I encountered a man today that made it quite clear that he was very smart, a doctor and had all the answers. He knew that the main reason his life was not working, was because others did not understand things the way he did. He was also not happy and his son was distant, angry and drug dependent. He was in a trap made for him by his own intellect, a totally miserable place to be. I have been in a similar “trap”, having done everything that my culture and upbringing said would make me happy, and still being miserable. I cannot speak for him but I was also bewildered and confused, since I had done everything “right” and still felt terrible. It actually felt like the more I accomplished, the worse I felt, definitely not what I expected!
I did not achieve happiness until I took my intellect off of its pedestal, and put my focus on love, connection, compassion and understanding. That switch sounds easy and straightforward when I write about it, it was not. The switch to a “softer” way of life took a lot of strength and courage.
