The answer to one little question...
I just posted this response to a friend's journal. Enjoy.
Sex, for all the right reasons, is incredible. Sex for sex sake will leave you empty and hollow like any heavy drug. The quick way to happiness has never been the best way. Neither has gathering the world's toys around you. You may find comfort for a moment but it leaves you craving more and more while satisfying your hunger less and less. Nothing you own will ever bring you lasting or true happiness. It only brings you comfort and still that does not last. Its not supposed to.
There is a certain freedom that can be found with the discomfort of letting go of the shallow and superficial trappings of our lives. Its not easy and hurts like cold turkey, but it frees you to feel the real world and shows you where happiness truly hides. I'll not tell you. I wouldn't want to spoil it.
Consider this...our three greatest enemies are fear, guilt, and doubt. Our greatest allies are faith and free will. Our greatest powers are dissatisfaction and justification. We use none of them as we are supposed to. We invite them to run rampant through our lives. We hide behind our fantasies and dreams. We shape our world into an illusory prison so that we may find comfort from reality. We fight ourselves. We don't know any better. Only through diversity and suffering can we see from the other side. But these are not desirable and we flee from them with sane reason.
There is no way to artificially create enlightenment. It either happens or it doesn't. We cannot rebuild paradise nor simulate it with any lasting depth or substance. If there is heaven for us we will not find it here dreaming in the dirt. And we, by our nature, will not appreciate it until we've tasted the bitter stench of hell.
So, when you are unsatisfied with your life's trappings and seek out the newest, best, and most elaborate toy, remember that soon you will tire of its shiny joys and cast it aside. It will not fill your soul with harmony nor care for you in any way. It is only a toy.
Have sex when there is someone who you want to have sex with. Laugh with your friends every chance you get. Argue your opinions and fight to understand. Never surrender your self. The purpose of your life is to live. So live the best you can, as often as you can. Love for love's sake and no other reason. For everything else is a toy.
In the end, when we slip off into death's loving hands, we are alone for that moment and our lives will only be judged by us. Be true to yourself and you will find paradise.
Peace and sweet dreams, love.
Sex, for all the right reasons, is incredible. Sex for sex sake will leave you empty and hollow like any heavy drug. The quick way to happiness has never been the best way. Neither has gathering the world's toys around you. You may find comfort for a moment but it leaves you craving more and more while satisfying your hunger less and less. Nothing you own will ever bring you lasting or true happiness. It only brings you comfort and still that does not last. Its not supposed to.
There is a certain freedom that can be found with the discomfort of letting go of the shallow and superficial trappings of our lives. Its not easy and hurts like cold turkey, but it frees you to feel the real world and shows you where happiness truly hides. I'll not tell you. I wouldn't want to spoil it.
Consider this...our three greatest enemies are fear, guilt, and doubt. Our greatest allies are faith and free will. Our greatest powers are dissatisfaction and justification. We use none of them as we are supposed to. We invite them to run rampant through our lives. We hide behind our fantasies and dreams. We shape our world into an illusory prison so that we may find comfort from reality. We fight ourselves. We don't know any better. Only through diversity and suffering can we see from the other side. But these are not desirable and we flee from them with sane reason.
There is no way to artificially create enlightenment. It either happens or it doesn't. We cannot rebuild paradise nor simulate it with any lasting depth or substance. If there is heaven for us we will not find it here dreaming in the dirt. And we, by our nature, will not appreciate it until we've tasted the bitter stench of hell.
So, when you are unsatisfied with your life's trappings and seek out the newest, best, and most elaborate toy, remember that soon you will tire of its shiny joys and cast it aside. It will not fill your soul with harmony nor care for you in any way. It is only a toy.
Have sex when there is someone who you want to have sex with. Laugh with your friends every chance you get. Argue your opinions and fight to understand. Never surrender your self. The purpose of your life is to live. So live the best you can, as often as you can. Love for love's sake and no other reason. For everything else is a toy.
In the end, when we slip off into death's loving hands, we are alone for that moment and our lives will only be judged by us. Be true to yourself and you will find paradise.
Peace and sweet dreams, love.