Lack of faith, Doubt, Pessimism, Depression. Faith is the greatest bullwork against difficult situations one has to face in this earthly life.
Faith in God, faith in one’s teacher, faith in the meaning of life, in a Higher Order, a certain life principle, faith in the true guidance by the Higher-Self, enables the man to remain undisturbed, despite many provocations.
GENTIAN is connected with faith.
In the negative Gentian state, the man loses faith and is assailed by doubts, depression, uncertainty and discouragement.
He becomes a pessimist, always calling “A half bottle empty”, never seeing the same bottle “half full”. Such people can never remain happy; they are, as if always looking for some excuse to be unhappy. Every little event upsets them and makes them unhappy. The Gentian person is a persistent doubter, who does not feel comfortable unless he finds something to worry about.
If the bus is a little late, he worries. If he cannot get immediate attention on a post-office counter, he feels upset. If he has to wait in queue at the doctor’s clinic or in children’s school, he feels depressed. In the doctor’s clinic, even before the doctor has handed him the powders, he asks ‘Doctor, will this medicine give relief”?
During convalescence period under a doctor’s treatment, if there is a slight set-back in the progress, he starts doubting the efficacy of the treatment and becomes disappointed.
If he comes across any obstacle in his way, he does not try to remove that obstacle and clear his way. He assumes the difficulty is insurmountable and stays back depressed and disappointed.
With all his troubles and disappointments, the negative Gentian person cannot be convinced that the true cause of his misery lies within himself—his doubts, his lack of faith, the severance of his connection with his Higher-Self.
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