12-10-2013, 11:32 AM
What you are really asking is: "Why am I not like everyone else? And how do I cope with it?"
Your thoughts and beliefs are radically different than most of the rest of society.
The easy path is to believe what others believe and go along with what they do and think. Apparently, the creation had a different plan for you.
It takes courage to be on your path - it's the path to liberation but also potentially a path to aloneness of thought (at least for a time).
Comfort in a herd is something that I think humans are wired towards, just like animals are. There is safety in the herd, and I find myself pulled towards the beliefs of the herd often, and then I have to snap myself out of it. When those moments come, I almost invariably take a look at the belief I have that's different than the crowd and breakdown the "why" of why I have that belief. Then I realize that it's right for me to be outside of the crowd because I have confidence that my belief is correct for me.
So, the question is, what state of authenticity do you want to have in your life. Does the pain of that shallow feeling of detachment from the crowd overshadow your desire to be completely authentic in who you are?
I think we both know the answer to that question..
Your thoughts and beliefs are radically different than most of the rest of society.
The easy path is to believe what others believe and go along with what they do and think. Apparently, the creation had a different plan for you.
It takes courage to be on your path - it's the path to liberation but also potentially a path to aloneness of thought (at least for a time).Comfort in a herd is something that I think humans are wired towards, just like animals are. There is safety in the herd, and I find myself pulled towards the beliefs of the herd often, and then I have to snap myself out of it. When those moments come, I almost invariably take a look at the belief I have that's different than the crowd and breakdown the "why" of why I have that belief. Then I realize that it's right for me to be outside of the crowd because I have confidence that my belief is correct for me.
So, the question is, what state of authenticity do you want to have in your life. Does the pain of that shallow feeling of detachment from the crowd overshadow your desire to be completely authentic in who you are?
I think we both know the answer to that question..