I remember once thinking during a colleague's retirement
speech how nice it must be to have that sense of accomplishment, that feeling of
leaving all the ups and downs of life behind with a feeling of security. When I
mentioned that sentiment to my wife she said that perhaps I should have my eyes
on the journey rather than the end of it. Fact of the matter is that this
sentiment was an expression of fear - the fear of life and the unwillingness to
get lost in the moment at hand no matter whether the outcome would be pleasant
or not. On the day when you retire you may enjoy the perspective of having
completed an important chapter of your life, but you will have a new chapter to
look forward to, nothing will really change for you on that day.
If there
is one spiritual advice I would have to give, it is to embrace life day in day
out, no matter what it is that you are doing. There is only one way to get to
the next spiritual level and that is to 'feel the fear and do it anyway' as
Susan Jeffers put it so succinctly in her book. The reality that you perceive
doesn't exist. The monsters that you see along the way will dissolve into air
just when as you try to touch them. It is not easy to be a hero, but life will
first encourage you and then force to be one. The first dragon will be hard to
slay, but all the others will fly away once you arrive on the scene. Embrace
life, be bold enough to face its demands and then realize that you live in a
magic kingdom in which only joy, love and laughter are permitted.
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