Ideas and concepts govern everything we do in this life, but only genuinely righteous and powerful can give us a life of meaning and true happiness. There are principles that govern life on Earth. All these are articulated and expressed in ideas or sets of ideas from physics to chemistry and biology. As for humans and human activity, everything we do revolves on ideas.
Without ideas, survival would not be possible. Without ideas, civilizations would not exist. Without ideas, there is no progress. Ideas made it possible to invent laws and commandments, communication, literature, and other concepts governing our lives and society. Ideas evolve just like human experience and time.
Today, ideas have become complex and, at times, improving basic concepts and philosophies, giving rise to other modern ideas. Ideas have enslaved generations, and in the modern era, ideas have become a commodity as well. Such is the power of ideas over our daily lives. But how do powerful ideas help us attain meaningful and prosperous lives?
The ideas we conceive and nurture become realities. Therefore, if we want to live a happier and meaningful life, we must first envision it in our minds.
Colossians: Verse by Verse is a book by Dr. Jack Hetzel, and in the book, he explains that every reality that we make comes from our visions, empowered by ideas we conceive. Every single thing begins with an idea, and we become what we imagine or envision. This fundamental relationship between ideas and actions is affirmed by psychologists, philosophers, scientists, and even those who study religion.
And while ideas will constantly be subjected to tangible factors and other elements, they will always persevere to become a reality. Inventions begin with a hypothesis based on an idea before it is subjected to experiment processes, evaluation, and eventually into an invention or product.
Our lives go through the same narrative arc. We live and then die, but each undergoes various processes, journeys, experiments, and challenges. How we fill in the years of our existence depends mainly on the ideas we encounter and embrace. If we want to live happy, successful, and meaningful lives, we must embrace and nurture ideas that will propel us to those realities.
Ideas that are grounded in God’s truth and righteousness are not only feasible but also empower us to live less complicated lives.
The path to living a full and meaningful life has to go through all four zones of existence: comfort zone, fear zone, learning zone, and growth zone. And in all these stages or zones, ideas play a vital role in navigating from one to the next. But that is just one aspect or category of living a full life and meaningful life. Aside from taking calculated risks, other aspects include:
- Knowing your priorities.
- Living in the moment.
- Being kind to others.
- Staying firm and true to your values.
- Keeping an open mind.
- Taking actions for the ideas thatyoutruly want to execute.
These general ideas are all grounded in righteousness and positivity.
Going back to Dr. Jack Hetzel, he explains that we must align and base our ideas on the Almighty Father’s dynamic truth to understand and validate the correctness of our ideas fully. This makes sense because the Lord’s truth and righteousness are present to guide us in attaining and enjoying a moral and blessed life, one that is free from actions that may lead us to suffer, regret, and be lonely.
Ideas that are grounded on moral truths are the ones that genuinely empower us as well as others to be responsible, kind-hearted, and happy human beings. It is easier to go through life if we are free of any unnecessary burden, contented, and free from anxiety, depression, and hatred.
Coming into this world, we are presented with existing concepts that will guide us in attaining a happy and contented life. There are principles, concepts, scriptures, commandments, and other preconceived ideas. All we have to decide is whether we choose to embrace these noble ideas or live the opposite way. In the end, whatever ideas we choose will determine our actions and, eventually, the kind of life we live.
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