Over a year ago, I told my life as a fantasy story (this article). I began my journey to find a legendary place: the Sunlight Country.
Then, a month ago, I saw the sun for the first time in my life (this article). It was a long way.
Finally, I have arrived at the destination. Let’s put an end to this part of the story.
How to live more easily
Sometimes, we want to know how to live, especially if we have unique individuality. We cannot live the same way as our surroundings.
In other words, we have to find our way of life for ourselves.
That makes our lives difficult because there is no typical precedent. We cannot have enough rewards, no matter how hard we struggle.
That is why we want to make our lives easier.
I was also in such a situation. I have been searching for a way to live well my whole life. Then, I have finally found an answer.
I conclude that cultivating logical sense makes it happen. Pay attention to the stress on your body. It includes your emotions. Then, make rational judgments with your consciousness. That solves your mental problems but also gives you an easier life.
Today, I will explain the mental state when we achieve balance as the end of this long journey.
Empathy and logical sense
If we are empathic and logical, we have two senses: empathy and logical sense.
Intense empathy and a poor logical sense cause our mental problems and the difficulty of life.
Perhaps it would be inevitable if we had such a nature. This is because empathy is more instinctive than logical sense.
Empathy appears naturally, even without learning. It is an instinctive brain function that emerges around age 10.
On the other hand, logical sense requires learning and practice. We have to consciously make rational judgments for our lives.
However, we often don’t have an opportunity for them. Our parents and the schoolteachers only instruct us to obey the authorities and the rules.
That causes our poor logical sense. In other words, continuous conscious judgment based on rationality gives us mental balance, allows us to show our potential, and makes our lives easier.
Reduce the weight of your imagination
As we increase rational judgments, we reduce judging based on images. In other words, we gradually recognize that imagination has prevented our happiness.
We have to get rid of certain styles. This is because they are parts of imagination that hinder rationality.
I was also bound by the images. In my case, I have long preferred minimalism and a low-carb diet. In addition, one person I respect said that bright clothes make me look bright, so I had always chosen clothes with light, natural colors. He also told me that it is better to respond energetically, so I did so. On top of that, I had long sought what kind of lifestyle would suit me. I believed independence would suit me for a long time.
All of them were irrational judgments. In other words, pursuing one ideal style was the source of confusion. They prevented my happiness.
After realizing that, I gave up these certain styles and relied on my rationality.
A life being given
Following rationality feels like a way of life that is given rather than gained. Rationality provides me with the necessary things for each moment.
Sometimes, rationality gives us dark clothes, even if we have the image that bright ones suit us.
That means that we update our image and style to fit rationality. That improves our lives.
Rationality gives us abundance. There are neither positive nor negative aspects from the perspective of rationality. It is not a good or a bad thing to be given or to receive abundance.
In other words, choosing based on images has limited our options. If we select based on rationality, we will realize plenty of options that we can use.
For example, I can gather edible wild plants. It tells me that I don’t have to work to buy vegetables. An opportunity was right at my feet. I didn’t notice it for a long time.
We have many unnoticed opportunities around us, such as in terms of sources of income, clothing, food, possessions, and lifestyles. Our images are making them invisible to us. We can improve them immediately when we start to judge rationally.
Living also as a child
We live on what is given instead of seeking an ideal way of life. That is a rational life that enriches us.
It is the same mental state in which children are fed by their parents. The children are us. The parents are rationality. The more we trust it, the more at ease we can be as children. It has great potential. It is easy for rationality to feed and grow us.
In other words, empathy forces us to be adults. Logical sense allows us to be children. We can regain balance by reclaiming our childhood nature.
When I trusted my rationality, I saw an image in my mind of people living under the bright sun. They were half adults and half children. They also lived by being given, not only by obtaining.
I realized that I had been bad at receiving. I have always wished to live by just receiving things like a child because I was forced to be an adult.
Rationality allowed me that. I decided to just receive abundance like a child for a while. That fulfilled me. I regained my childhood nature. That complemented what I was missing.
I realized that I was in the Sunlight Country I longed for. I understand how other people with individuality live. I have found it.
I finally cleared my confusion. That made me shed tears of joy.
Conclusion
That was the end of a part of my story.
Make rational judgments with your consciousness if you are empathic and logical. That solves your mental problems but also gives you an easier life.
Although a long part of my story ends here, I will begin a new start.
Thank you for reading this article. I hope to see you in the next one.
