Constraints

Psychologists measure the happiness of lottery winners in the years after the big win and consistently find that they are not any happier than the rest of the population. In Massachusetts we just had a mega-million lottery event which drew a huge crowd. When  people who purchased tickets were asked them what they would do with the money they pretty much all said that they would quit working.

We all have a job to do. Consciously or subconsciously, we tend to pick occupations that allow us to work on the psychological attributes that we still need to develop, but unfortunately this is not always fun. Sure we have a choice in this. In a successful career we can develop our creative aspects better, in a less successful career everything seems more of a chore. But few would probably continue doing what they re doing if they won 200 million dollars, right?

Well, whether you do or not, you will not be able to escape your spiritual evolution. Once you have the money to retire for life you will hire people to work for you and the old psychological struggles will come back to you in new clothes. Your learning opportunities, disguised in the constraints you face will find you in an any environment. Once you understand the law of spiritual evolution you will happily sign up for everything the Tao throws your way. Who needs lottery wins anyhow, we have a job to do here and now so let's just do it.