Being Docile

Some people have the ability to learn easily whereas the others are very hard shells to do that. This applies to all the humans as well as few spices of animals.

Few people are docile by nature, others are by choice and there are still who are forced to be docile.

There are many categories of the people on the basis of their docility level.

There are persons who cannot develop any skill because they are least interested in doing anything.

 In schools there are pupils who are docile and have the proficiency to do and achieve. They are docile but to a limited extent as while learning they fully apply their mind and analytically differentiate what is taught and how to apply it.

 When we obey someone, we are docile enough to appreciate her/ his ideas and suggestions. But when this is done without the proper application of mind they sometimes turn as negative persons in their lives.

There are certain persons who despite best efforts difficult to manage. They prove difficult to taught. They absorb very less.

Being docile is a virtue that we all have to some extent. We need to be submissive to some extent.

First of all, I must explain – What is the meaning of word docile?

The dictionary meaning of docile is easy to taught, easily led, managed, submissive or obedient.

If we would not have been docile, we would have missed many opportunities to discover. Since our birth we are learning. Our education starts with our birth and continues till last breath.

Our life passes through various stages. We have several hues in our lives. Gradually we become wiser and more absorbent to the knowledge.

Our brains grow and knowledge exceeds with the passage of time. We become knowledgeable after a lot of research and hard work.

Learning begins when we learn to control our mind and surrender ourselves to learning.

Being docile makes us to achieve a lot and allow to unfold the secrets of our mind and knowledge.  But one cannot surrender her/ his mind to someone forever. We must choose good and progressive persons to idealise who believe in the growth of others.

 Before being docile and obedient, a person considers what is good or bad, positive or negative, that person must not be harming the interests of others.

The strong-minded people try to slave the minds of the people who are easily influenced. Some people live according to the minds of others throughout their lives. They do not think beyond that, their main focus is to please the persons whom they idealise.  This is good to some extent, but harms the personality of the person who is tied in the deep thoughts of docility. Ultimately this amounts to slavery of mind.

This blog is about the mental slavery of persons those lead to many problems and make them as well as other persons to suffer in life.

People become slave to many things. Some people surrender themselves to the alcoholism, drug or other bad habits. Many times, we have come across the persons who have obsession for others. For example, mother is so much obsessed about her children that she does not allow them to go anywhere or do anything of their own, she just wants them to obey her blindly. This also happens in other relations also, which ultimately results in toxicity.

There is one more example a man was so obsessed with one of his neighbours, that he spoilt relations with others. The neighbour whom he has infancy, mislead and mistrust him in every possible way, despite that the man was too submissive to understand his tactics. He ultimately suffered a huge lose and got mental set back also.    For smooth and compatible relationships, the space and understanding are most important.

Once I happen to visit a sect, a huge number of people were sitting in long queues, outside the hospital of that sect. On inquiring I learnt that these people were there to donate their blood as they were convinced by the head of that institution to do so. And the security persons were repeatedly pleading them that the blood bank was already full. But they were adamant to stay there and waiting for the further instructions of their leader.

Every time they need to please their mentor.  Without realising what is wrong or right they keep on following the same lifestyle. I must say such people live in complete darkness. They do not recognise their potential and ability. The more submissive people also indulge in crimes on the instructions of their master. As it is well said excess of everything is bad, similarly, docility in excess leads to many unwanted problems. 

We cannot expect anyone so pliant that for the sake of someone she/ he tries to spoil the life of another person.

Being docile has both good and bad aspects.

When someone live by the thoughts and instructions of other persons who is not complete in herself/ himself but in a better position to influence the others financially or emotionally, it paves way many problems.

Make your life more liveable, life cannot stop for anyone. Everyone has the right to follow her/ his dreams. Break the chains of mental slavery for your betterment and progress. We all are incomplete without each other but choose the best for yourself.

Being docile is not a curse, but it’s a quality that can take you the heights and at the same time if you obey the wrong person, it can also spoil your life. Observe and try to help the person whom you feel is in the clutches of mental slavery.

This is one of the major problems in our society either people do not agree to someone or agree to some wrong person. In doing so they are losing their individuality. We can help such people with understanding and compassion. Help them to live a healthy life. Help the others without overpowering the minds of others. We all are here to contribute something to this society, share with others whatever we have especially our love, care, empathy and our ideas and views.