January 2025

The end is just the beginning…

Now, where to begin?

January 3

Just finished the November-December 2024 edition of my blog last Saturday. Since then, I have been feeling somehow out of gas. I guess that’s perfectly normal, after more than one intensive month working on it. But still…

I hope that I will be able to get back to my usual state soon.

Working on the edition has, kind of, shedded a great deal of light into my inner self. Sometimes, I feel the pressure of having to make sure that my content is read by someone out there. And yet, I assume that if we think that away, we distance ourselves from the true source of “light”.

After all, it’s not about making money or earning external validation. It’s more about you – about whether you yourself have transformed after the efforts.

In today’s world, driven by social media and marketing, ignorance, I think, has become a serious problem. We all crave others’ attention, without which we feel that we are useless. What a deception!

On Wednesday, I just paid a visit to my sister and brother-in-law’s house. I had a chat with my brother-in-law about many things – including my plan for this year and the years to come.

The path that I am about to tread… well, I guess it’s not going to be easy. It’s not just about learning things; rather, it’s more about practicing and embodying what I learn in daily life. And that’s not a simple feat; many have failed on this path for many reasons – of which I believe the most important ones have to do with ego and humanity’s inherent desire for fame and validation.

Sometimes I wonder, nowadays, we talk too much about being this, being that. Becoming a doctor, a successful entrepreneur, a world-class coach, etc. And yet, virtually nobody talks about becoming a decent person. Let alone a saintly figure.

Why then?

When we discuss the success of, say, a coach or psychologist, many people seem not too fond of how ordinary people’s lives have become different thanks to the coach or psychologist’s words. Rather, we tend to tie these spiritual teachers with things related to money and fame. “ABC is recognized as … by Forbes”; “ABC has helped Fortune 500’s CEOs in …” something like that.

I even recall one of my connections talking about a professor’s success not in terms of how his teachings have made a difference, but in terms of how wealthy he is – how much of a property he owns. Geez…

Maybe it has to do with my set of core values (which, I suppose, differs from person to person). Fine!

Anw, I’m supposed to catch up with someone in the next 5 minutes. See you!

Tenki ga totemo iikara, hajimemashou!

(08:55 AM GMT+7 – January 3, 2025)