“Do not go gentle into that good night, rage, rage against the dying of the light.” — Dylan Thomas
It becomes an exercise in futility when all you do is repeat the same behavior and conduct, expecting a manifestation of renewed experience from limited investment. What of yourself are you giving to all those who come in contact with you that creates, illuminates, resonates, embraces, enriches and enhances their experience . . . so that they come away from you not depleted, degraded, deflated and weary, but uplifted and enlightened? Have you brought a sustaining light of hope, energy, support, good will and joy into anyone’s life? Evaluating your contribution to the care and concern of another human being beside yourself is not for someone else . . . the examination of how you effect the existence of another individual begins with youself. Society has evolved to such an extent where the words of Stephen R. Covey seem almost alien . . . “Accountability breeds reponse-ability.”
The words of Dylan Thomas in the opening quote, resonate with those who acknowledge who they are, why they are here and where they are going. Living a purposeful life is defined by finding out what that purpose is, and how it is to be implemented. Sometimes we must get out of our own way, to finally realize we’re the problem, and not the solution. The ego supersedes common sense and logic . . . this is nothing new, and is centuries old. Once you figure out the essence of your existence then the real work can begin. We delude ourselves into thinking in other terms. Demosthenes said it another way, “Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish we readily believe.”
Fooling ourselves for some, is almost a lifelong project . . . a sad commentary. Becoming completely honest with yourself, peeling back all those phony layers of self-deception is likened to walking over burning coals . . . very slowly. Can it be torture? Of course it can . . . and once the work is done, you begin to see yourself in the true conscious essence of who you always were and see for the first time.
You may think you have all the time in the world to get it right. Actually, we have an eternity to get it right. At the same time, the consciousness in the present moment releases a perception of limitation, giving us a window of opportunity that has a beginning with a definite end. When the rumblings of awareness from within surface, and you realize that time may be shortened in proportion to what you first believed or thought, these words of Sadhguru Jaagi Vasudev become quite poignant . . . “To reach out beyond your present levels of perception is the only way to touch the Divine. And to touch the Divine is to know the Bliss of your existence.” Follow your bliss, and know it for the first time through eternity and light. It’s not to late. JLR