Sometimes, we may find ourselves wishing we knew what our lives are going to
look like or what gifts and challenges are going to be presented to us in the
coming months or years. We may want to know if the relationship we're in now
will go the distance or if our goals will be realized. Perhaps we feel like we
need help making a decision and we want to know which choice will work out best.
We may consult psychics, tarot cards, our dreams, and many other sources in the
hopes of finding out what the future holds. Usually, at most, we may catch
glimpses. And even though we think we would like to know the whole story in all
its details, the truth is that we would probably be overwhelmed and exhausted
if we knew everything that is going to happen to us.
Just think of your life as you've lived it up to this point. If you are like
most of us, you have probably done more and faced more than you could have ever
imagined. If someone had told you as a child of all the jobs and relationships
you would experience, along with each one's inherent ups and downs, you would
have become overwhelmed. With your head full of information about the future,
you would have had a very hard time experiencing your life in the present
moment, which is where everything actually happens.
In many ways, not knowing what the future has in store brings out in us the
qualities we need to grow. For example, it would have been difficult to commit
yourself to certain people or projects if you knew they wouldn't ultimately
work out. Yet, it was through your commitment to see them through that you
experienced the lessons you needed to grow. Looking back on your life, you
would likely be hard pressed to say that anything in your past should not have
happened. In fact, your most challenging experiences with their inevitable
lessons may have ultimately brought you the greatest rewards. Not knowing the
future keeps us just where we need to be--fully committed and in the present
moment.
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