verse 190  (searchtruth.com)

“Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):…” 42, verse 24 (searchtruth.com)

“So let man see from what he is created! ….” 86, verse 5 (searchtruth.com)

     And other verses too confirm the same thing, and classify the meditation (in universe) as one of practical adorations. Also there are many other concepts in other cultures say the same. Because the need to meditation for repairing our souls and our lives generally. Many different nations of people, and the same thing from animals in wilds, birds, insects, ..Etc. Several lifestyles which we should look at them (carefully) and extract the moralities and the lessons (from them) for our future. So what we mean exactly by the meditation?

    The meditation is the thinking (reflection) in the natural phenomenons, daily events, and in all creatures in this universe, even in yourself as a human.

    The scientists know that, and they follow their pure instincts, and they derive a lot of products, achievements from the universe. Because they meditate very well in the natural and universal phenomenons, and observe any system to get the information.

     Many events happen in our lives, we just see them as simple events or coincidences only. We neglect the need of meditation in all these, although it’s necessary for the spirits. Also the meditation is the only way to renew this human energy –the mind- and to spend (in the same time).

     A lot of moments in your life can provide to you a great and precious conclusions, only through the meditation in these moments, when you tender with weak people, be tolerant with wrong people, generous with others whom are in needs,….etc. without asking them for *thanking* or asking any other thing as a recompense in contrast of your good treatment.

     We can’t make the life better - and easier - if we don’t get many good qualities like the patience, kindness, smartness, knowledge, lessons…) and we can’t get them if we don’t reach to real precious modalities in the human life, and these modalities won’t be inside us if we don’t meditate in this universe and inspire from its phenomenons, and its events (our daily events).

     Your thinking – deeply - (in this world and all what happen in it) brings the wisdom to you, and it’ll help you always make the best decisions in your life, and let you choose between many available choices).

      Look differently to your life and what happens in it, you’ll find your human soul, and you’ll feel yourself realizing your roles, and the reasons for your existence in this life.

where is your opinion ..in your personal issues?

    The mankind is based on social life, and no one can continue a normal life lonely. Which means; it’s necessary to deal with people in everywhere. Some people thank you when you behave kindly with them, and they appreciate that (you’re wonderful, good person, kind …etc.), these are - of course - their opinions about you in this time. In contrast; we can see some misunderstood, or conflicts with relatives, friends, neighbours, or colleagues, even from teachers unfortunately, also we hear like that from teachers, and we hear some descriptions like (you’re so bad person, selfish, stupid, arrogant ...etc.) The descriptions which represent their temporary views about you also, right?

    The pretty thing is that we all hear the both of opinions in different degrees, and that proves that the human isn’t perfect to handle – rightly - everything in front of him; absolutely. But the bad thing is when these views be part of your fate and they bring to you many psychological pressures and mental problems, to be upset, or egoist, desperate, depressed, it can be worse when you lose the confidence in yourself. And you don’t feel yourself an ordinary person like others because of a small changing in your psychology. Then it’ll be difficult to deal with people and treat them even to achieve your goals.

  To overcome your fears from the future, to override these obstacles and realize something you desire in the life, it’s important to know some things:

-         As we said in the previous article; not all what you know is the absolute truth, and maybe a lot of matters which we believe in them, (these matters) they are only some opinions, and they couldn’t be true always. Even the matter how others see you on it

-         All what you hear (from others) about yourself, they’re just views also, depending to the angle which they see you, and they think about you. Even many opinions are similar sometimes, but they still only opinions and they form a part from the truth (because of the similarities in views of many people), and not all the truth.

-         The best way to treat them is to revise yourself and your steps, to look back to your thinking ways and your attitudes with people, in order to regulate these steps, and enhance toward the best. To think maybe you’re wrong in something to make people don’t understand your intentions.

-         The truth is fixed that they stay opinions, and they can change in different moment to the both: best or worse, and remember always that the opinions of people in you; don’t refer or express you necessarily. But the more important thing is your view and your opinion about yourself, after revising (all these data, opinions, conditions around you), revise these reasons together to make your clear view about yourself.

    Now it’s the your minute to think in your opinion about yourself, to do not insult your mind, and to trust more yourself in the next steps, because the life is continued.

where’s your opinion .. in the global issues

   The reading of all events in world makes many different analyses, and the basic resource in world of getting information today is the media, where we can through it, we can make our opinions in these matters from the several opinions shown on media. And that confirms the impossibility of media to be objective in showing the truth for people, for these reasons, i chose the media as a powerful resource. But unfortunately many of these opinions become ours too, and more, they become our convictions.  And we often talk and behave in starting from these ideas. Though the truth (sometimes) isn’t the same as we know it and not all what we know is the truth.

 So these opinions control us although they aren’t absolute, and they guide our decisions and views in life too.

   The most striking example I know now is : the bad image in world of Muslims as a nation, many accuses, hate, revulsion , and marginalization ...etc., all that just appear when people hear the word “Muslim”, regardless to the person or his origins, or his education. And we see clearly the stereotype which isn’t based on truth, but on some opinions only of intellectual currents. “ There the damage in reflection of people when these opinions become convictions “. Consequently; the final judgment won’t be true and fair enough always, and wrong in many times. Later I’ll talk more about this topic (what we really know).

