Bitter and Sweet

In a recent meet with my friend, we touched briefly on this subject - BITTERNESS in life. Is there really bitterness in this world that is not actually 'humanmade'?

I choose to believe there is no real bitterness in life except the bitterness we create with our own bare mind and actions. I also agree to the statement that people learn to appreciate life more when they have had bitterness in their life. However, I do not resonate well with the statement that people in general HAVE TO go through bitterness IN ORDER to appreciate the beauty of life. That would be a really stifling life choking condition and belief to hold.

With that said, there are probably many in this world who were taught to believe in the latter statement. With that belief; you are led to believe before you can appreciate, you have to be bitter first - THEN you can be totally appreciative and reap the benefits. So what does this belief actually do? It obviously conditions the mind to manifest 'BITTERNESS' and from there it turns up in reality real time experience with the hope that you will learn to appreciate life - the golden pot is at the end of this 'bitterness rainbow'. The ball of bitterness continues to grow bigger and you are left to wonder - "That's TOTAL BS (nonsense)!"

At this point, there are probably two possibilities...

1. Evaluate the damage and start damage control reformation - learn tools to get better for positive shifts to realign and that's all good.
   
   
2. Continue to dwindle into the land of no return - like a hamster running in the wheel - round and round and round to land of total bitterness. Of course as for the hamster; it's probably an enjoyment and good exercise. As for people; that's probably not that enjoyable is it? And usually when you are in that stage, you would have the tendency to isolate or to 'recruit' accomplices to build your army of bitterness. Then you also start wondering why some of your close friends start going the opposite direction and no longer your confidant. So you continue on this road of bitterness alone or with whoever's left in the bitterness group you had recruited along the way till hopefully a miracle would happen and sweep you out of this bitterness road.

Well...

This miracle would probably not come till YOU actually start to WAKE UP to ACKNOWLEDGE the 'bitter world' you have built around you and within yourself to get yourself to this road of total bitterness. When you are NOT READY to AWAKEN yourself; chances are - bitterness remains part of your life.

Who and what is the miracle? The MIRACLE is YOU! ..... And YOU!....And YOU!

YOU ARE THE MIRACLE that could sweep you off that road of bitterness to the road of JOY and PEACE. The passers-by on that road are there to lend a hand but ultimately your hand has to reach out to their hands and your heart ultimately wants to get on that road of joy and peace - setting that TRUE INTENTION to change to create the TRUE actions that would TRULY get you out of that land of bitterness.

It is YOU and SOLELY YOU FIRST who can bring yourself out of that 'bitterness trance' and TRANSCEND yourself to PEACE and JOY within - creating your peaceful and joyful place within and all around you at any given moment in your life!

Are you ready to be your own MIRACLE?
The choice is in your own bare hands!

Published on: May 24, 2010 @ 0:27