The importance of being earnest

Only a person who is emotionally ‘grown-up’ understands that life is not easy, and so taps fulfilment, not just success, by working earnestly towards reaching and achieving goals. This is a holistic target that one sets for oneself, and also for helping others on the way, while improving one’s own emotional index. A matured level of emotional acceptance begins when we have ‘positive’ emotions, even when they are yet to gain the levels of what philosophers refer to as the totality of one’s experience.
Taking responsibility for our actions and consequences is one thing. Living that experience, or emotionally mature life, is another. However, this may be possible. You will climb a few notches up the ladder of conscious experience once you allow your thought process to perceive things as they are, or experience the interconnectedness of things, and establish empathy with others.
When one is emotionally mature, one is able to express oneself without vacillation, fear or favour. No feelings of uncertainty or callous intent will cloud one’s psyche. You’ll reach a higher level on the plane of awareness and bring about tangible results in terms of change and personal growth. You’d call this an elevated state — not just the preserve of saints, but an achievable prospect for each of us. This is ‘transformation’ of our tiny resources which would have, perhaps, remained untapped before. It relates to the loss of prejudice, or a refined sense of self. In other words, a sense of the self exemplified as free will, or volition. It is tantamount to letting go of the emotional suitcase we all carry — or, an earnest attempt on the road to self-discovery.
Emotions have a lot to do with creativity and vice versa. This does not mean that all of us should be poets, or writers. Far from it. What you express is creativity. Driving your car, or guiding an objective to completion, is creativity. When you give room and freedom to what you do creatively, you will reveal your true self. You will also let others know what talents and interests will be rewarding in a given situation. You will now find genuine folks who appreciate your creative and emotional vibes — you will also know those that don’t, or so much care a damn for who you are. This is all part of life, or living a life in the fast, or slow lane.
Most of us fear letting people get close to us. This is wrong. Only when you let go the shackles of your sense of insecurity, will you also initiate a greater chance of attracting people with characteristics and interests. Just let go your fear or complex, suspend your judgment, and learn to let people know more about you. You will see how things change for you and for others too.
You’d call the centre of your personality the soul. In other words, your ‘soulful’ of emotions, feelings, spirit, or strength of mind. Emotions are not pests of troubled ideas; they are the most important engines of our behaviour. Remember, it’s only when you allow your emotional responses to mature, would you be able to bring about a harmonious revolution in your thinking and behaviour.
The best way to rev-up our emotional quotient of life is to discard some of our past, unwanted behaviours. We’d all achieve this much-required podium by understanding oneself, our inner call, vision, and consciousness — a new-found state that helps us to release our edgy emotions, uncertainties, depression, fear, and gloom.