Loneliness and
Oneness....
Two mutually exclusive
states of existence. Since I experienced both, is there something
that I need to learn?
Yes. Most definitely,
yes.
So I asked. And I
listened.
Loneliness and Oneness,
although perceived as being at the opposite ends of a long spectrum,
is separated by only one thought.....
“Who Am I?”
That single question,
in a single moment, births the desire to create an identity so that
the question can be answered. When the desire becomes strong enough,
the impetus to express itself as an Individual takes root. And when
the Individual is “birthed”, comes the need for “others” with
which to reflect back to, or to interact with the Individual in order
to create or reinforce a certain quality to the identity.
Only with another can
an Individual learn with sufficient speed about itself in the early
stages of establishing an identity. The loneliness can therefore be
viewed as a catalyst or trigger for the Soul to embark on a Journey
of Self-Expression as an Individual. It serves as a source which
feeds the momentum to seek out expressions and experiences with
others.
As the Soul ventures
through its many expressions to amass experiences and practice its
knowledge, Self-Awareness grows. Lifetime after lifetime, this
Self-Awareness increasingly becomes the basis from which the physical
Life expresses itself, until eventually, this sense of Self-Awareness
reaches a stage where it takes over as the driving force. When this
happens, the need for Self-Expression will begin to diminish, and a
reversal of sorts then comes into place. The sense of Oneness tempers
the Loneliness, and the Soul embarks on its journey Home.
The thought “Who Am
I?” now becomes “I Am”.