    Here I wanted to warn you about some things, what do you say about all what you hear? Do you agree with all these opinions, and you accept them like absolute truth, and you believe in them? (Just because of harmonization with your tendencies). Or the right thing is to look for the truth through searching about all aspects before make a judgment?.

  When we’ve more information, we’ll have new view often and different opinions, and we can’t never find more information if we just rely on the same resources (by the way, the only resource here is the media).

  Generally this is the reality, but I want to focus on the individual in his close world, with relatives, friends, and colleagues. As the media affect our positions and our minds in different matters; also, the people around us affect our views and our minds in personal issues. In the next article, I’ll give some logical ideas to overcome the pressures (coming through opinions of these people) about the personal life.

The rights & confines:

  The liberty represents a philosophical problem, where philosophers divided between 2 ways, who says it’s absolute for the human, and in contrast who sees it’s limited in confines. And every one among them has his arguments to confirm his opinion. We don’t want to broaden in this matter through the philosophical aspect because of the aim here is to light the way and give a general idea about “ the freedom of expression”, in the time where it becomes one of top issues in world today, with several faces and aspects.

  A lot of slogans are on, in the name of human rights (generally), or women rights, minorities …etc, which proving that the world in confused between many opinions because of “ambiguity in definitions “, and in this way the concept changes from person to another. And that also brings the diversity in positions and reactions too.

  If we say that the human being has the right to do everything he want, so that’s an arguments of individual liberty, and democratic life in society, if we can say that, so is it possible to justify the abuse of somebody to others as a freedom in conducts ? Furthermore; if I choose driving in highway but in the opposite direction, or acclaim in street with rude speaking and ugly words, only because i want to do that, is it logical??!!! I think this doing couldn’t be expected only when the person is fugitive or mad. And this blindly acting and it isn’t a real right from human rights.

 We give another example; when you hear on TV,  and you receive daily letters mocking from you, because they don’t like your orientations, or what are precious for you, aren’t the same for them. Can we call that as a freedom of speech too?? !!!

Every person, part, or nation, …etc, has a set of sanctities and symbols, which mean models for them in whole life. Is it logical to accuse these symbols and abuse them because they aren’t valuable to me? I think it’s not, or there is another incitation to this stupid doing ..maybe?

 We can’t imagine the democratic reality which considers the freedom of expression, without control and define the concept of this kind of liberties and define that in every domain, so what do we mean by the freedom of expression?

   Maybe somebody says: it means to say (everything I want) about every matter even if the saying includes an abuse to others, other replies: when they accuse me, I couldn’t stay silent, and here we’ll have a mess, a conflict. The act which looks like a liberty in first opinion, this second sees it as an abuse. And that means: if the opinion is mocking and not building, surely it’s a provocation like what it’s happening in policies or gov criticism.

   But to override by your opinion to accuse sacral rites of other communities with no reason, so nobody agrees to you where it is not your business to judge them if they’re right or wrong, whatever in their reflection or religion. And the precise definition which we can give it to “the freedom of expression” is: the liberty of individual (or organizations or authorities) in opinion through his doing or saying stops where it is the end of freedom of others, and no right to override that or abuse them, because they all have the right in their own doings and beliefs, if they don’t touch the beliefs of others communities too. That’s what I meant by the second example (about TV’s ridiculing), when we see many means of media do that to insult communities or nations. In order that shouldn’t be a target to provoke them under the name of freedom.

   In this way we reach the imperative truth:

The freedom of individual “of sound mind” in his opinion, undergoes to confines dictated by his mind, (just to prevent him from assaulting others), without causing any damage or loss of his rights. This concept can be applied to institutions and organizations in the same time.

The transition (oscillation) between the 3 worlds (part 03)

    Many reasons which make this diversity between people, and sometimes make their interests look so small, close and absurd in many times. Among them, the education’s systems in first class, followed by the social conditions of families, in result of bad economic funding, especially in poor countries where their people live only on less than 2 € per month. Furthermore; the historical factor plays an important role to form the living patterns and destabilizing the cultural identity.

   The wars in world contributed in this diversity too, especially the imperial forces which were accompanied by different projects touching the cultural aspects, religious, social and economic too for local citizens who suffered from that for many decades and even now. Also the evacuation toward the mountains and highlands; that make with time (between generations) the ignorance and defeatist mentality, with big interesting only to getting the Livelihoods, and only just to guarantee the continuity. And become (between people) the material and personal benefits more priority than the principles and semitic values in society. Their effects appear in the social life from the simple treatments and deals in daily life to the big levels where we can see it clearly.

    This matter is individual and concerning everybody, therefore the possibility to find it in every society is certain. Because of the commanding conditions are the same, but the effects only change from a person to another.

   The educational level of individual (of educated people) achieves a progress in reflection and helps them more to make important interests with value. But it can’t be an articular criterion, because sometimes we find a contradiction with this description (unfortunately).

   Archives of history, registered the names of people were great in the past, not because of their social positions or their material capacities; but the reason was how much were stable and constant on their principles and values, and sacrificing of them. Starting from a deep belief in them, in contrast; others who don’t remember even themselves, because their value (in society) is associated with their interests , and measured by their ambitions, and mental or tangible products.