Besides feelings and the human soul, I'm also obsessed with aura. Weirder than before? It's okay, because the weirder it is, the more I like it. 🤭

The reason I love aura is because it can only be felt through vibes, not anything that can be easily seen with the eyes.

Aura isn't a gift you are born with, it's achieved through training. It's more like the character I wrote about previously.

Both are related, it's about who we are, not how we are seen.

So, I'd like to mention 7 influential people, for me especially, because of them I learned how to be mentally strong in the midst of chaos that sometimes happens in my life. Even though I'm nothing compared to them as an NPC. But nothing to lose, right? 😁

They are King Baldwin IV (The Leper King of Jerusalem), General Soedirman (Indonesian hero), Saddam Hussein, Muammar Al Gaddafi, Che Guevara, Adolf Hitler (Orators), and Umar Ibn Khattab (Khalifa).

Actually, there are many more, but those are more than enough as examples hehe.

So, here are the trainings...

1. Have A Principle That Cannot Be Bought

If you look at all seven of them, they have one thing in common: you cannot buy them.

Umar Ibn Khattab is the perfect example for this training. He was the Khalifa who ruled half the world, from Persia to Jerusalem, but his house was small, his clothes had patches, and he slept under a tree because for him, comfort was not the goal, principle was the goal.

Umar Ibn Khattab was also very firm when it comes to justice, yet he was gentle and easily brought to tears for those who are weak.

Che Guevara did the same thing in a different way, he was already a minister in Cuba, he could have lived a rich and comfortable life, but he left his position and chose to go back to the jungle to fight again because his principle was more important than his position.

2. Keep Walking Even When You Are Broken

This is the training I learned from King Baldwin IV and General Soedirman, and it's the hardest one.

Anyone can look strong when everything is going well, when you are healthy and supported, that's easy. But real aura is built when you are broken.

Baldwin IV became king at 16 and at the same age he got leprosy, a disease that slowly destroyed his face and his hands, people expected him to hide in his castle, but he didn't, he wore his famous silver mask and led his army directly on the battlefield and even defeated Salahuddin at Montgisard.

General Soedirman is the same story from my country, his lung was severely damaged because of tuberculosis, his body was so weak, but when the Dutch attacked Indonesia for the second time, he refused to stay in bed, he asked his soldiers to carry him on a stretcher for 7 months from jungle to jungle to lead a guerrilla war.

This is not cool, this is painful, but this is aura.

The training for us is simple but not easy: keep walking when no one is watching. Keep working on your progress even when it's quiet, even when no one claps for you.

People will eventually notice that you are still there and that persistence creates a silent respect that no physical appearance can give.

3. Speak Less, But When You Speak, Make It Heavy

Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi, Che Guevara, and yes, Hitler, they were not the type of people who talked every minute to get attention. They saved their energy, they listened, they observed, and when they finally spoke, they talked about something that everyone else was too afraid to talk about.

King Baldwin with his mask, he does his research in his room, he thought deeply about things like history, symbols, or what was happening in the world he lived in, and then when he finally spoke, people listened because they knew his words have weight.

So that's it. Aura is not about being liked by all people. In fact, some of these people are hated by half the world. 😅

Aura is about having principle plus resilience.

You don't need to be a king or a general. You just need to be consistent, and eventually, people will feel your vibe without you even trying. 🤍

So do you want to try? Or are you already in the process of trying the trainings? Well, keep going! ✨