One and alone

"The earlier we realize that we are alone, the better off we all are."

So goes a line in one of the recent books I have read. It would seem like a very pessimistic view of life but come to think of it, it makes perfect sense, for me at least.

It does not mean that you go solo flight all of a sudden. Knowing how to deal with life's, yours specifically, challenges, trials and tribulations on your own would do you a lot of good. For the simple reason that our family and friends will not always be there to lend you a helping hand, a shoulder to cry on or just be a sounding board. They too have their own lives to live and be miserable about at times.

To push our capabilities to the limit and discover more about ourselves is but one mystery we have to solve during our time on terra.

And with this I leave with you another quote;

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others" It is by Marianne Williamson from A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles.

It was also used in the movie Coach Carter and it is often mistaken to have been coined by the great Nelson Mandela.

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