Life's double edged sword!
When something means enough to us, those are
definitely the things we end up going for. I’m not talking just about
the material things either, but the spiritual and emotional things too;
love, solitude, peace. If the desire is strong enough then we are
easily motivated to move in that direction. Many of us use a default
map or plan, and wait for desire to get strong enough to move us.
That’s OK in some respects although I think whoever uses a default map,
instead of a set goal and plan are at a great disadvantage.
Here’s
the rub, as Shakespeare would say; No matter if you have a goal and
plan, or you allow your wants to grow by default – we are talking about
desire. The Buddhist taught us about this life’s double edged sword;
“it is our desire that brings suffering into our lives”. ACKKK! You
mean I cannot HAVE what I want to have MOST, without suffering?!! What
a rip off – I want to speak to the manager! Well, raise your eyes and
voice to the heavens and start talkin’, because that’s the way it is.
But
you know as well as I do, there is another saying (probably started by
a Buddhist), “no pain, no gain”. There’s nothing to say that we cannot
obtain our richest desire, we just have to accept the fact that we have
to pay for it. “Nothing is free in this life”. And besides, be honest,
would you truly value ‘it’, if it just fell into your lap? I don’t
think so.
So, next time you feel as if you
are suffering way too much for one person to bare, perhaps you need to
ask yourself; what desire do I have that is causing this pain? Is it
worth it?
Bright blessings ~ Richard