Weeds of the Mind!

The human mind can symbolically be compared to a fertile and well cultivated garden, capable of producing amazing beauty. It is also possible for this same garden to produce elements of ugliness in the form of weeds, that creep up to smother and choke out the beauty. These weeds are stubborn and persistent. An experienced and wise gardener, knows full well, that cleaning out these weeds once, will NOT eliminate them forever. They will definitely grow again.

To keep the symbolic garden beautiful and enchanting, he must clear the weeds again and again. He is also wise enough not to use herbicides or weed killers, because he knows that the effects of the weed killer are temporary, and as soon as the effects wear off, the weeds will grow again. His wisdom also allows him to know that poisonous substances from the weed killer will affect some flowers and eventually affect the overall beauty of the garden.
This wise farmer knows that there are simply no shortcuts to beauty or success. he knows full well, that for the garden to achieve that breathtaking beauty, he must bend his back, strain his muscles, and sweat from exertions in the sun, and after getting the job done, he wipes his sweating brow, and looks with pride at the beauty he has been able to preserve. He is overcome with a triumphant sense of victory in knowing that once again, the greatest battle against ugliness has been won

Our world today is filled with many young gardens that are extremely fertile, but it is sad to note that the young gardeners, are yet to learn how to keep their gardens healthy.They are yet to learn the dignity and fulfillment in labor. To them, working hard to fight and win the battle against ugliness is too strenuous a task. So they look for  shortcuts to beauty and success. They seek-out weed killers and of course, they find them - Harmful drugs and the great multitude of other weed killers.

These beautiful , young , fertile gardens are in actual fact, the minds of teenagers and young adults in today's world.
The breathtaking beauty of the garden, is a relaxed, and peaceful state of the human mind, that produces Love, Peace, Harmony, Goodwill, Justice, Tolerance, and all the attributes of the human entity, that are constructive.

The young human mind, like the garden, requires a lot of hard work and discipline in keeping within the boundaries of moral righteousness. A great deal of youngster’s today, are mesmerized by the daily decisions they have to make as to what is relevant or not. 
Making the right decisions requires a lot of discipline, hard work, and a little bit of luck. Discipline and hard work, are two things which most youngsters prefer to do without. They like to think that there is always an easier way out. They therefore look for shortcuts to beauty, like the gardener using weed killers. They look for weed killers, and of course they find them; harmful drugs and the one thousand and one other so called uppers and climbers.

They may find their exhilaration, but for a short time, until the chemical wears off, and the weeds crop up again – the weeds of frustration, of discontent, of loneliness, and of hopelessness. Unfortunately, the sad fact is that each time they apply the weed killer, some of the poison of the weed killer seeps into the beautiful part of the garden, and destroys more of the beauty, and eventually takes over the entire garden.

Drug abuse can have a major impact on a youngster’s life. Those of them, who experiment with drugs, put their health and safety at risk, when they have to make conscious decisions to make healthy choices. Factors that contribute to drug abuse usually range from insecurity, to a desire for social acceptance.

Wise youngsters today can discipline themselves and work hard to protect the beauty of their gardens by avoiding peer pressure, finding support if they are going through emotional distress, dealing with life’s pressures and stress using healthy methods like reading books, exercising and doing something productive to relax the mind and eliminate the feelings of drug use to relieve stress, seeking counseling and most of all, maintain a lifestyle that makes you happy. A major link to being happy is setting and working towards achievable goals. This brings a sense a sense of purpose and commitment which maintains the harmony of the mind, and the beauty of the garden.

Parents can help by setting a good example, listening to and communicating with their kids, being clear on expectations, respecting their kids, setting boundaries, and trying to actually be parents..

At the point when these young gardeners learn that they must bend their back, strain their muscles, and sweat in the sun, only then will the beauty of their gardens come to light and become permanent.