Now, I'd like you to carefully read the Wikipedia excerpt that follows this one.
In a culture of taught helplessness and loss, “what they cannot achieve is communicated to individuals so strongly by the environment that individuals accept losing in advance without even attempting, regardless of their ability to succeed, the possibilities in front of them, or the conditions they encounter.”
Is this something you've heard someone say in the past?
In India, when elephants are young, they are staked with a thick chain to keep them from running away. In the beginning, the baby elephant tried everything he could to get rid of it, and he tried it many times, but he was unsuccessful in his attempts to reverse the situation and regain his freedom. Of course, a baby elephant will be unable to break the chain or pull the stake out of the ground. Years later, the elephant is still capable of removing the stake and chain in a single motion, but it never attempts to do so since it feels it is incapable to accomplish the task.
Obviously, animals are not the only ones who have this concept. When we are unable to accomplish what we are capable of achieving, it is not because we lack capacity, but rather because of what we think or do not challenge, that is defined as learned helplessness. Taught helplessness refers to our environment teaching in us the belief that we are powerless in a systematic manner.
Consider our recent occurrences, and I realise that we have been pushed into a state of socially imposed powerlessness. Despite the difficulties, I watch beautiful PEOPLE who hold on to one another and help one another in times of difficulty, disaster, or natural calamity. I'm noticing a surge in the amount of people who refuse to submit to taught helplessness, who resist, and who are SURE about what they believe.
Even if the elephant attached to such chains had the necessary power, he may acquire courage if he comes across a single elephant who has managed to break his chain of tethering. We can break free from this shackle by demonstrating to one another that the sense of helplessness we're attempting to instil isn't based on reality. " Otherwise, we may be forced to continue alive at the behest of those who "bind" us, which would be a terrible fate.
This is not a straightforward technique. The stress of health, economic, and political worries has taken its toll on all of us. Nutrient intake is more crucial than it has ever been. To be thankful for our relatives, loved ones, and the things that we have is especially beneficial during difficult times like these. Consider the following points as well: When it comes to the future, what can we expect?
How do we want to live, and what values do we want to uphold, in the world we want to live in? What are our alternatives for dealing with everything that has happened? What can we, as individuals, do to make a difference in the world we live in? A text, a smile, assisting an animal, assisting another human, or gathering 100 people: how do you make a difference? What exactly happened to our domain name?
Even simply addressing these questions can assist us in transitioning from a state of despair to one of purpose and inspiration.
“Don't be afraid!” he exclaims at the start of our national anthem. Individual independence means not being financially or spiritually reliant on anyone, and not being subject to anyone's orders. A fearful state of mind prevents us from thinking clearly and allows us to more readily accept what others have to say. Being self-sufficient comes only when we have conquered our fears. But don't be afraid, brother; rise to the opportunity and break free from your chains. Aristocratic blood ran through the veins of authority, human civilization, and the history all pointed to the same place: the past.