H,
“The
Problem with Self”
There is nothing more
uncomfortable than real change. It is a form of death. The familiar is such a
place of comfort and home such a certain place that the unfamiliar pilgrimage
of the soul is an unwelcome and painful process.
The only thing that makes
this even remotely bearable is the promise of what comes after. It is not that
you are being sold a sugary future as a panacea for present pain. It is that
you are being told of what lies on the outside lane of everything that is
presently known. It is to open you up to concepts you have not yet considered
or have disregarded as folklore: eternity, wholeness, holiness, forgiveness in
all things, inherent human value, peace on earth and love as the supreme force
that drives the universe. The idea that there is a material reality in the
world around us and the stars above us but also a spiritual reality in our
hearts that connects to everything else.
We are not giving up on self
to be less but to be much more. It is our destiny to be more than present
sight, present taste, present smell, present touch and present hearing. We are
made for much more than our present selves. We are made to ultimately be like
Him that is the full manifestation of all our best selves.
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