Do-It-Yourself Stuff

It seems that nowadays we can learn to do almost anything by “ourselves”. Go to any bookstore and see how many do-it-yourself books you can find. Galore. You can learn how to grow a vegetable garden, how to obtain a better body, how to get a more charming personality, how to make your house more elegant, how to build a shelf, to straighten your hair, how… how… So, it appears that you can really be and do whatever you want because there are people out there ready and willing to teach you how to do it. I wonder if the methods they describe really work. Well, if they do… good! If they don’t… too bad!
I also wonder if other, more spiritual stuff, can be taught. Certainly, you’ll say. Look at all the “spiritual” self-help books available on the market! (I, myself, have written quite a few.) But… Do they work? Do they really bring about fruitful results? Do people learn to love more, to be more understanding, less egotistic? Can these things actually be taught and learned? I’m not sure. A sort of “help” can be given, but the most important thing is your personal willingness to learn, to try, to experiment and finally… to change whatever needs to be changed inside yourself. The main point is this: You are the only one who can make things happen. Don’t blame the book, the article or the speaker if things don’t improve in your own life. They all say what they know, what works for them. You need to use their guidelines to make things work for you.