The Search For Enlightenment

Two of the closest people in my life are struggling with almost impossible situations. They are in positions where it seems that whichever way they choose, they will lose. Whilst I am in no position to influence either of them directly, I would like to help them if I can.

To do so, I need a great deal of wisdom, more than I feel I have at my disposal. I have chanted and prayed for an answer, or even a snippet of an answer, that I might pass on, but nothing seems to come to me. I know that I need to keep chanting, that with time an answer will reveal itself, but in the meantime I have to watch the pain they are feeling, continue.

I have no training in being a therapist or a counsellor, and maybe being so close to these people is a hindrance rather than a help. Maybe I should suggest that they seek out the help of such a professional, maybe they already have done so, but that seems to be ducking the issue.

We all have situations for which we search and search for answers. I seem to be much better at solving my own problems, now I have my faith to fall back on. I know that the answers to their problems lie within their own hearts, so I might suggest that they start looking there.

At the end of the day, all I am seeking to do, is to relieve them of their unhappiness. I know that if they could gain the faith that I have found, the answers would come more easily. But as I have said before, you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink.