The Descant Soul...

A few years ago, I joined a forum called the Red Thread and I was curious as to just what exactly was meant by that term. I discovered the Chinese believe that with each child born, there exists an invisible red thread that connects their soul to all the people in their lives, present and future, who will play a role in their life. As they get older the thread shortens and draws them closer to these very special people....What a lovely concept...

I recently wrote a piece on how technology has taken over our lives often at the expense of our humanity. Meaningful experiences and conversation are lost in a quagmire of keywords and phrases bandied about like slogans and sound bites then dropped off the cliff of enlightenment before anything of any substance can be discussed or pursued.

.And so it is with relationships…hooking up, booty calls, friends with benefits have replaced the tradition of courtship and dating, and the social intercourse that allows two people the chance to build a bridge between their souls. And words like soulmate and karma are tossed out to justify even the slightest connection beyond a one night stand.

If you’ve ever truly had the good fortune to find someone that is a soulmate the experience is transcendent. And truly something that you will carry with you for the rest of your life. Again I thought of the red thread between two souls, two hearts, two minds that draws them closer via some karmic pathway, of which they have little, if any, knowledge until they are actually face to face.

Now the question is, if you are fortunate enough to meet a soul mate are you willing to acknowledge it? How many of us muddle through life wondering if anyone out there really hears us? Desire for ultimate emotional fulfillment eventually gives way to the acceptance of mediocrity and acceptance to spiritual lassitude until we become devoid of any real depth and instead choose to anesthetize ourselves with technological and other trivial diversions. The higher call of destiny or karma is drowned out in the din of the “virtual” playgrounds of social networks, or drugs of choice and life’s innumerable checklists and obligations.

But I truly believe that destiny and karma cannot be denied. When something is meant to be it must be acknowledged or the lesson will be forced to be repeated just as history repeats itself. Something of that magnitude changes you forever and once you’ve found that sense of completion you are transformed for better or worse. There simply is no going back.

I have actually met two such people. Both have found their soul mates and ironically both have not been able to answer the call. And it has wrought misery upon both of their lives. They are in a karmic purgatory, held hostage by their fear of something so bright and beautiful they question its very validity. For how could such happiness and bliss possibly exist?

Which brings me to the question of science versus spirituality. Just because something cannot be scientifically proven, does not mean that it does not exist. Have we lost our ability to take a leap of faith? To trust in the unseen and our sixth sense?

Why do we fear true happiness almost more than we fear complete and utter misery? Is it perhaps, because we fear change and would rather live with predictability? Hence, the modern age quest for scientific explanation of every event and phenomenon known to mankind? But more importantly, as emotional beings, do we really desire this? For where truly is the joy of living if not to feel the surprise of your baby smiling up at you or the pleasure of hearing a lover whisper terms of endearment in your ear? The simple truth is: life is messy...a combination of science and faith and constant surprises. And sometimes simply inexplicable...

I would like to believe that maybe we have just simply allowed our inner sense of the universe to become dormant and that perhaps with a bit of a cosmic push,we can allow fate to take its course, submitting to chance and trusting that the universe does know what’s best for us.....