-- David Whyte
As I write this I'm sitting in a Panera overhearing a guy playing a video on his laptop in an attempt to recruit some young woman into a multi-level, pyramid marketing scheme. He wants to convince her that she can get rich recruiting other people to recruit other people to recruit other people ad infinitum to eventually sell overpriced shit nobody really needs through an adamantine quagmire of a system that's all based on ass kissing. And, yes, as David Whyte notes, I'm continually amazed that people (i.e., the personality) falls for this crap!
It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to know the difference between kissing ass and kissing life as it flies by. Kissing life is a soul kiss, deep and satisfying in the moment with no promise of future reward. Kissing ass is all about future reward. It is all about doing something, slimy, and soul-slaying in the moment in hopes of achieving something that will make you happy later. If you're even minimally in touch with your feelings and visceral reactions, you know the difference immediately.
And yet, the mind, filled with desire and fear, takes over. It overrides both our instinct and intuition and tells us that the end justifies the means. A little ass-smooching now, leads to all the things you really want and need later, says the rationalizing mind. Bullshit!
That's what your soul says. And it's right. Kissing ass not only leaves a bad taste in your mouth now, it fills you with guilt and remorse later when the shame of selling your soul for a few pieces of gold kicks in. And, make no mistake, it will kick in. On your death bed, if not before.
So, be picky. Don't be an ass kissing whore! Flirt with life, kiss it, and let it go. Dance with it as a partner, a friend. No need to be a corporate shill, a greedy pyramid schemer, or a Craigslist call girl. Selling your soul is never a good idea. Kissing from the soul always is.
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