How to Train Your Will Power to work for You
Many people fail to get ahead because theyhave no
willpower to do what they know they should be doing. Nor can they helpthemselves
to avoid the things which they know will ruin them. Man)' such peoplewould like
to give up smoking. to stop using drugs, or to avoid affairs outsideof marriage.
Many find that gambling or alcohol addiction is wrecking theirlives. Yet these
people have no willpower to set their life on the right course.They feel
helpless, they have to deal with a nagging conscience the pricks themwith what
they would have done. or should have done.
Yetthere are some strong-willed people
who seem to be able to do what they know isright and avoid what they know is
wrong. Such people experience peace of mindknowing that they are doing the right
thing. Their willpower is obviouslyworking for them.
But how do they do it? What is the
secret?The secret is that you can train your willpower.
Suppose youmade a resolution to skip
lunch for a month and actually stuck to your decision.You may save your lunch
money, lose a few pounds, develop sympathy for the poor,and give your digestive
system a much-needed rest. More importantly, you willstrengthen your
willpower.
The reason this
works is that youteach yourself to avoid lunch even when you know you could have
it if youdecide. Your stomach may growl. but you won't listen Thus you train
yourself toignore the calling of your lower physical self and reach for the
higher goals ofreal human achievement. Doing the right thing even when your
desires are callingfor something else.
Every year, for one month, able Muslimsgo
through a similar fasting exercise. They observe the fast as a
compulsorypractice which God prescribed in His revealed messages, especially in
the finalrevealed book. One of the many benefits they experience form fasting is
itstraining aspect.
The
willpower they develop in the one monthhelps them to continue doing the right
thing and avoiding the wrong throughoutthe year. They find the fast such an
effective method of spiritual training andof achieving closeness with their
creator that many Muslims also keep someadditional, optional fasts on other days
of the year.
Theyeat an
early breakfast before dawn and a late dinner after sunset. From dawn tosunset
they would have no food or drink; they would also refrain from sexualactivity.
Whereas the baser selves regularly call for these things, Muslimstrain
themselves with the help of God to fulfill their natural needs in the timeand
manner that God declared suitable for human dignity and well being.
During the fast Muslims also train
themselves to alwaysavoid lying, cheating, backbiting, and all manner of false
speech and immoralactions.
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