Having a job is so ingrained into our society that people don’t even think about having to work. You need money to survive in a capitalist society, and the only way to do that legally is to get a job. But the concept of work is to do someone else’s bidding. And when you choose a job that is closer to your heart, such as a social issues organization, the financial
If you ask people what’s missing from their lives, you’ll get a litany of what’s not happening for them. What you won’t hear is an understanding of why that is.
As with all Sufi teachings, this allegorical story is made to illustrate some aspect of our journey towards Oneness. It speaks to the trials and struggles we all face.
Being able to love freely and openly is a great concept, but unfortunately it’s not something we experience very often. And although people do try, the love we mostly see is a pretty watered down version of the real thing. We want to love unconditionally, but we just seem unable to do it. Yet our capacity to love is incredible, so what gets in the way?
After thousands of years of living experience and having exceptional teachers like Christ, Moses, Lau Tsu, Buddha, and the many gurus of India, we are still struggling to answer the question of exactly what we are doing here. We have made progress over the millennia, but we still have a ways to go.