The Silk of My Soul

"This life therefore, is not godliness but the process of becoming godly, not health but getting well, not being but becoming, not rest but exercise. We are not now what we shall be, but we are on the way. The process is not yet finished, but it is actively going on. This is not the goal, but it is the right road. At present, everything does not gleam and sparkle, but everything is being cleansed." --Martin Luther

It has been an odyssey, a journey from nowhere and into nowhere.

I have wondered many times what is this all about and when will it end.

The real question though is what does it all mean to me and how will it end.

When the transgressions are all forgiven, will forgetting the reasons why it all happened matter or is the forgiving and forgetting combined? It is rather confusing to dwell on such things without feeling reduced in any sense. The hope however is that this logical exercise of contemplation will erase the components of whys and the whats of the actions and hence the forgetting will accelerate the forgiveness.

All seems rather simple yet this is the essence of many religions and its absence is the sole reason for the continued strife everywhere in the world and inside our souls.

The silence inside should soothe and not deafen our beings. It should illuminate our purpose and resound the joy of our existence. Then in that unknown moment, all criticisms to self will be eliminated and I will be able to free the silk of my soul.