The ‘Worldly Race’ vs. our internal Reality

Has your mum ever ‘complained’ to you that someone is doing quite well these days, you know, she/he is earning seven figures salary, own their own production company…etc?

I am sure we all go through the phrases of constant comparing and competitions during certain stages of our lives. All these external pressures from parents and society expectations can be argued to motivate us to strive forwards to achieve ‘better’ and ‘grander’ things.

But my question is that Is this the way to go? To strive to come first in this ‘worldly race’?

Are those who appear to be so successful externally winning the race or will they get tired, frustrated and lost before the race finishes? I don’t know.

I guess what I am trying to highlight here is that the struggle and frustration that comes in a package deal when we constantly chasing after the illusive notion of security to fulfill our wants.

Rather than going through the fire of initiation, gradually transforming and fine-tuning ourselves from metal to gold, those who focus on achieving externally tend to put gold glitter on themselves to cover up their problems that are desperately waiting to be addressed.

I work as a part time tele-interviewer for a market research company. I wouldn’t say I have a good voice but I tend to end up conducting the most interviews at the end of each shift EFFORTLESSLY as opposed to people who TRY to get more interviews done by dialing more numbers.

I think all it comes down to is ALIGNMENT: It is all about BEING, coming from a place where you are totally natural, joyful and offering values (love, gratitude and appreciation) to others.

When we surrender ourselves to reality, knowing that it is through going through the fire of initiation, learning from those experiences and lessons, only through that can we truly transform ourselves from medal to gold.
Once it is done, your inner qualities will shine through effortlessly and everything else will come together in perfection.