Others Do Not Have Our Answers

While others can certainly inspire and support us along our journeys, no one can give us the Answers. While books of knowledge are crucial in triggering "gateways" of perception in our minds, it is not the books that can "take us there".

We must find the Answers by ourselves... each one of us... along the course of our life journeys.

"There is a voice that does not use words. Listen."
- Rumi

The True Role of the Entepreneur...

... is wealth creation.

And wealth is not just about money. Far, far, far from it.

Beauty is wealth. Value is wealth. Health is wealth. Team synergy is wealth. Waking up in the morning and loving to go to work on something you believe in... that is also wealth.

The real entrepreneur - the creative force behind any world-class company - is primarily motivated by profit?

No.

That's a myth.

The real entrepreneurs, the ones who create world-class companies (no matter the size of the companies) are motivated by a vision to create something of real value to others. The real entrepreneur does not scorn money. Instead, he seeks to understand money. He studies money. And probably comes to the conclusion that money is merely a symbol of energy exchange: the exchange of give and get. That money is crucial to the ongoing fulfillment of his vision. That money is a tool.

I propose that truly meaningful entrepreneurship that fills the heart of the entrepreneur with true satisfaction, can be concerned with one thing and one thing only: something higher than the entrepreneur him/herself.

Things Come Together...

... at the crosspoint of energies we have set in motion. Thus we shape our experiences.

How would one set in motion these energies?

In my opinion, the ancient Iranians summed it up accurately and concisely: Thoughts --> Words --> Deeds.

Mind. Speech. Action.

If you are interested in further investigation into this topic, I suggest a book called As A Man/Woman Thinketh.

(the above image is merely meant to illustrate the point)

The Bridge Back to Joy

It is like a stream, sorrow itself, that sometimes visits our abode... it weighs us down, and that's the honest reality.

Sure, sorrow may not be expansive as joy is (although it can help open us up). It may limit our range of experience.

And yes, even if there be heaviness, and even if our natural state of being is peace (with sadness not a state of balance), it is nevertheless so that when there is sadness, there is sadness.

Can we fight with what is?

To fight it, in the moment that it arises, is not necessary. It wont make it go away. Fighting it is actually counterproductive.

To realize the immense power of simply observing the sensation of sorrow, and letting it be, without putting labels and an "analysis of history" on it... such a practice helps us to reconnect with the bridge back to joy. The bridge will erect itself, surely, as if out of empty space, and it will show us the way to our natural state of joy.

Our duty then is to walk. To ACT toward the direction the bridge points.

And to be patient, with an open heart that is courageous to the possibility of stumbling again, yet not getting defeated by the stumbles.

Silence, meditative silence, certainly helps us to connect with the bridge. It helps us to see it.

Re-orienting toward joy is a process... with many stumbles along the way.