We tell ourselves that we are happy, but truthfully, we have compromised our existence and are getting by, and we aren’t really happy, either. Why is that? As an aside, when you look around and find that everyone else is doing the same thing, you know that much more is going on. And that is certainly true in this case.
Our dark influences have a great deal of power over us. Our self-doubts and other fears inhibit us, stifle our passion and cause us to hide our true selves in the closet.
On one hand, what we do doesn’t make sense. The “other side” holds the promise of peace, contentment and general well-being. Where we are is a place of stress, pain, unhappiness and general discomfort. Sure, it has its moments, but it doesn’t hold a candle to the “other side.”
You came to earth to resolve certain unfinished aspects of your being (usually about love of self). But because you have free will, you cannot simply be given your lovability. You must come to find it for yourself.
The odds are that you don’t. And what is interesting is that you share that feeling with the rest of humanity. It is also why you (and the rest of us) have come to earth.