Today, we would be listening to Travis’s story about ‘skipping’ the wrong TV programme.
Travis: It’s true that as a man thinks in heart, so he is. I have always believed that I could control my thoughts, irrespective of what I see or watch. It’s all about self-discipline, well, so I thought until I began to drift from my core values. It began with seeing TV programmes, such as Big brother and Scandal. Initially, it was fun and I was religiously looking forward to every episode. After a while, I observed that it was ‘feeding’ my lust, a trend that started showing in my attitude. As a matter of fact, when a lady I consider sexy goes past, I will almost ‘undress’ her with my eyes, trying to explore her every curve.
Well, not that the programmes demonised me, far from it, all they did was to offer me thoughts to meditate on and in a short time, I was constantly looking forward to escaping into my little world of imaginative fantasies. Our minds are surely a powerful tool and just as the saying goes, “where the mind goes, the man follows”. We are products of our dominant thoughts. After a long battle, I eventually had to skip viewing these programmes for my own sanity and I am happy I did.
Victor: Hmm, very true, “where the mind goes, the man follows”. All we have to do is to control the inputs we make into our minds. As parents, we must be deliberate about what our children watch while we are not around.
ACTION POINT: Our lives are influenced by what we see and listen to; these are gateways to our souls and destiny. Choose wisely.
Chidi & Victor Akunna
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