Help Yourself!

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 are there. 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…I wonder if spiritual stuff can be taught as well. Certainly, some may say. Look at all the self-help books available on the market! (I, myself, have written quite a few). But...Do they really work? Do people learn to love more, to be more understanding, less egotistic? Can these things be actually taught and learned? I’m not sure. A sort of “help” can be given, but what counts is your personal willingness to learn, to try and finally…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 life. They only say what they know, what works for "them".