The urge to transform is so strong. If you look at outer events, you can witness the impetus to do so. Not all people require outer disappointment, drudgery and chaos to motivate self growth. Most individuals on this planet right now, however, do. It is vital to work on our judgement of the unfoldings on this planet, otherwise we will waste away in the muck. The fact that we CAN witness the turbulence is a sign that we are blessed enough to recognize that, while we share this world, we are having individual experiences that are vital to our soul.
Whatever motivates us, it is OK. Not everyone is built the same and, if we were, the world wouldn’t be such a beautiful and dynamic place. Cults are NO FUN. Even a place where everyone held hands and skipped together would become incredibly boring and lack nuance. Humanity will always require dissension, it is in our nature. The body evolved through difficult trials of survival. Some of us will only get our ass moving when there is a fire beneath it. Welcome to the burn.
Each and every person needs what they are experiencing. To triumph through adversity makes one strong. To be blessed with a golden path from birth, in the long run, doesn’t foster a ton of personal strength. In my experience, the most courageous and incredible humans are those who dealt with adversity from the earliest portions of their life.
We are each getting stronger and life will go on, with or without you, or I, or a stranger who tragically leaves, seemingly too early. Bittersweet… try not to let the emotions take control. Instead, ride them throughout your day. For every down, there is an up.