5/25/2021 The Path
I had a dream last night in which a theme that has popped up before recurred again. I was writing down the dream this morning and pondering through pencil and paper why certain things in my past were what they were. Then on the 3rd page of writing, I finally came to an epiphany that I thought was worth sharing. It's nothing new, but I think it's important.
In the end, you are the only one who can help yourself. Others might be able to show you the path you need to take, but ultimately, you are the one who must take it. Even then, what others are capable of showing us is really only their own path. If we feel someone has shown us the way, and we've had a moment of clarity, and we saw the direction in which we need to go, what has happened here is that god has placed all the elements exactly where they needed to be exactly when they needed to be there in order for you to see your path. This other person, in the example here, doesn't necessarily know that they are showing you anything or that there is even something to be shown. They're simply one of the infinite elements of the universe that aligned in the right place at the right time and, perhaps, have said the right thing that all added up to you catching a glimpse of the right path for you. When we try to help other people, we are only ever capable of emulating what we think help looks like. The key there is that we only think we are helping when what we are doing really might be keeping the struggling on a path of struggle. In the case of a toddler heading straight for a hot stove, hands outstretched, sure we probably snatch them up so that they don't get 2nd or 3rd degree burns. Or if you are trying to accomplish something in a computer program, someone with more experience using that program might have some tips for you that can be quite helpful. Eventually though, the toddler grows and matures and no longer needs us to guard them from physical harm. But when it comes to how we should live, we are almost all of us lost, and some of us may be trying to find a way, our own path, a righteous path, and no one else can help you find that path except yourself. Other people may play a part, sure, as other people, just like every rock and every tree and the sun are part of this universe, but it is not necessarily their purpose to show you the way. That's not to say that finding your way won't ever involve looking to other people, we are social creatures after all, but in the end, we must define our own paths for ourselves, and we must walk them ourselves. Of course, it is up to you whether you are happy with the path you are walking, though whether or not it is righteous is not for you to decide. God does not interfere when we need help because he has bestowed freewill upon us. It is our choices that get us into the psychological, emotional, and eventual physical struggles, and likewise, it is our choice to exit these states of mind and states of being. God simply observes, unjudging, while we make our own choices. Comments are closed.
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