23/08/2024
"Uncovering the underlying message and hidden unity of our soul involves a lifelong project of self-discovery and the revelation of one’s destiny in life. Rather than a simple product of personal and collective history, each person is a mystery trying to be solved; each life a puzzle that can only be deciphered by living out a pattern hidden in the soul from the beginning. This sense of an innate purpose and meaning cannot be proven in logical, scientific ways. Rather, each life becomes the living evidence of a story there all along, trying to unfold at each critical turn in life.
Amidst the onslaught of mass information and misinformation, it takes courage and determination to grow up and become oneself; were that not the case, more people would do it. To awaken to the living dream within one’s life and remain awake in a world trying to lull everyone to sleep involves repeated struggle, yet also presents something truly worth fighting for. Given half a chance, most people will seek ways to be part of something greater than common levels of economic and social life. Something deep within us instinctively seeks to be part of something “larger than life.”
The individual soul must have its share of genius and an exact core of imagination that can transcend the collective attitudes and the flattening of the world. Yet, we cannot truly believe in ourselves until we reveal to ourselves the hidden message and inner purpose of our lives. If we fail to use our innate gifts and god-given qualities, we leave the field open for those who have little self-awareness and narrow aims to determine the course of history. If we fail to live out the allotment of genius given to us, no one will ever live it. Our real job in life is to become our true selves in such a way that we contribute presence to the world and are seen as irreplaceable."
- Michael Meade, "The Genius Myth"