The original sources of our drinking water are always heavily guarded and protected from intrusion and contaminants. People protect their bodies from the weather and other elements. And yet, few take the time to protect their thought source — the mind.
Imagine your best friend comes over to visit one day, and in his hands are two heavy bags. You offer him a seat, and then sit on your recliner and adjust it to a comfortable position. “What’s in the bags?” you ask. He immediately opens one of them and deposits its contents, full of grime and filth, onto your nice clean carpet. As your nostrils react to the stench, he opens the other bag. Do you encourage him to dump more contaminants into your habitat? Of course not.
So, consider this example in terms of your mind. How do you treat the situation if a friend dumps garbage into your thought source? Do you say, “Thank you very much for the pollutants; could you please deposit some more?” or do you put the breaks on his toxin distribution extravaganza?
- John A. Andrews
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