Being Right v. Growing
With all that is going on in the world today, it is easy to get caught up. Be it politics, banking scandals, economy issues, or just dealing with day to day life. It is easy to get caught up, because at the core of your being you want the world to be a better place. Sometimes, its just about your life; other times, the concern is much larger…the community, nation, or world.
When caught up, perhaps it is your sense of fairness that has been offended. And maybe the act wasn’t fair. And while it may be necessary to correct abusers and offenders, that act is about justice and even karma. My concern is not about whether or not corrective action is necessary; my concern is with what you do to yourself. When you become so emotionally enmeshed and invested in an injustice, it compels you to take action. However, being caught up, it is easy for you to become short sighted, your vision narrows, and your judgment leads to inappropriate actions.
The Problem with Being Right
So, what it comes down to is this: You are here to grow, evolve and become a better, more competent, empowered and confident individual. When you become upset, because your actions are based on fear, you are more focused on the problem than what would make things better.
Let me explain this further.
Anytime you move into a place where you are right, then someone else is wrong. And the more you try to prove they are wrong, the more they try to prove they are right and believe they are right. Because this is the nature of duality, where the negative ego is ruling. So, in your own personal life, how have you been so focused on your position, that in your “rightness” you miss the opportunity of understanding another perspective? By understanding another perspective you create a bridge that allows for a greater creation that empowers everyone.
If it is true that God created everything, then God is in everything. Whatever we reject or make bad, weakens us. It is only by embracing the different facets of God, that we unify this power within us. So the question is…do you want to be right or do you want to grow?
Creating Growth
Please don’t misunderstand, being intelligent and aware of a better way to do something is good. But being “right” says this is the only way. The difference between awareness and being right is when it becomes just about you. As soon as you say “I am right,” or “I know,” you set up a wall that stops you from expanding your consciousness. It is better to communicate and share your understanding with others involved, which also requires an open minded approach to receive their ideas as well. Then all are empowered. Where the agenda of others is hate or control, I say never support that agenda; seek out others whose agenda is about unification through light. Remembering those who work with hate are your brothers and sisters.
The enlightened, always focuses on love. To focus on “rightness” stops your growth. To focus always on love, common good, and a greater goal, creates growth for all. In this way, you and others feel empowered and find the joy in working in cooperation.
What do you think? Have you seen this theme play out in your life or on a global scale? Share in the comments below.
Thank you for sending this. This is just what I needed to read today, after experiencing the worst traffic jamb in LA for the last several years. A traffic jamb on Sunset from UCLA to west of 405, partially due to construction but mostly due to the lack of willingness from whichever department was doing construction to coordinate with other departments of the City to minimize the impact. On top of that, adding insult to injury is the selfishness of individual drivers who decided to make left turns on a road that was down to one lane, after they themselves have been stuck in traffic for 30 minutes – they decided that at the end of the traffic jamb, they would also be the ones to perpetuate it. I yelled at the construction workers: get the police to direct traffic, don’t let anyone make a left turn. They replied: you are almost at the end of the jamb. I thought: how about those drivers who are 30 minutes behind me in the distance that these construction workers could easily walk to? I was burned in my sense of justice and the lack of fairness and accountability of the world. I was emotionally invested and not sure what the most constructed thing I can do when I had a chance again to face the same situation.
Thank you John. I truly appreciate you sharing your wealth of knowledge with us to help us become more empowered.