Do you call this life?
All the other methods we use for self change could be compared to pushing a car.
Let's suppose you have to travel to a distant city.
The car breaks down along the way.
Well, too bad; the car's broken down.
So we roll up our sleeves and begin to push the car.
And we push and push and push and push, till we get to the distant city.
"Well," we say, "we made it."
And then we push the car all the way to another city! You say,
"We got there, didn't we?"
But do you call this life?
You know what you need?
You need an expert, you need a mechanic to lift the hood and change the spark plug.
Turn the ignition key and the car moves.
You need the expert - you need understanding, insight, awareness you don't need pushing.
Awareness
Anthony de Mello
