Nov
Working Our Wyrd
Why are some people rich and others poor? Why do some folks have good luck and others have continuous series of tragedies? Why do some have a better life than others? These are questions that have troubled spiritual leaders and philosophers for ages.
We cannot know all the reasons for the misfortunes of others. We can see that it is not necessarily a divine largesse or godly retribution. There are cases where people obviously deserve their fates, but others where good people fare badly while bad people thrive. It is mostly a matter of wyrd. They must work out their own destiny, just as we must work out ours.
It is a sign of our own grand spirit that we want to help those who are troubled or less fortunate. We can do good to help those in need. However, there is a difference between help and obsession. Their woes are not our responsibility. We did not cause their problem and we are not obligated to solve it. We can help, but just as they must work out their destiny, so we need to focus on our own wyrd.
Our responsibility is to live our lives where we are. We all have things that we know must be done. It is fine to help, but it is wrong when helping gets in the way of our working out our own wyrd. There are things each of us must do. That is the demand of Life.
Yesterday we examined the concept of taking and using that which is given to us. We also looked at dealing with the guilt felt by some over having it better than others. Today we go a step further by examining the extent of our responsibility, and where our greatest responsibility lies. While it is perfectly fine to help if we want, we are under no obligation to do so. Whether we help or not, however, our first obligation is to see to our own wyrd.
