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The Power of Belief
The power of belief results because we act based on our beliefs and then our actions create our reality. Any belief we have whether it is true or not can change they way we respond to events in our lives. Therefore we have ultimate control over our lives if we choose to shape our beliefs to serve us rather than vice versa.
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Belief precedes knowledge. We see our world through a filter, shaping the facts to fit our pre-existing beliefs. Did your mother ever say, "Don't go out with wet hair, you'll catch a cold." For most of us, when new facts come to light that support our belief system, we assimilate them. When new facts call our beliefs into question, we ignore them. My health improved dramatically when I decided, "I don't do sick!" |
Beliefs are powerful in that they shape the kind of society we create. People that believe others are aggressive and violent treat their neighbors with suspicion and distrust. Is it any wonder arguments breaks out. Communities built on this premise develop into aggressive and war faring societies.
A society that believes in domination and control will be stratified and
hierarchical. A society that believes making money is the key to happiness
will be competitive and materialistic.
Power is belief. At some point in our evolution we gave up social power—the
power of community—and allowed it to be seized by one person or group. This
apparent usurpation is all the more startling when we realize that power is
based on simple belief. By allowing ourselves to be convinced that someone
else is stronger, more knowledgeable, more moral, closer to God, or just
more powerful (whatever that means) than we are, we have in effect
participated in our own enslavement.
Belief is irrational. Few of us examine our beliefs critically. We accept
what we are taught by our parents, our teachers, our priests, our friends,
the media. Since human beings seem to be largely irrational by nature, it is
not surprising that we have irrational beliefs. But irrational beliefs can
be positive and creative, or they can be destructive. A good example of a
destructive irrational belief is the belief in God.
God is a social construct, a model for organizing society. God was invented
by men to control others. Since God is perceived as a supreme being, that
means all others are lesser beings. The God-model is hierarchical, and it is
reflected in the structure of our society. Vertical power relationships are
not the only way societies can be organized. Yet our hierarchy habit has
visited untold misery and destruction on the world.
Belief entails responsibility. Because we choose our beliefs, we must be
accountable for our convictions, rather than blindly accepting ideas that
have been passed down to us. If we have control of our beliefs, and beliefs
can shape the world, why not believe in something positive? Instead of
embracing cults of sacrifice and death, why not acquire beliefs that are
life affirming? Rather than adopting social models that grind us down and
bleed us of dignity and self-esteem, why not choose beliefs that can bring
out the best in our human nature?
Beliefs can change. Not easily, but it can happen. Beliefs change when
significant events in our lives touch our hearts. Intellectual arguments
rarely change beliefs.
Be careful what you believe because it's true.
Updated:
01-Jun-2008
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