I would go a little further and replace "meant to be" with "are". What one is develops as we travel our path - our "Way" - but at each stage we are what we are, so long as we do not submit to the tyranny of country/party/tribe/family which so easily feed the rgo.
Yes, I've been thinking these days that this is the thing to do, as opposed to being a seeker, or someone who cherishes the idea that they can aspire and achieve some state of fulfilment and success by "following a path", or some kind of therapy. Being who I am has cost me many mistakes in a long life — I'm in my eighties now — but I happily embrace everything, including my own physical disabilities, the prospect of decline & death etc. And when I see, in local streets, junkies and alcoholics gathering in corners, I see how lucky I am; but perhaps so are they, having found escape from possibly terrible childhoods or whatever. Be lucky and be who you are.
I would go a little further and replace "meant to be" with "are". What one is develops as we travel our path - our "Way" - but at each stage we are what we are, so long as we do not submit to the tyranny of country/party/tribe/family which so easily feed the rgo.
ReplyDeleteAnd that implies, correctly I believe, that being who you truly are requires constant vigilance and effort. Thank you Tom.
DeleteYes, I've been thinking these days that this is the thing to do, as opposed to being a seeker, or someone who cherishes the idea that they can aspire and achieve some state of fulfilment and success by "following a path", or some kind of therapy. Being who I am has cost me many mistakes in a long life — I'm in my eighties now — but I happily embrace everything, including my own physical disabilities, the prospect of decline & death etc. And when I see, in local streets, junkies and alcoholics gathering in corners, I see how lucky I am; but perhaps so are they, having found escape from possibly terrible childhoods or whatever. Be lucky and be who you are.
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