The Best Kept Secret

Most people love “labeling”, i.e. deciding who/what another individual is. When you label, or categorize, you “judge” people, so you don’t see them as they really are but only as you interpret them. But you (as anyone else) have no right to say, “They are….such and such”. The person is what he or she is, and you cannot know their real nature. You define them through their actions because you believe you can identify their thoughts, their motivations. But... it is not so. It's an illusion. No-one will never "really" know who another human being is. It is the best kept secret in the world!

Two Scenarios - Part 2

Scenario #2. 

Jack (or Jill) is a normal person, who performs all the actions as Jack (or Jill) performs in Scenario #1. But he is like the frog who, looking up, wanders what is there beyond the edge of the well. He wants to "know", he believes that his daily, routine-led life cannot be all there is. And his wondering, his questions, his desire lead him towards discovering the gifts he shelters inside himself, the wonderful skills he can use to make his life more fruitful  and contribute to the happiness of others, to the progress of the whole planet. When he dares to jump beyond the boundaries created by the well (=conditioning, self-imposed limitations), he will find all the opportunities he needs to create a  different, more exciting life.

Which scenario best represents you present lifestyle?

Two Scenarios - Part 1

Scenario #1. Jack (or Jill) is a normal person, neither worse nor better than anybody else. He has a family (or is single), goes to work, scolds his children, regularly fights and then makes up with his partner, meets with friends and watches TV. Does he sometimes (or ever) think about the quality of his life? If he does, he most probably shrugs his shoulders and says, "Well, this is it. Why waste time in useless wondering?" So Jack lives in a rut where he doesn't care to find out if there could be much more to experience. He reaches the end of his life having achieved nothing particularly good or particularly bad. A quiet, normal (boring) life, doing what he believes he is expected to do, and this is it, indeed. Just like the frog who lives happily at the bottom of a well, having no idea that a whole wide world exists beyond the walls he sees every day.

Energy

The dictionary defines energy as "the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity". 

As I was mulling over such definition, a different one occurred to me, according to my notions of the quantum reality: "energy is the capacity of just 'being' as well as 'manifesting', according to the existence or non-existence of a will". What does this mean? Simply that anything (physical or non-physical) exists only if there is a consciousness that gives it a reality. Otherwise, there is only a possibility of existence. Does this abstract consideration have an impact in our lives? It certainly does. How? Focusing (on any form of actualization) is the key. The opposite is ignoring, disregarding such possibility, thus limiting ourselves to only accept what has been created by others. "We" never become the actual "creators".

Care for Your "Seed"

Once upon a time a traveler, passing through a village, saw a sign in a shop window that said, "Happiness sold here". He immediately went in and asked, "I would like to buy the amount of happiness that will last my whole life". "Sorry, Sir, answered the salesperson, here we only sell seeds".  Happiness cannot be obtained by simply wishing for it. Action is needed. Besides, most people are unable to reap the "crops" they expected and hoped for because they did not even sow the right "seeds". Therefore... Choose the correct seed (behavior) and then keep watering it and providing it with the light needed to its full growth (go on giving your endeavor all the care, attention and dedication necessary till the goal is reached).

Starting Point

"Now" is always the best time of your life. Do you know why? Because it's the only time you can live, that you can experience, that you can "create". Many may disagree because they believe that their past has been more pleasant or that their future will be more rewarding. If you reflect for a moment on your actual situation, you can't deny that the instant you are experiencing is just perfect. You are reading these lines and this is what you are meant to do. In five minutes you'll be doing something else, and that will be what you are supposed to do. But the good news is that you and only you chose to read this article, and then you will possibly choose to have a cup of coffee, cook a meal, go to the gym, pay someone a compliment or be rude to them. Therefore, how can you blame it on someone or something else about what is going on in your life? No matter how much you try to move things around, the starter of whatever is presently happening in your life is the result of a thought, an action, a belief that motivated you to think, speak, behave, do something that gave origin to the chain of consequences that brought you to the present moment.

(Mis)Trust

Some say that one of the greatest problems with mankind is the fact that people see themselves as separate from their fellow human beings. Therefore they are advised to change their point of view and consider the rest of the world as a "part" of themselves. Fine. So you decide to trust the world, you go out believing that all the others are as sincere, as honest, as trustworthy as you are and... get lied to and cheated. What to do? Well, probably the world is not totally ok. It is as it is. People are not "all" your friends, your brothers, your other half. You must proceed very carefully, walking on eggshells, often compelling yourself to be tougher than you actually are. Why? Because "this" is Life. But don't become cynical, don't forget that trust can still be given.