Developing a Positive Personality

the external environment. If these curtains are removed, man’s true personality will emerge. Removing these external curtains over a person’s personality is called deconditioning. It is binding on the person who seeks the truth to remove the artificial curtains of conditioning that cloud his actual being so that his real nature may emerge again. Religion tells us that man is a unique creature of God. When a human being is born, he is born with a divine personality. In terms of his inner being, he is a true and perfect being. For a person’s lasting success, protecting his natural character is necessary. He must keep himself in the natural state his Creator has created him on. This struggle to remain in this natural state requires removing all that functions as the artificial veils over it. This is what is called deconditioning. When nurtured in a particular environment, man faces different negative situations and experiences daily. These situations and experiences keep making an undesirable impact on his character. For example, if someone did better than him, he may become jealous. Jealousy now enters his character. If someone misbehaves with him, he reacts with hate. Hate now becomes part of his character. If somebody oppresses him, that creates a violent streak in his character. Violence, thus, becomes a part of his character. And so on. In this way, a person encounters different experiences to which he reacts negatively. Each time he does so, a harmful component enters his character and shapes it accordingly.