Aleph (Coelho, Paulo)
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Only two things can reveal life’s great secrets: suffering and love.
In using the ‘Find’ functioning in Word today I was searching ‘home’ and came across this Coelho quote that seemed fitting. I was looking for something about ‘home’ because yesterday I accepted a position that takes me back the place of my upbringing, where my parents live and many friends and family are still based. Although I’ve not lived there in over 16 years, that place is home because it’s a place I will always feel welcomed.
But this quote isn’t about home, it’s about learning from the great teachers in life, experiencing suffering and love. Although it may be difficult to imagine or understand, in the past I feel I’ve been a more devoted student to suffering than to love. Much of this has been due to my lack of understanding of love, something I find the analogy of tuning in to a radio frequency very useful, since I now recognize that love has always been there, flowing out and in, I just wasn’t tuned in to it.
Figuring out the terms of this homecoming has taken years. But after making the decision it became clear of how good of one it was, especially after taking the time to figure out the right ‘why’ to do it. A number of factors fell into place making the decision quite rational. But much of the decision is about love, and love exists outside the world of rationality. The path I’m taking is not the easiest one I can take, but I know it’s one that maximizes love, and therefore it is the right path to follow. And as I’m pretty new to the teacher on this path, I’m beyond excited for the lessons to be presented along the way.