A time for Rebellion … ( 06 / 28 / 2013 )
A time for Rebellion … ( 06 / 28 / 2013 )
“ There are known unknowns – that is to say , we know there are some things we don ’ t know . But there are also unknown unknowns ; the ones we don ’ t know we don ’ t know .” ~ Donald Rumsfeld
It is true that there are a few things that are probably unknowable ; things that it is better for us to simply accept than futilely analyze -- the ultimate source of our conscious awareness ; the origin of our current Universe ; what ( if anything ) is God … AND YET there are quite a few things yet unknown that are knowable indeed ; many things that seem impossible and yet are innate tenants of our reality just the same . Unconditional Love is one of these mysteries ; and radical Kindness — the vehicle through which such Love is given — is another … Both seem to be mere pipe-dreams ; flickering mirages shimmering in the desert heat . We thirst for their calm waters and yearn for them to soothe our suffering … We see them everbeckoning on the horizon … We approach them ; closer & closer ; close enough to smell their sweet breezes light upon our cheeks and feel their pristine ripples cool upon our lips … We reach out for them to save us and close our hands upon their shimmering salvation — and then the illusion is shattered … We awaken still in the desert ; still dying of thirst ; our hands still filled with rasping sand .
So it is for anyone who has sought happiness by “ being nice ” … So it is for anyone who has ever tried to find “ true love ” … & so it is for anyone who has looked for peace by “ loving an enemy ”.
You see , real LOVE doesn ’ t work that way . It is a gift that cannot be opened if we are seeking to receive more than give … It is a destination that cannot be attained if we are traveling soaked in self . Despite what we have been taught , real LOVE can only be known in those times when we refuse to desire it for ourselves ; only in those times when we only wish to give it to another .
“ The problem is not ignorance , but rather our preconceived ideas .” ~ Hans Rosling
Radical Kindness works , my Friends -- It is one of the knowable Laws of Reality that is for most still an unknown mystery . Many have claimed to have tried it and found it to be an imposter hollow & false . They claim that they have loved an enemy without effect ; that they have cared for others and found no Peace ; that they have forgiven an enemy had known only pain ; that they have reached out with courage and only been “ used ” in return …
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