There is wisdom in life as is

We inherited from our Victorian forefathers the belief that the only real problem in life was to decide rationally what to do—and then will would stand ready as the “faculty” for making us do it.

Rollo May, Love and Will

 

I was young and naïve once—no longer. I have dumped all the ‘thou shall’ and stoicism. It’s too tiring and humiliating. Instead, I just live life as it presents itself and see whether I can learn something about my self, or have a worthwhile observation to share with the reader. 

 

There are two ways of improving on the Victorian/Calvinistic model of ‘righteous living’. One, listen to the wisdom life has to offer in manifesting your dreams. As Mitch Hedberg once put it, ‘I am sick of following my dreams. I am just going to ask where they are going and hook up later.’

 

Second, there is wisdom in the fact when we are unable to follow our will. Obviously there must be something about our view of the world and our self that we are overlooking. Instead of criticizing our lack of will-power and vision, why don’t we  try to learn something new about our self instead. 

 

There is wisdom in life as is. Observe, don’t fight it.