Conventional wisdom tells us “You curse the darkness, or you can light a candle”, and yet the Soul knows that it is fear that curses the darkness — and thereby thickens the shadows; and that it is Love that lights the candle – and thereby pierces the sky …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Still waters run deep”, and yet the Soul knows that — while it is indeed true that those with “calmer waters” often show an innate depth of spirit — it is those whose waters are active & caring who end up carving our course …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it”, and yet the Soul knows that the true mastery of fear is embodied not by merely swimming near fear’s dangers, but rather by boldly leaping directly into its maw …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Some days you’re the pigeon; and others you’re the statue”, and yet the Soul knows that true Happiness is neither what we do for ourselves nor what is done to us by others; that real Bliss revels in Oneness – in knowing that merely being alive is more than enough; […]
Conventional wisdom tells us “Trust what the eyes say; not what the mouth speaks”, and yet the Soul knows that we are never to have faith in our opinions of others – be they feelings first & fleeting or impressions long & even lasting; for everyone is always far more radiant than they choose to […]
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Two wrongs don’t make a right”, and yet the Soul knows a deeper Truth — that we cannot be Doing what is Right while we are judging others to be “wrong” …
Conventional wisdom tells us “When in Rome, do as the Romans”, and yet the Soul knows that it is far more important that humans, while on Earth, live as Earthlings …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “The squeaky wheel always gets the grease”, and yet the Soul knows that oftentimes squeaky wheels don’t need to be oiled at all; that they often simply need to turn faster …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “There’s no such thing as a free lunch”, and yet the Soul knows that foods requiring the taking of sentient life are always the most expensive on any menu; and that the man who partakes of such meals remains forever hungry …
Conventional wisdom tells us “Be the type of person you want to meet and know”, and yet the Soul knows that as long as we are yearning to be with certain kinds of others, we cannot hope to ever truly BE ourSelves; that to become who we truly are, we must gently dismiss both the […]
Conventional wisdom tells us that “You can tell the magnitude of a man by the magnitude of that which upsets him”, and yet the Soul knows that a truly Great Man is too busy caring for those in pain to dwell on the causes thereof …
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