Why bother?

Yes - why bother? Why bother about this whole business of spirituality? 'I'm a good person and good human being,' you tell yourself, 'God fearing, follow the tenets of my religion, give to charity, visit the church/temple/mosque/synagogue regularly - so what's left?' you ask. A few counter questions: How much in touch with the inner workings of your mind and emotions are you? Are you often sad, or have a gnawing feeling in your stomach and/or the solar plexus? Are you afraid - of potential losses, be they personal, familial, professional or related to relationships? Do you have a sense of guilt that you can't understand? Are you aware of anger simmering just under the surface? Do you cover this anger with an artificial and forced 'good naturedness', and then feel false within? And what about restlessness, anxiety, panic-attacks, insomnia, pessimism, a sense of doom, stomach problems, blood pressure issues? Are you sarcastic (underlying all sarcasm is deep-seated anger and resentment - and no, sarcasm is not the same as a sense of humor)?

If you answered 'yes' to some of these, it would be a good idea to investigate the deeper lying causes - and through the 'darkness' of these states, shining at the other end of the tunnel will be the light of Enlightenment.

Research carried out at the University of Montreal some years ago showed that between the ages of 35 and 45 (judging from my clients' ages, I'd say also the 20s)people ask themselves the deeper questions about the meaning of life, their own lives, but this curiosity may or may not lead to a search for answers. In my experience at different times in our lives we all become aware of the glimmerings of a deeper presence inside us, but the choices we make after that to further investigate these or not determine where we end up -- either we become happier, calmer, more contented, satisfied with our lies, or the opposite of all these and including experiencing ill health in the form of a host of physical challenges.

The choice is always ours...

Kiki ;-)
P.S. My request to those who 'borrow' from this blog is to please give adequate credit to the source of the borrowed information - whether me, or books and people I quote from. Thank you.