Not knowing is similar to giving up the need to be right. Quite a few years ago, I consciously worked on letting go of the need to be right. This isn’t an easy thing to do, especially in today’s world where people seem so polarized and intent on being right and in control - these two go together!
In a world that prizes intellectual accomplishments, it can be even more difficult to allow ourselves to bask in the feeling of not knowing. What if I don’t know everything? What if what I think I know isn’t what’s true? Allowing myself to be in this state of not knowing is one of great vulnerability. It’s also one of tremendous freedom.
What a relief to not be a know-it-all. What a relief to be able to truthfully say, “I don’t know.” How wonderful to be able to let a consciousness higher than mine be in charge and handle things. This is how it is anyway. All I need to do is see it for the truth it is. There’s such sweetness in resigning as General Manager of the Universe.
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