Without any doubt, nobody would desire hardship or suffering, but if life is
lived without any horizon, flooded only with inner laziness (“blasé” style), or indifference, easily
it could become quite dull and depressing.
Further
pondering upon these concepts, here are some additional thoughts:
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When you no longer have questions, you no longer look "up", but
"down" and you might be tempted to believe that this is enough
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When you run out of questions, you end up believing that you don't have any questions
because you have all the answers, which is a big error
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When you run out of questions, nothing can convince you of anything else; most
of the time the obvious could be in front of you and you might not be able to
see it (which is often the case)
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When you no longer have questions, you lose your candor and humility
- When you let go of candor and humility, you automatically adopt sufficiency, and
you become enough
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When you become enough, you become arrogant…and arrogance manifests right
before decay.
In
order to avoid sliding on this down spiral, scholars believe that doing the following
might be helpful to correct yourself:
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Cultivate an inquiring and humble spirit
- Understand that
no one can have all the answers, but at least keep your sense of wonder, which
would keep you “alive”, and more than anything, would make you loop up more
often…
“The ability to ask questions is the
greatest resource in learning the truth.” (C. Jung)
