Social media is both a dark and brilliant thing for mental health.
It is very interesting how the media came to the world. At first, it started with stories told by moonlight by our grandparents to connect us and teach us to become better. And as days,months, and years passed by, things changed. From gathering under the tree to hear a story, the world took a turn toward reading books, watching TV, and interacting on social media, which has paved more ways to see things differently.
However, just as the media can connect us, it can also tear us apart, especially when people can't think for themselves and rely on the internet for a lot of things. The internet can either teach us or ruin us depending on how we use it. Well, I do enjoy visiting YouTube apart from Hive because of the other things I learn being there. I enjoy how seeing its algorithm gives me more content on my recent search, which helps me with how to make things or use things, and these things make personal growth easier.
Gone are the days when novels, TV shows, and famous are there to inspire us. I do not know for the rest of the world, I am speaking for my country because a lot of things have changed but despite that, I have read novels, watched TV shows and have been fortunate to come across famous individuals who had made a reasonable impact to the history of the world and just reading about them have taught me beyond words could.
My mom is the first famous individual who made me see the need for minimalism. She didn't just use her words, but her actions were louder. They showed me how to simplify things for my personal growth. When it comes to spending, managing finances, homemaking, and whatnot, all was done and dusted with no stress.
Instead of just teaching and teaching, she sometimes just watches to see what we would do in certain obvious situations and if we ended up not doing the right thing, she continues watching until we do the right thing. She allows us to face the consequences. It is just like living in a messed up room and expecting things to be in order. Haha.
Her act made me embrace more minimalism practice and made me reason for myself. Seeing things my way, not just watching any sort of movies or reading any sort of books because I believe that whatever I consume shapes me. Therefore, I saw the need to engage in meaningful conversation and every other way to make the minimalist lifestyle easier.
I recently saw a movie and I have to admit it was amazing. It is a true life story of a family (father, mother and their six children) who were once rich but turned poor and their journey on how they had to simplify things for the new life they had to live. The movie was inspirational, educative and as well entertaining, and seeing such gave me more reason to continue living the simplified life I have as I journey through life.
Speaking of novels, there is also a novel that I read in my younger days that I will never forget, "Faceless." It is a Ghanaian novel that I fell in love with. Apart from the action-packed moments it showed, it was also entertaining and taught its readers a huge lesson depending on how you read it, and understood it I think, lol.
Whatever we read or consume tells a lot about us. There's always a huge difference between a person that plants his/her crops and eats from it to someone who prefers eating at the best restaurants, eating junks or canned food regularly. Their body system will say a lot by the life they are living. Being a minimalist doesn't mean one is poor. It is just a way of seeing a better yet simple way to do things that will help our personal growth, and it is interesting how these things can inspire us.
With this, here comes a song by Katty Perry titled, "Roar"...” I hope you have fun listening and could really get the message in it.
Image Used Is Mine and Video Used Is From #YouTube.
Still yours truly,
Balikis.
Thanks for reading and listening.
Peace be unto those who crave it and more to those who chase it away.