Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Finding Inner Peace in a Violent Environment through Social Work

The world can be quite a chaotic place for some people. If you have been brought up with acts of violence and aggression all around you, you may find it nearly impossible to come out of the negative cycle of harmful emotions. Out of the eight basic human emotions, five are negative, two are ambiguous, and only one is positive: happiness.                                        

Though these facts have a dreary air about them, the truth is that this knowledge can simplify things in your life. You only have one basic emotional state to achieve. Attaining this, takes focus and calming of the mind. Though you may not be in a position to control your environment, you have the ability to distance yourself from it, at least in your mind.

Once you do this, you may look at things from an outsider’s perspective and even empathize with people who are suffering the consequences of a reckless environment just the way you are. The best and probably most gratifying work is social work. Absolute selflessness is rewarded by strong and healthy relationships and the materialization of the joy that has been caused by you.

Consider such work when you are in times of trouble. Whenever you find your social environment difficult to handle, go to a home or school for differently-abled children. Human beings are social animals. Helping others allows you to feel a substantial amount of happiness because it is deeply ingrained in our limbic brains. Providing assistance to someone in need is as basic as eating or sleeping.  

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