a tirade
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein
if i had a crystal ball to see past, present and future, i would see so many of us spinning the wheels, repeating the same patterns, but aptly pretending that we are doing something different this time--something meaningful--foolishly thinking that we're moving forward. of course, we are all so crafty at finding those who will agree with us ... our hearts are often shut in preference for the senses ... the moment of ecstasy is worth a life time of love ... we all know that.
we can pretend time and again that this time it will be different--we don't have to grow, evolve or look deep within at ourselves -- we just need to try yet again to make things turn around, like a magical snapping of the fingers ... wounds will heal themselves, escaping will heal our feelings, the senses will dull our pain -- and happiness will be achieved ... the loneliness and dissatisfaction that eats us away can be ignored and smiled away -- all is right with the world.
in our eternal quest, we surround ourselves with like, dulled souls, or those souls that will validate our feelings, right or wrong -- the worse are those who are "pretenders" or "usurpers"--those sad spirits who, lacking their own spirituality, individuality and intelligence, latch on to and assume the personality traits of someone else--someone who presents the attributes that those around him value -- and these spirits are masters at pretense, but do not absorb what they pretend to be-- they lack depth (which is why they must pretend, to begin with) ... but as I was saying, those that will validate our spiritual status without question offer a degree of comfort; it is a comfort we seek, rather than undergo the pain of spiritual growth. we build a wall around us with those who will entertain us and support us without question--well, it's only human -- but there is a downfall--such support comes at the price of stagnation ...
ultimately, those who do not question, do not move forward ... like i always think, it is foolhardy to take relationship advice from people who are incapable or have no track record of healthy, lasting relationships themselves--what insight have they to offer other that the road to loneliness? it is so with the spiritual path--those who do not understand spirituality will undoubtedly mock it, or in the very least, dismiss it, diminish it, ignore it--they see no value in it, they do not understand it ...
everything in life is connected--and our body, mind, spirit are no exception -- we are sentiment, we are spirit, we are flesh ... and all those have to be in balance.
Albert Einstein
if i had a crystal ball to see past, present and future, i would see so many of us spinning the wheels, repeating the same patterns, but aptly pretending that we are doing something different this time--something meaningful--foolishly thinking that we're moving forward. of course, we are all so crafty at finding those who will agree with us ... our hearts are often shut in preference for the senses ... the moment of ecstasy is worth a life time of love ... we all know that.
we can pretend time and again that this time it will be different--we don't have to grow, evolve or look deep within at ourselves -- we just need to try yet again to make things turn around, like a magical snapping of the fingers ... wounds will heal themselves, escaping will heal our feelings, the senses will dull our pain -- and happiness will be achieved ... the loneliness and dissatisfaction that eats us away can be ignored and smiled away -- all is right with the world.
in our eternal quest, we surround ourselves with like, dulled souls, or those souls that will validate our feelings, right or wrong -- the worse are those who are "pretenders" or "usurpers"--those sad spirits who, lacking their own spirituality, individuality and intelligence, latch on to and assume the personality traits of someone else--someone who presents the attributes that those around him value -- and these spirits are masters at pretense, but do not absorb what they pretend to be-- they lack depth (which is why they must pretend, to begin with) ... but as I was saying, those that will validate our spiritual status without question offer a degree of comfort; it is a comfort we seek, rather than undergo the pain of spiritual growth. we build a wall around us with those who will entertain us and support us without question--well, it's only human -- but there is a downfall--such support comes at the price of stagnation ...
ultimately, those who do not question, do not move forward ... like i always think, it is foolhardy to take relationship advice from people who are incapable or have no track record of healthy, lasting relationships themselves--what insight have they to offer other that the road to loneliness? it is so with the spiritual path--those who do not understand spirituality will undoubtedly mock it, or in the very least, dismiss it, diminish it, ignore it--they see no value in it, they do not understand it ...
everything in life is connected--and our body, mind, spirit are no exception -- we are sentiment, we are spirit, we are flesh ... and all those have to be in balance.