Monday 20 January 2014
How to keep your mind active
After a time a man tends to settle down. He has achieved a secure position , his children are grown up and experience has made tasks easy. Thus he becomes a comfortable person and rarely realises how much he has sunk into a rut until some one younger gets ahead of him.
When this
happens he may fall into pessimism and develop a grudge against the world in
general. Or he may wisely, decide to find out why it that a man of his ability
and experience was passed over in his way. He may then realise that he has gone
into a rut, and that his mind needs waking up.
One symptom of his condition Is forgetfulness. Most people would have good memories, if they would keep them exercised. As the body will get weak if it is not exercised. As the body will get weak if it is not exercised, so too the mind will become inefficient if it is not given enough work.
Memory
should not be doubted . our mental capacity is enormous . modern scientist tell
of great number of brain cells each capable of use. Most persons do not use
half of them .
Realising that we have such a mental capacity , we should learn to use it. Trust your memory , for this is the best way to keep it young. Secondly , get your mind active by developing new interests. One prime reason for forgetting is inattention. You cannot have the kind of impression which is essential for prompt and clear recollection, unless you are attentive, you generally take interest in what you like.
