11-27-2012, 11:01 AM
Mat, in the world there are many different kinds of people. Some are good at one thing, others not so much, but good at another. When the majority of people are operating at level X, and you are operating at level Y, and have limited-to-no contact with others operating at level Y, it gets lonely, and you may fall into the trap of assuming you should be just like everyone else, and judging yourself against them, and never being satisfied.
It's a bit like the ugly duckling, actually. Usually the rare ones are the more advanced ones, the more capable ones, the ones here to help "the rest" get further along than reality TV and the like that they are so addicted to. I believe that we have exceptional skills and abilities and senses and awarenesses, and we are here to act as examples and to guide those who don't yet have those skills, abilities and awarenesses developed into a state where they do have them developed.
We tend to suffer a great deal in the process, though, because there's no instruction manual. Realizing these things requires that we first become strong enough within. It's only when the ugly duckling realizes that in its uniqueness is its beauty and strength, that it begins to take flight and display itself as it truly is.
In the end, it's a learning experience for everyone involved. You, at least, have the Internet, and access to others who are similar, and can guide and encourage you. I did not have the Internet, growing up. Or cell phones, or cable TV, or subliminals, or even friends. I had to learn all this the hard way. It seems that my lot has always been to do it the hardest way possible, and then show others how to do what I learned and make it easier for them.
Be grateful for the eases you do have, and remember that you are unique among your peers, and that in being unique, you can only compare yourself to you. And when you start doing that, you'll realize that you can only be succeeding, because growth is inevitable for the hungry soul, and you are always going to have grown when you look back.
Letting go of fear has been the most joyous journey I have ever undertaken. I'm not done yet, but I have made a lot of progress. And, as you are following in my footsteps relatively closely, I can say that I believe you will equal my achievements some day, if not surpass them, in your own way.
Rejoice! Success, my friend, is inevitable.
It's a bit like the ugly duckling, actually. Usually the rare ones are the more advanced ones, the more capable ones, the ones here to help "the rest" get further along than reality TV and the like that they are so addicted to. I believe that we have exceptional skills and abilities and senses and awarenesses, and we are here to act as examples and to guide those who don't yet have those skills, abilities and awarenesses developed into a state where they do have them developed.
We tend to suffer a great deal in the process, though, because there's no instruction manual. Realizing these things requires that we first become strong enough within. It's only when the ugly duckling realizes that in its uniqueness is its beauty and strength, that it begins to take flight and display itself as it truly is.
In the end, it's a learning experience for everyone involved. You, at least, have the Internet, and access to others who are similar, and can guide and encourage you. I did not have the Internet, growing up. Or cell phones, or cable TV, or subliminals, or even friends. I had to learn all this the hard way. It seems that my lot has always been to do it the hardest way possible, and then show others how to do what I learned and make it easier for them.
Be grateful for the eases you do have, and remember that you are unique among your peers, and that in being unique, you can only compare yourself to you. And when you start doing that, you'll realize that you can only be succeeding, because growth is inevitable for the hungry soul, and you are always going to have grown when you look back.
Letting go of fear has been the most joyous journey I have ever undertaken. I'm not done yet, but I have made a lot of progress. And, as you are following in my footsteps relatively closely, I can say that I believe you will equal my achievements some day, if not surpass them, in your own way.
Rejoice! Success, my friend, is inevitable.
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The scientist has a question to find an answer for. The pseudo-scientist has an answer to find a question for. ~ "Failure is the path of least persistence." - Chinese Fortune Cookie ~ Logic left. Emotion right. But thinking, straight ahead. ~ Sperate supra omnia in valorem. (The value of trust is above all else.) ~ Meowsomeness!
The scientist has a question to find an answer for. The pseudo-scientist has an answer to find a question for. ~ "Failure is the path of least persistence." - Chinese Fortune Cookie ~ Logic left. Emotion right. But thinking, straight ahead. ~ Sperate supra omnia in valorem. (The value of trust is above all else.) ~ Meowsomeness!
