Mental Mystery – Why is there something rather than nothing?

Why is there something instead of nothing? This question might sound extremely odd because it really is odd. The reason for this might depend on how you perceive this question. Either this question might seem extremely profound to you or it might seem plain stupid. This is a question often asked in the philosophical world. In fact, it is one of the best philosophical questions out there.

To answer this philosophical mystery, one will have to understand two important terms namely, ‘reasons’ and ‘causes’. Let us take one of the most popular questions of all time to understand this. “Why did the chicken cross the road?” The answer to this question is the chicken’s reasons. Its reasons comprise its beliefs, intentions, its hopes and its desires, and so on. The only probable answer to this is that it wanted to get to the other side. On the other hand, if someone asked a question like “Why is the temperature across the earth constantly rising?” For this, one will have to look into the causes of the phenomena. One will have to look for an explanation that describes what exactly the causes for this rise in temperature are. Using this analogy, let us now try to answer the question, “Why is there something instead of nothing?” In order to answer this philosophical mystery, it is important to clarify whether we are asking about the reasons for this question, or if we are inquiring about the causes.

There is no reasoning to this question apart from the fact that God is supreme and omnipotent. However, the downside to this argument is that it will instantly be rejected by people who do not believe in God. This argument is rendered invalid if some people claim that there is no God.

The next approach to this question is by considering what the causal explanation for this question would be. One of the most popular theories that talk about the creation of the universe is the Big Bang theory. Some claim the Big Bang theory to be the first event to have occurred in the universe. It was only after this event that other events occurred. But there needs to be a cause for the first event as well. The result of such a logic would be an endless loop of causes and one would arrive at no answer.

This is why the question that we are trying to answer here, is one of the best philosophical questions. If there was nothing in the beginning, no space and time, then what could probably be the reason of causal explanation for something appearing out of nothing? Maybe there is no answer to this question. Maybe the only thing that we can do is accept the fact that the world simply exists.

Why is good mental health necessary? Understanding the importance of a mind and body connect.

In an age of increasing complexities, we often forget to take good care of our health, be it mental, or physical. We are so occupied with handling out day jobs, our social lives, our familial lives, and so on, that we completely forget about our personal lives and our personal health. Studies have shown that people with good emotional and mental health are aware of their feelings, thoughts and the way they behave. In this day and age, stress and problems are a normal part of life. However, it is essential to overcome stress in healthy ways. Hence, it is extremely important to understand our mind and body, how they function and how they affect each other. Understanding this connect, will not only improve one’s mental health but also their physical health.

There are numerous ways to improve your mental health. One of the most popular and effective techniques include meditation and guided imagery. This mind and body related practices have immense psychological benefits. For instance, it improves one's capacity to focus and reflect. Mindfulness-based practices are used all over the world to treat mental health problems. The brain is like a muscle. Meditation is equivalent to a workout for the mind. The mind is either getting stronger and sharper, or it is simply lying dormant. There is a 'mind and body' connect in all of us. The body responds to the way one thinks and feels. For instance, when you are worried or anxious about something, the body tells you that something is probably not right. An external reaction to this would be a change in the body language, and the internal reaction would be something like high blood pressure. In both the cases, the body has responded to the state of mind.

To have good mental health, it is important to take care of your body by making sure that you have a healthy routine. This healthy routine must include a balanced diet, enough sleep and exercise. Poor mental health can also damage your immune system. You become more prone to health issues such as insomnia, headaches, constipation, etc.

According to Oliver Howes, a professor at the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences states that in the past, we’ve often always thought of the mind and body being different from each other.  He further says that the mind and body constantly interact with each other. A bad mental health often reveals itself in the form of physical pain. Just as staying physically active helps our body remain strong, we must also meditate in order to strengthen our mind. When we are mentally healthy, we can enjoy our environment, our company and our life to the fullest. Hence, it is important to nurture both our body and mind.

To summarize, these are some of the reasons why a good mind and body connection and good mental health is beneficial:-

•    Reduced stress and anxiety

•    Clearer thought process

•    Increased self-esteem

•    Reduced risk of diseases

•    More energy

•    Improved sleep

•    Having fun and enjoying life

Immortality is a curse

“What if I was immortal? “, a thought that almost everyone has had. But we don’t really think about it, the idea of immortality seems pretty good, but when we look closely and consider all the elements our perspective might change.
  Firstly, what do we understand by the term immortality? Immortality is the condition of being immortal, that means being resistant to death.
Immortality meaning: The state of being able alive forever, not dying.

  A person who lives forever is called an immortal. Although immortality is just an assumption, no one has been known to live forever, at some point in this world, we all have to meet our ends. But if being immortal was possible, would it be a good thing to be able to live forever?

   But when we look closely, we come to know that immortality is a curse. During his life, a human is known to live for about sixty to seventy years, during this time he goes through a lot of ups and downs. At some point in old age, with all the diseases and health problems, he starts to wait for death, seems like an awful thing to say but it is the truth. With all the pain and suffering, he just waits for it all to be over. It usually does get over, but if he were immortal, the suffering would never end.

There is a debate among people over the fact that is immortality is theoretically possible? Some say that it is possible to be immortal and some say otherwise. Scientifically speaking, immortality is a concept that the scientists are working really hard to achieve, but haven’t been able to so far. There is a possibility, that the scientists will achieve immortality in the future.

