Perseverance, grit, courage, determination...

these are mere labels.

Labels that man first invents,

and then relies on afterwords.

The invention happens because he does not observe intently.

Neither does he insist to Understand.

The reliance on this invention

keeps him from further observations and Understanding.

These labels may sound impactful and motivating.

And therein hides the truth about the lie that they are.

Lies are the lifeblood of the human Mind.

Even more so when backed by the many

ulterior motives it picks up over the course of its existence.

These motives, no matter how purposeful or benevolent,

ultimately provide the Mind what it really craves -

Pleasure.

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going"

is another such example of reliance on labels

and their extension - quotes.

Labels, labels for labels, quotes made of labels,

quotes related to other quotes,

quotes derived from other quotes...

do one and only one thing.

They keep man from the Truth.

They allow him to bask in "Truth".

Man simply did not understand -

what entails that which he labels perseverance...

what entails that which he labels "being tough"...

what entails when he robotically reminds himself of "Truth"...

What he need be brought face-to-face with time and again, is this...

"Perseverance" does not exist.

"Being tough" entails nothing.

"Truth" is poison.

He has it in the manner he lives his life -

in reverse.

Truly being Nothing entails

Being every single flashy label he has ever heard of.

Being serious about the life that is lived through him,

will show him the enticing poison that "Truth" really is.

When a man is in One with the nothingness around him,

he becomes the embodiment of the raw Truth

which he was both escaping and yearning

for, in the comfort of the illusions

of lies, labels, and "Truth".

This post was written before it was written.

10 hours before, to be precise.

I was running an errand.

I had moved between provinces and did not bother with

"checking the weather".

As I came to the end of my walk,

my ears and nose were numb,

and my fingers felt like they were on fire.

I had no choice but to Be.

And it was at that moment,

that my Mind did two things.

It first reminded me of the label "perseverance".

It said - "See, you persevered!"

I routinely ignored its comment

so that it could do the second thing -

"write" this post.

10 hours later,

after I allowed my Mind to type out what it had already "written",

I checked the weather.

The temperature reported was -23 degrees.

Needless to say, the 23 minutes of walking each way,

felt like 23 hours.

My decisions off late sound weird, self-sabotaging,

and appear as those made to invite suffering.

This is true, but in truth, a blatant lie.

True because these onlookers merely express

their view of my life.

(One's comments are the reflection of what

they themselves are going through.)

Lie because my life is the exact opposite

- perennial bliss no matter what

"suffering" I am going through.

Thank you.