FAITH

"Faith is the power to stand up to the madness and chaos of the physical world while holding the position that nothing external has any authority over what heaven has in mind for you."



Caroline Myss

Sucking the finger or following it?

A common error is to mistake the symbol for the reality, to look at the finger pointing the way and then to suck it for comfort rather than follow it.

Alan Watts (1915 - 1973)

Following one's path can be a frighting endeavor--
Most of us wander the path with no compass, the way overgrown, thorny and full of forks. This can leave us either sitting by the wayside scratching our head wondering which way to go, or hacking through with a machete.  Others find their feet on a path with clearly marked signs...a finger pointing the way...and this can be just as daunting as being lost in the pucker brush.

Following the finger pointing the way requires you to take steps down your path only seeing a few feet in front of you--trusting there is no quicksand you will get stuck in or a precipice you will teeter off of into ruin.  Sometimes it is tempting to just sit under the finger, stay with it, suck it for comfort as Alan Watts says, rather than boldly, blindly follow the way it points you towards. No matter how much we beg, a map with our destination is never provided by the finger...only the direction to take and the requirement that you set forth or continue on with faith and bravery.   Bon voyage!