There is religion and then there is an ostensible sense of morality to be adhered to in life, and boy can this be tedious. You’d think that with all these compasses directing an individual would certainly not feel astray, but surprisingly, the reigns of such religious or social institution fetter us more than liberate us.
Maybe the meaning intended has been lost somewhere down the hundreds of years, maybe humanity is guided by commercial pursuits to such an extent that it construes all wisdom as it deems suitable, which of them is applicable, if at all, I can not aver. However, there are individuals and schools of thought existing today, that make us realise how the chaos of the world plays with us, instilling in us a feeling of helplessness. Eckhart Tolle, talks of acceptance and forgiveness in his book the “Power of Now”, whilst in his other book “A New Earth” he talks of how unconsciousness among humans in terms of ego gratification and competition and how it leads to conflicts, chaos and unhappiness.
I wonder why we are not taught important things like forgiveness and acceptance, and instead are encouraged to propel onto paths of competition and achievement. This works as long as one is in effect attaining something, but the minute the accolades and achievements cease to come our away, we become distraught, caught in our ego circles, not willing to accept the defeat, chastising ourselves for the mistakes we have made, and blaming others alternately. Maybe it is time to question our deeply entrenched ways of existing, our mechanically socialised responses, and for once, let this moment be as it is and not resist it.
prophecy is true..
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