can be achieved only through persistent exercise of real love.
-M. Scott Peck
I want to be enlightened, really I do. But to be quite honest, I have to admit that I don't think I know what it means to be enlightened. I've read a lot about it and I've talked to a lot of people about it, but even after decades of thinking about wanting to be enlightened, I truly have no real idea of how close I may be to--or how far away from--the state that I really want to reach. I can't even define it, which means that there's a decent chance that I already am enlightened, depending on the definition. I definitely wouldn't give myself credit for that, but I have to remember that if I don't even know the definition of something like enlightenment, then who knows if I'm there or not? Personally, I'm going to do my best to keep working towards enlightenment by doing my best to be kind, by doing my best to be loving, by doing my best to be compassionate and considerate and mindful. It's not that difficult to do if I truly commit myself to doing so--it just takes a series of decisions about what I'm going to do and how I'm going to do it. Perhaps one day I'll reach the state and actually know that I've reached it, but for now, I'll just keep working at it.
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