I left the last post with an open end question I promised to answer in this post. The question of what do I want? I believe that to find out what we want we must first ask the second three letter word of madness; How. To be more specific “How do you feel”. By feel I mean both emotionally and logically (mentally). So let’s jump into it.
Many times people will tell you one of the greatest lies ever; that you are the most honest when you are drunk, high, or angry (an extreme state). You announce your “true” feelings or opinion on the matter at hand. This is almost as bad as people believing that to give into our primal instincts and urges is to be free! How we feel is a question that has created an entire science and economy around it; from psychology to self help books to movies and T.V shows. It’s all there to make the answer easier. You either belong in one of these boxes we have created for you.
Why do we trust others with our emotions? Because we don’t trust ourselves, admit it most of us at some point or another found comfort in just going with what people said. It absolves us of all faults. I was tricked! I did what they wanted me to! How you feel should never be left for others. It’s yours and only yours. Then why is it so confusing? Don’t I know myself?
Yes as a matter of fact you do. You just fall into the same mistake we all did. We believed in one true everlasting right answer. The reality is that there is no “one everlasting truth” everything changes. How we feel is an ever changing phenomena it is situational. God Himself does not change and if He does we would not know, however, what does change is how we feel about God. When young we ask for strength and fun, then we seek wisdom and a career, then it’s a wife and kids, then life to see them grow up… etc. This example is just one of many. Who we are and How we feel are not questions with one answer, but a novel with many chapters.
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