The Yellow Brick Road

So, the question is: Are humans capable of lasting true happiness?

I don’t know what sort of responses would arise from this question.  (Guys, feel free to comment).  My answer to this question is: ‘I don’t know, I hope so’.  My motivation for this experiment is to find out whether there is a certain way of being, a path we may choose, that if followed will lead us to true happiness.  Our Yellow Brick Road.

The suggested answer, based on the premise of this experiment, is ‘yes’.
The premise is: WE ARE ONE.
And by that, I mean everyone and everything.  People, animals, plants; All of creation.
WE ARE ONE.  Feel free to take that as literally or metaphorically as you wish.

​Now, given that we are one, it is proposed that when we behave in a way that supports our connection with the whole of creation, we embark on a path of self fulfillment and natural joy.  When, on the other hand, we behave as separate entities, removed from each other and independently identified, we embark on a path of perceived self-limitation that leads to misery and a sense of lack.

Whether this is true or not, for myself is yet to be determined.  Hence this experiment.  How this works is simple (although maybe not always easy).  First, we must become aware of how we think and act within ourselves, towards others, and interact with the world around us, in the context of the premise above.  Then in time, when we are ready, we can start to consciously choose our behaviour, in moments and events throughout our daily lives.

If we are connected with everyone and everything, we would be open, loving, accepting, welcoming, giving, generous, honest, transparent, genuine, affirming, respectful, expansive, supportive, trusting, etc.  When we act from a place of individuality, we can be self-serving, fearful, protective, suspicious, closed, negating, guarded, critical, contractive, competitive, possibly dishonest, etc.

​Just because we think we believe something doesn’t mean we act as if we do.  This is about becoming aware of our actions, changing the way we live and, over time, seeing how this affects our being.  It must be simple to work or we might lose sight of our path.  Life is complicated enough.  Pick one thing (say, honesty) and observe it for a day or a week, from every aspect of our lives, interactions, and being.  If we feel we can, see what we can change -don’t push.  Don’t self-criticise.  See what happens.