Insecurity is the most innate of human qualities. It is the animal instinct, since the time we were one of them. Waking up in the middle of the night by the sound of the howling wind is insecurity. The tides of time have shaped it into something more metaphysical.
Very simply put, it is fear of the unknown. We have this desire to predict the unpredictable, understand the unfathomable. We all have this desire to sort out life for ourselves, which in itself is a daunting task. Am I trying to do the same by writing this post?
From insecurity arises sense of belonging to a particular belief/community/people/nation etc. We want to shelter ourselves within the walls of this belief, closing ourselves down to other beliefs. It not only leads to proving ourselves right time and again but also proving millions others wrong.
Insecurity and ego are like day and night. Each requires the other for its existence. From the walls of our beliefs we construct a shack of ego. Ego is the identity we build for ourselves to find security. And then your ego takes over, It shuts your thinking down. Ego makes you more insecure coz, when it is gone you are left with nothing. You hold on to it very tight, making you more insecure once it is attacked. Insecurity – Ego –more insecurity –...It is a vicious circle.
The shelter is not the solution, accepting the open air of time is. The battle of life is to be fought not by staying indoors. Take life head-on and feel the energy you gain from accepting it. The security comes from not creating a YOU, but by accepting your being a part of the whole. Come out of what you see (or want to see) yourself as, and flow with the tides of time as if you are the wave. You are part of the Supreme Being; this is your life’s truth. Your being is your identity; you don’t have to create another one. You just have to live it.
