Long ago a righteous man, came to his rabbi seeking advice about how to rid himself of the constant bothersome thoughts he's been having.
Unfortunately the rabbi he went to could not help, but knew of a rabbi, who lives in a distant city, that can help him.
Time had passed, being he couldn't bear his affliction any longer, the righteous man decided to take his rabbi's advice, in his quest to lessen his burden.
After a long cumbersome journey, in freezing temperatures, the man had finally arrived at the door step of the rabbi who he had believed has the key to his salvation.
He could see through the window some folks around a table, enjoying a delicious, hot soup.
The righteous man was hungry, shivering and wet to the bone.
He knocked at the door, but no one answered.
He knocked again - no answer.
He knocked several more times, until he finally gave up, curled into a ball, and went to sleep right there at the doorstep.
A few minutes had passed, and suddenly the door was opened by an elderly man.
The righteous man jumped up and said: why didn't you open the door to your house when I knocked?
The frail old man said, this is to show you that when you are the master of your kingdom/home/body/soul, YOU decide who enters your home and who stays out.
You came to me because you cannot seem to get rid of your "bothersome thoughts, yes?"
Yes. The man answered.
Well, it's really very simple, although I heard you knocking, I still chose not to answer the door, similarly, you also do not have to allow any thoughts that don't bring you some kind of benefit, to enter your mind, fester and cause nothing but havoc.
Likewise, we decide who we welcome into our domain: we choose our thoughts.
We have the ability, like no other animal on this earth, to imagine the feelings we wish to have, bringing them to life - that's our jobs as creators.
A creator is someone who takes responsibility for his inner world - he is driven by his desire to resolve his inner conflict between good and evil.
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