The Rubber Mind

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Rubber comes from a substance called latex found in trees, it is sapped from the core of the tree, then  put through various processes to transform it from a semi liquid to the solid we are familiar with. What is interesting about latex is that this substance is found in varying quantities in most trees.
No wonder most trees can take a beating on in a stormy weather and still look good on a sunny day, this component does the trick. So the question today is how much rubber (latex) do you have?

Speaking with a friend recently opened my eyes to the fact that humans can have a rubber structured mind if they wished to, and being rigid on flawed or arguable life philosophies also is a choice. She’s taken a beating from life in her nearly 3 decades on earth, her tragedies in life would usually be a fiction story from a New York times best seller, but this ain’t no fiction, from single mom to motherless to imminent career truncation, a rope hanging from the ceiling would have played out right at the end of this story, but surprisingly No.

She never gave into the pain, she was bent over in varying directions, stretched close to her breaking point, tossed to the ground severally but still picked herself back up, trolling and bashing tried to drown her but she just kept on floating and the only reason I could allude this is the structure of her mind – high grade rubber.

No offence David Guetta and SIA, Titanium is good but sinks, I have come to learn that having a rubber mind, provides the tensile strength, resilience and ability to erase unwanted experiences, one needs to function optimally/cope in this ever changing world.

I urge you all to find your inner rubber, get your bounce back and live happily ever after.

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