Slaves

Good news and bad news. 

The bad news is that you are a slave.  

The good news is that you are free to choose your master.  

You can be enslaved to technology.  The trouble with that is that every now and again the “god” goes on the blink.  That can be infuriating.  When you are in the middle of a project and the internet or computer goes on the “fritz” it can cause palpitations.  Or can be a slave to purchasing new things or eating beyond satiation but these too are momentary highs which leave us feeling more empty than before.

Even surrounding ourselves with people, the buzz of never being alone is an enslavement.  They will eventually let us down.  People are often troublesome, stubborn, egotistical and unforgiving.  Believe it or not, education and learning can become a false god.  One wit wrote that Aunt Sadie thought that the eighth day of creation, rivaling God’s crafting of the universe, was when her son Marvin became a doctor!

When we become compulsive about any thing it will inevitably leave us feeling blank and hollow. Few of us control our lives opting instead to choose a master.

Choose God.  Continue your learning. Walk out of doors.  Eat good food.  Practice mitzvot.  Love people. Love the world. Love yourself.  Embrace your soul.  It is all of the above and more.