Well suprise, surprise....it is back again. I have come to my share of crossroads in life - junctures where a choice had to be made, things to be done and they were critical because they would determine which path my life would take not only socially etc. but even in terms of physical location. STRESS!
This juncture is even more stressful because it is one in which my life can drastically change direction depending on the choice made. choices, choices, choices.....
I have always seen life not as a test or a competition or any such analogy that is popular but as a giant classroom, one in which we are here to learn, analyse and interpret what we experience and encounter and thus to move along the scale of evolution.
The interesting thing is that I am not alone in the struggle. In an age where freedom of every form is common in western countries, young people like myself seem to be in a quandry about the steering of their lives. The absence of family duties, directives or requisities have left many of us in a puzzled state, not sure, when , where or why....
Is this healthy for our generation...to be disconnected from previous generations and our duty to humanity so severely by the 'freedom scissors' that some are now lost and drifting?
For me, I have found some source of purpose in remembering that I have a debt to the world in which I was born: yes, to embrace the freedom that I have been allowed and to find what makes me happy but also to ensure that I use all that I have been given to improve in whatever way o degree that world that has allowed me to get this far.
So American inspirational speaker tell us "Focus all your attention on the centre of your being and ask yourself :
"Is it possible to pretend that you are not the heir
to, and therefore, however inadequately or unwillingly responsible to, and for,
the time and place that gives you life - James Baldwin
2 comments:
yes, I agree...confusion everywhere, but
"You must be the change you want to see in the world"- Gandhi
I also think we must do something worthy with our lives, or at least, trying it.
"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes" (Gandhi again)
And remember, you cannot escape, everywhere you go we will visit you! ;-)
Estela
People should read this.
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