Once, to know a substance would be to take it for granted that you could use that substance for a purpose or purposes. Now that has changed. It has developed that common belief systems and stereotypes have made life so much more complicated and difficult. Physics, legends, magic, and chemistry have let us believe that things are flexible. And on the other hand, that they are so dangerously rigid that water, h2o, is used for drinking preparing food and cleaning only. This remains to be true also, but it now can be used in ultra modern science as an ingredient in nuclear reactors. It can also be used in chemistry as a mixer agent for two or more different chemicals. Ancient religions used water in dedication to their gods or in magic to combat an evil spirit, but lets not go into differing cults and their techniques... Now, looking at the mind as an element, we can presume from many peoples own experience that the mind has to be productive for basic, fiscal, social and domestic survival. As with water, the simple person would presume that it used mainly and dominantly for that purpose. But what if it was used for mapping our universe around us, for psialerts into potential oppurtunies or threats? What if the mind could be trained to function faster and faster as time goes on, fluidly creating, with nature, a safe environment for you and your loved ones? What if the mind could interact with the house, the world, the universe; the location where you are at any one time, at any given moment in acts of social artistry, negotiations, story telling and, for the resource rich, manufacture? Its a scary world, one where you have to be street savvy and highly strung positively, therebeit even in touch with codes and organisations in order to be successful, but your mind is your office, and you should be proud of it. Turn it on once in a while and you may just find what you're looking for. Obey the hierarchy that runs in the vein of this system that will look after you if you run into trouble, and find the positive solutions to your ills and woes. There are those who are punished by their system only for weakness. Train and work with others with linguistics and visualisation for best results. When you come to the conclusion of the truth of this matter, your own kingdom awaits. Go, Namaste.
Oh, and make friends with where you are. localism is sometimes prevalent in making relationships work.