I have always had the thought that being alone can be really dangerous and can also cause boredom and trust me when there is boredom a lot of things go through our minds. That is when we understand our true thoughts. Our mind can be really dangerous if we allow it to decide for us. Boredom once gave me the thought of jumping off a 2-story building because I felt it wasn't far, not because I wanted to commit suicide, but because I just wanted to play alone. Being alone can cause boredom but it's not the main thing that causes boredom, you can be alone and might not be too bored.
Boredom can be dangerous, boredom does not necessarily mean being alone or staying alone, you can be in the midst of a crowd and still be bored there, or even in the midst of friends and still be bored there. I grew up being an introverted person all my life, it took me time and experiences to adjust this my feelings, and trust me when I adjusted I understood what boredom really meant. Then when I was alone, or bored I just sit does to reflect on things around me, and trust me it may seem a bit complex.
Boredom has made me do so many things that I feel ashamed to share with anyone, I know most people will also have these kinds of crazy experiences too. I remember going to a friend's house and doing some naughty things and getting rejected then, it caused a serious fight and the neighbour was even asking me what really happened but I could not share my foolishness and the person too did not say anything if not I would have been really embarrassed then. I also did stupid things being alone especially my first time gaining freedom from home where I went to college and university my early years were really crazy man, I did a lot of weird stuff. Thank Jesus for my life I am saved now.
One way I try to fight against boredom is to distract my mind from where I am now and not to give in to it. I would rather, watch videos, play music, or call a friend at that moment to ease my mind, i know when my mind is free from these thoughts a lot of freedom can befall me. The mind can really be dangerous if we are not careful about how we expose ourselves to it and get well-informed about it.
Life can be easy and soft when we understand our weaknesses, never aim to fight it it might weaken us but try to reduce and avoid it by starving whatever fuels that weakness or boredom. This is what I do, I might get bored but I make sure to avoid my mind from having negative thoughts, and when I begin to imagine negative thoughts I try to starve those thoughts and distract my mind from it completely.
This is my entry to Hive learners weekly prompt, week 194 episode 1.
All images gotten from Gemini
