The See-Saw
11 Oct 2011 Leave a Comment
in Discussion Tags: spirit;balance;self-talk
Silence, tension, the dull roar of the illusory world. I feel my will to live ebb from my body. I am tired of running in the hamsterwheel called life. This maddening realization flows over me like a blanket of depression — thick and heavy with guilt and remorse. I am tired of playing this broken record. Why must I be here — depressed — again? I see the busyness for what it is — a distraction from the eternal malcontent that lies underneath.
You sit on one end of the see-saw and complain that the seat is uncomfortable, the ground is hard, the ride is boring. The see-saw offers no enjoyment at all…and yet you remain where you are. Occasionally, you find that if you push yourself up (i.e. make an effort in the desired direction) you have a little fun. But most of the time you are resigned to feeling dejected and alone.
If you were to get off of your seat and move yourself to the middle you would find some enjoyment in having control over both sides of the see-saw — you could learn to balance both sides at once. For what is life if not a balancing act in this world of contrast? And what are you if not a master trapeze artist floating “through the air, with the greatest of ease”? You have forgotten this: You are at the fulcrum of a two-sided game called life. Others may join you on the see-saw, sitting on one side or the other, but you must maintain your balance in order to find the detached state of bliss. Buddha spoke highly of the “Middle Way”. The middle is the point at which you can see both sides for what they are — extreme ends of the same issue! What is darkness if not the absence of light? You have remained too long at either end. It is now time for you to be the master of both.
