Cut to the Chase

I used to love reading novels. I even had a dream of becoming a novelist and started one which I never completed because I lost interest. Now I don't read novels. Why? Because I can't be bothered going through the drama and dramatic tension etc. Occasionally, I pick up a romantic Mills & Boon novel, read the blurb, then if I find it vaguely interesting, I read the first and last chapter. If I'm in the mood, I'll also read the raunchy parts of the novel. I don't find I need to sit through the whole novel. All I'm concerned with is boy meets girl and girl and boy get together and live happily ever after, the end.

Speaking of which, there is a brilliant car advert on television at the moment, though I can't remember the actual model, about this young man who goes on a date for the first time with this young lady. While they are driving, the girl says "nice car." The man stops the car and asks her if she fancies getting married, buying a house, having kids, getting a dog and spending the rest of their lives together. The girl agrees. I believe the slogan is "Now that's what I call quality commitment."

How many people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment after one date? Not many. The popular belief is that the course of true love never runs smoothly so there has to be obstacles after obstacles like in novels; and the lovers get together against all the odds, or so it would seem.

I've been thinking about what my life story so far would be like if I was telling it to someone. I wrote it down and found myself going on about conflicts and dramas. While these dramas made the story interesting and moved the plot along, they also made my life seem more complicated than it could have been. So I decided to cut to the chase and talked only about my achievements e.g. how I had a particular desire and I had the experience; or how I wanted to meet a particular person and he appeared. I felt energised and wanted to experience life in that way.

Life is like my journey home when I always have two choices: I could either focus on how to get home and the route I'm going to travel; or I could simply see myself at home. When I focus on the route, I find myself being drawn into dramas. While dramas might produce interesting stories, sometimes all I want to do is arrive home without any fuss. When I see myself at home, I arrive in no time at all.

For me the spiritual path is cutting to the chase. I could take the long winding road of learning lessons or I could simply realise that I'm already where I need to be. I could take the scenic route of looking for a teacher or I could realise that I am my own teacher. I could spend lifetimes looking for the truth or I could realise that I am truth.

I used to love reading long stories now I write the kind of stories that I would like to read that cut to the chase. I focus on a theme, have the experience, write about it and it's over. If there is any drama involved it's short and to the point. Any novels I produce will be based on an anthology of the stories I share on my blog not ones that are driven by plots, drama, tension and conflicts.

The end.

Enocia

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