You Are a Hero

When the Global Financial Crisis broke out in 2008, my colleague told me a funny story. He said that he must have looked a little pale when he went to work on the day Lehman Brothers went under because his wife said to him, 'Why do you look so depressed? You should feel like a soldier who finally has the opportunity to prove himself in battle!' Well, little did I know then that I would be that soldier who had to march against forces that seemed larger than life. My spiritual journey started in earnest around that time and the first few steps seemed scary. No matter where I looked, at home, at work, everywhere really, monsters seemed to pop out of dark corners. In retrospect, these monsters have always been around, but for the first time I took them all head-on. Life makes you a hero, and as each experienced Tao traveler knows, you set yourself up for it, so just do what you were born to do.

All the monsters were all smokescreens in the end. Life can turn a little theatrical on you just to force you to make a decision. Left or right - you are bombarded with endless choices until one fine day you get the hang of it. Choose love is the imperative and when in doubt, experience how the Tao makes the conclusion as plain to you as 1 2 3; but a little struggle you have to expect in the beginning just because you still have psychological baggage to throw overboard. A snake that shakes off her old skin has to wiggle a little, right?

I also was never alone. When your spiritual journey signs you up for something, giants will walk next to you as you will soon discover for yourself. Expect help just in the nick of time, even from your so-perceived enemies. You will learn along your journey that every voice matters - loud or soft, intimidating or hesitant, friendly or rude. The Tao leads you beyond good or evil. Your story will also have a meaningful ending for you just because the ending was written eons before you were born. Whatever happens will propel you to the next spiritual level. There is nothing to fear; an experienced Tao traveler is not even afraid of fear itself because it simply doesn't exist if you don't believe that it does.