Iโm not religious but I like to see myself as spiritual.
I think the Universe has an energy, an intentionality, a script.
Parts are constantly moving on the chess board and you need to be alive to know when to key in through intuition.
Sometimes the Universe will bend circumstances in your favor through sheer force of will. Things will align. People will come together for your good.
I think this what the Bible writers termed โfaithโ.
The sturdy resolve not to descend into vain nihilism. To trust the โscriptโ. To be patient. To keep going.
The problem is the need to invoke a deity to propound it.
Faith is an attribute of a strong spirit.
One of the most important (and overlooked) scenes in the Odyssey is the encounter with the Lotus-eaters.
After nine days at sea, Odysseus and his men finally reach dry land. They go ashore to collect water, and Odysseus sends three men to go explore.
When his men don't return, Odysseus begins to worry.
The men had met some of the islanders (the Lotus-eaters), "who did them no hurt, but gave them to eat of the lotus, which was so delicious that those who ate of it left off caring about home, and did not even want to go back".
Odysseus ends up having to drag his men back to the ships and quickly sail away.
One must understand the symbolic power of the lotus. Its danger is not in any physical threat. The lotus is so deadly because it overloads you with pleasure, taking away all sense of urgency.
In this state of pleasure and relaxation, you forget your mission and your purpose. The men who ate the lotus flowers completely forgot about everything of value in their lives: their homes, their families, etc.
It's easy to think the monsters and beasts are the most terrifying threats you face. But because they're so obviously dangerous and remind you that death is a real possibility, they alert you to the value of life, and remind you of why you're fighting. But the real danger is a life so comfortable that you forget what you were trying to do in the first place.
Statistically speaking, it's unlikely you'll ever go to war or die of famine. But it is certainly possible that an addiction to your phone will derail you from your mission. Abundance of food and entertainment is far more likely to destroy you than most physical threats.
Yes, you will encounter plenty of Sirens and Cyclopes in life. But the real threat, which you must fend off every single day, is that of the lotus flower: a delicious indulgence that brings you immediate satisfaction, and makes you forget what you were fighting for.
Humans are fickle. They move on quick, even the ones you called ride or die.
So take care of yourself first. Your health, your peace, your mind. Thatโs the one investment that never leaves. Thatโs all you really have.
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Become the lizard.
The lizard fell from a high tree and looked around and said,
"If nobody would praise me, I would praise myself."
Look at you, picking yourself up.
Despite all that fight to keep you down?
You are a hero!
I salute you ๐ซก
Learn or learn the hard way
- The world doesnโt give things, you take things. If you ever find yourself in a position to change your life forever, do whatever it takes to change it.
- You are alone, utterly alone in this world. Nobody is coming to save you. Not even your parents. They have their own life to live.
- There is absolutely nothing you cannot recover from. When life is being cruel to you, lock in and hang in there. It does get better with time.