  The question we are focusing on is not when they achieve it, it is whether it is a curse or not. Being immortal lets one live forever, in the same body for an endless period of time. The same life, the same routine forever. Being immortal is like being stuck in a really boring place and not knowing how to break free. Yes, we can enjoy immortality for a few years, but then what, it will only make us feel like we are dragging ourselves from one point to another, but only with no point to end. At some time, when you get everything, you reach to a point where you cannot do anything more with your life, you’ll have no choice but to remain in the same body, trapped in this world. You’ll wait for death, but it won’t come. You’ll wish that it is all over because there’s nothing you can do, but death will not come. You’ll eventually get tired after a while and pray for it to be over. So it is not wrong to say that immortality is a curse. The lifespan of humans is for a reason, the life we have is for a reason. So live, what years you have on this earth to the fullest and don’t fall in the trap that is immortality. Immortality isn’t just living forever, it is also dying forever. 

Stages of Friendship

As said correctly "A Friend in need, is a friend indeed" a person who helps you when you are in need is your true friend. Have you ever come across a situation which is worse than bankruptcy, termination from job and its? We all been in these situations, but trust me there will be millions of advice, but a very few hands to back up matters the most and that is a true friend. Friendship is defined as a mutual affection with a person, which does not include sexual or family relations. What would life be like without friends? Hallow right, the Friends are people we love to spend time with. They bring fun in celebrations and support unconditionally. 

These Stages of Friendship start with when we meet a "stranger". We start our conversation randomly and if things go well, we would advance to the next stage: "casual acquaintances". Here we might start to share some feelings and thoughts, but only positive ones. This stage is all about getting to know one another better. If things continue to go well, you would advance to the next stage: "friends". During this stage, we begin to trust one another. We feel secure in the others company. It takes much longer to reach the next stage of friendship which is "Deep friendship". By this point, both of you have experienced each other closely for so long that you trust each other deeply.  The final stage "self-intimate" consists of you and only you! And it's healthy to keep some thoughts and feeling totally and completely to yourself.

Let me tell a story, once there was a deer, a crow, a mouse and a turtle. They all were good friends. One day the deer went out to graze. He was caught in a hunter-net. In the event in the deer did not return to his friends. The mouse said to the crow, will you fly over the trees and find the deer? Then fly back to us and tell us where he is. The crow flew away. He came back after half an hour. He said, our friend the deer is in the hunter's net. What shall we do? Said the mouse and the turtle. I will take a mouse on my back, said the crow. He will bite through the net and set the deer free. Yes, said the mouse. I will do that. And I will walk to the deer, said the turtle. The crow took the mouse on his back and flew with him to the deer. The mouse bit through the net. The deer were free. The turtle got friends were all very happy together.

Moral of the story is that unity is essential to achieve victory. There are various Stages of Friendship and throughout the most important is communication and to understand and to be understood. It is important to communicate clearly as sincere communication leads to the right understandings.

HUMANS ARE SOCIAL ANIMALS- THEN & NOW

Humans have always been considered to be a group with skills that are different from other animals, although, like many animals like sheep, humans tend to follow a certain thing. Humans have been known to survive in groups. Earlier, they migrated from place to place, but in a pack. And now it hasn’t changed much, we still rely on our companions for a number of things. 

We have different social groups, a group of friends, a group of colleagues and your family is another group. Humans tend to survive better in communities, it has a positive effect on their mental state. Although there are some exceptions who survive on their own without any social groups, they still interact with some people to get things done making them a part of that group. Man cannot survive alone, in order to satisfy the needs he needs to have a few people to communicate with. Our relations with each other begin right from our birth, or even before that when we are just a fetus in our mother’s womb, these relationships last till the day we take our last breath. According to Aristotle, "a man who is away from everyone is either a beast or a god, as no one is completely self-sufficient we all depend on one another". No human can survive without being dependent. 

Humans look at each other for behavioral norms, they behave like the people whom they observe, communicate or hang out with. Human pshychology into in simpler word behaviorally of the human mind and how it be whom. It is proven that humans are a pack animal, they follow each other. They pick up habits from one another, they behave like each other. Humans have created languages to make communication easier in other words, for being able to socialize with each other. Earlier humans didn’t have a specific language, yet they found ways to communicate with each other, through different sounds, signs or actions. These have been modified and converted into languages by humans for proper communication. As known by many, the sheep is an animal that does what it sees the other sheep doing, humans are not quite different. We follow everything that we see in our surroundings.  

Humans are social animals; being social doesn’t necessarily mean going out and spending time with friends or your colleagues, it can simply refer to when you are talking to a shopkeeper telling him what you need even that is socializing. No one can survive without socializing a little. 

Keeping everything in mind, there are some people who we call ‘lone wolf’ who don’t have a friend circle, who don’t like asking people for something or anything but that just the person being anti-social even that person is dependent on other people for a number of reasons. Taking Darwin’s survival of the fittest theory in consideration humans that are social are considered to be fit and they survive in this society whereas the ones who can not socialize will have to learn to socialize, it is the way of the world.

 Socialism was and will always be an important factor to be considered for the survival of humans. Humans are the most social beings on this planet. It is in their nature to be social.