My thought is; this is the moment when we can no longer be untrue to ourselves. I support this thinking by suggesting, “No man is an island unto himself”. Meaning, when we have reached this darkest moment, we realize that there is no purpose unless we seek it for ourselves, to invest in ourselves so that others may invest also. Would you expound?
2007-12-12 09:18:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I personally believe, from experience, that the so-called "realizations" we have at our darkest and worst hour are our convictions standing alone. When pride, prosperity, comfort, and happiness are fallen aside convictions stand in their place.
A person can lose someone they love and at that moment become attentive to the convictions they ignored while that person was still alive, such as the time spent (not spent) with them or the abrasive things said unreconciled.
A person can lose a job, find himself on the street and finally (after all has been lost) settle the convictions of saving money, financially preparing for the worst, careful spending, etc.
I believe we all have convictions we ignore, but for some, it takes disaster to get those convictions settled.
God bless.
2007-12-12 09:32:19 · answer #1 · answered by Pilgrim Progressing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somewhat true for me.
I struggled through faith for years, and it wasn't until I was willing to face the brutal honest truth about my belief, that I found real purpose in life.
I no longer believe in God, but understand exactly how precious life really is, for the first time in my life. I also understand I have a moral duty to make life better for others, which was just a story before.
2007-12-12 09:22:49 · answer #2 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dark moments and suffering turn us to seeking truth in its absolute form and we are more receptive to hear truth as we have turned from the "causes" of appearances that do make us suffer. The purpose becomes clear that it is not the "me" that we are all so accustomed to believing in.
2007-12-12 09:27:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our greatest realizations have no correlation with dark moments. Many epiphanies are made when doing nothing more than walking down the street.
2007-12-12 09:22:25 · answer #4 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Taoism baby. You can't truly see the glory of your epiphany unless it is compared to the darkest point of your life. You can't know how beautiful a song is unless you compare it to me singing. It's all about opposites.
2007-12-12 09:22:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had some of my greatest epiphanies in moments that were not dark in the least. The universe is always "talking" to those willing to "listen"
2007-12-12 09:47:05 · answer #6 · answered by eiere 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For me, it's that end of the line, bottom of the pit moments where I QUIT relying on myself and rely on God, and He faithfully shows me the way out. This almost always involves forgiveness of myself and others.
So maybe we are reaching the same destination by different routes?
2007-12-12 09:22:07 · answer #7 · answered by starrystarrynight 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that's the time when we are humble enough to understand that we cannot face the world on our own. It causes us to seek for higher truth.
2007-12-12 09:22:06 · answer #8 · answered by catalyst 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that's when we need those moments the most. you don't need to be helped up until after you have fallen down.
2007-12-12 09:21:55 · answer #9 · answered by Dan M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