Three, with no mental illness following

Swimming, horseback riding, and shooting—these three skills are free from psychological harms. I do not believe that children who learn them in their early years will face future misery. Because most, if not all, unhappiness stems from early intimidation and the repeated imposition of prohibitions on individuals by the majority of behaviors, which traps them in fears that exist only in their minds.

I was not surprised by the recovery of a child suffering from severe autism after he began horseback riding, nor by the good mental health of others who acquired swimming skills and enjoyed using firearms at specialized institutions licensed for such commercial activities.

I have come to recognize the life benefits of the Prophetic guidance behind teaching our children these skills. Behind most personality disorders, rather than mental illness, lie drug or alcohol abuse.

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The diagnostic baseline for any psychological complaint starts with either drug or alcohol use that led to the disorder, or a disorder that resulted in a personality imbalance.

If the individual is a user or consumer, efforts begin to understand their relationship with the illness. If it is a disorder, the social conditions that cause it are traced, such as their family, tribal, and clan upbringing, as well as the rest of their social network connections, from school and university onward.

Those who consistently engage in these sports and hobbies are often skeptical about the existence of these mental or psychological illnesses. Because these activities surround fear as the primary cause of all such distressing ailments, unlike those who do not master these skills, who are surrounded by fear.

Without neglecting the learning of other skills, such as reading rigorous, well-structured, and sober academic writings, which are largely free from the intellectual confusion that fills many written works produced by confused authors who lack mastery of the subjects they delve into.

Therefore, sound belief—meaning a coherent theory—is a clear vision that makes its believers more harmonious and peaceful in coexisting with their reality.

A Kuwaiti writer