Friday, January 28, 2011

Fear and Enlightenment

In the Alchemist the little boy saw an omen that the oasis they were staying at would be attacked. When he told the chief about his revelation he was calmly told that they would prepare for the attack but if nobody came tomorrow he would be killed. I have read a similar storyline elsewhere and wonder if this is the symbolic death of the ego that is required to move to the next spiritual level. In my work with financial markets I have experienced similar moments when the professional stage is set in a way that suddenly you feel the imaginary gun to your head and somebody says "Yes or No". Personally, I hate the feeling of fear and wonder does life and spiritual advancement really have to be so theatrical?

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