There are a few things in life that people actually understand. Like hunger. We know we need food to not feel hungry. We need sleep to not feel tired. We need to shower to not smell.
There are things we don’t completely understand. The human body, our mind (thoughts), the heart (love), human intention (good and evil), religion (spirituality/soul related things).
Some things we choose not to understand like the Environment/Nature/Ecology, Peace, Equality/Equity.
There are days when we think we are very smart and intelligent and other days when we realize that we have a lot to learn. There are occasions when we shine and others when we shy out from admitting we do not know something.
We love to eat, sleep and shower (most of us) because we understand exactly what it entails and because we understand that it needs to be done. And there is pleasure involved.
We sometimes engage in matters of the body, mind and soul because we are willing to take a risk. We know that there is a chance we actually fulfill those parts of our existence. We to take a stab at engaging, dabbling or eliminating religion or spirituality in our lives because of what we think we understand.
And yet some of us (with more information/resources) choose to pollute, violate and hurt of surroundings. Our earth, what gives us life. We choose to engage in wars (around the world, in our communities and in our homes.) By being greedy, selfish and thoughtless, we promote and encourage inequality and unfairness.
Every morning we make choices. Every moment we choose what to understand or aim at understand realizing that we know less everyday.
Every day is a learning experience, it either re-teaches something we didn't quite understand or we move on to a new lesson. With each day we must try to use what we learn to help others/our surroundings. By doing this we will be able to not only find peace in our surroundings but also peace within ourselves.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Fanny for these thoughts. The older I get, the more I understand why the mystics and grandparents sought solitude--many of us socialize, party, work outselves into stupors so we don't HAVE TO THINK about how we live. We distract ourselves. I started making dates with myself a few years ago in order to have that solitude--sometimes it's unnerving and very sobering to "hear" myself in silence. Even when we think we're "good enough", there's still more room to EXCEL MORE (and I don't mean in what the world esteems as "successful"--excel in matters of the mind and soul).
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