Is the world a great disappointment?
Is the world paradise?
I’ve seen pain and joy
I’ve seen love and hatred
I’ve seen confusion and clarity
I’ve seen abundance and scarcity
I’ve seen elevation and decay
I’ve seen intelligence an ignorance
I’ve seen darkness and light
All of it is real
How can you deny it?
All of it is obviously very real
You’ve seen it yourself
Why would you deny it? Why would you deny it but to delude yourself…
Why do you try to conclude that this world is this way or that way,
Isn’t it both?
Your life can be miserable but it doesn’t change the utter abundance and exuberance and vastness of existence
Your life can be a dream but it doesn’t change the very real pain of the world, darkness and confusion and ignorance and suffering
I want you to hold both perceptions of the world, simultaneously
I want you to hold them both because that is the truth
And only truth can liberate you
You are here and there’s this fathomless ocean of possibilities
Please make the most out of it
This ocean of possibilities – irrespective of your objectively terrible or objectively terrific life situation – it’s still there
If anything – you having ‘problems’ makes it only more obvious what needs be done
We’re here and most likely are engaged in some sort of attempt to solve our problems
Eradicate some of that confusion
Eradicate some of that ignorance
Eradicate some of that frustration
Eradicate some of that craving
Before eventually we ourselves are eradicated
And it’s ok
You’re here and most likely engaged in some attempts to solve your problems
Eradicate your problems, before you yourself are eradicated
Eradicate some problems, enjoy the ride otherwise
Eradicate some problems – fail to eradicate the rest
Yes
You won’t solve all your problems will you?
Some you won’t even manage to budge
And it’s ok
You won’t succeed at eradicating all your problems
Likely right now you have a problem and you won’t succeed at eradicating it today,
maybe not even tomorrow,
maybe not even in this lifetime
and it’s ok
Can you simultaneously be eradicating all your problems – and accept your inability to ultimately succeed?
If you passively accept – it’s merely a dead apathy
If you struggle endlessly with no satisfaction – you will exhaust yourself and die
Can you neither delude yourself with the false ‘optimism’ and ‘positivity’ of this paradise-world notion, nor settle for some grim, defeatist philosophy of pessimism and misery?
the good life and the miserable life
the heaven and hell
the ability and inability
the growth and stagnation
the overcoming and the failing
i want you to always know that you have a choice – while understanding and respecting and accepting the other side
I want you to always be making that choice, with everything you do and every fucking breath you draw – while not turning your eyes away from the other side
whether things go right or not right – you still DO the RIGHT
whether you can change something or not – you DO your best
whether you win or fail – you ACCEPT the outcome. You don’t struggle with it. You only struggle with your EFFORTS.
You are profoundly humble and grateful and accepting of your good AND BAD fortunes – while also NEVER stagnant, NEVER complete, NEVER finished