What’s missing? At times we feel there’s something missing in our lives and naturally we go looking for it. We go looking for that piece that will complete us. We can be surrounded by people and yet still feel lonely. So we search and continue to search for this missing piece of the puzzle, this key that will unlock the door to our happiness. We even try to peek into the souls of others to see if maybe they can help us. Do you have my key? Are you the one to complete me? Why am I lost in this riddle and why do I feel so alone in the crowd?
This riddle, this puzzle, is complex because what we are seeking can only be found within the very depths of ourselves. Only deep within each of us is the key that unlocks our very own puzzle. The answer lies within, and this is the only place that we aren’t looking. Do we even know how to look within?
We search someone else for our own answers, but they’re also searching for their answers in another. This is the cause of our loneliness because even if someone shares their key with us – that key only fits their puzzle, not ours. So we end up with an answer, a key, and we wonder why nothing has changed. Everyone has answers, but only their own answers and not the answers for anyone else. We think that we can’t find what we’re seeking, but we’ve had it all along.
If we look around us though, then we could see that nature has a different perspective. Nature is still and watchful. Nature doesn’t have a mind/ego to get in the way and nature knows that everything grows from within itself. All flowers bloom from inside themselves. Does the rose seek answers from the lily? Does the lily seek comfort from the orchid? And does the orchid turn to the daisy for the secret to happiness? No, they each wait patiently knowing that each is the perfect specimen of what they are supposed to be.
Some look for peace because it will bring happiness. Some look for happiness because it will bring peace. Everything is relative and depends on the perspective and individuality of the person, including all their hopes, disappointments, trials, etc. While everything is the same, it's also different, and that's why I choose not to attempt to define it. The significant thought is that each person already has what they need and they have always been complete.
We know so little about ourselves.... because we look for us in someone else.
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