Finding and Walking Your Own Path

Finding and Walking Your Own Path


And during the journey of life you may meet someone who seems to walk on your path but after a time you see that their path only appeared to be yours, and you come to the place of parting for the two paths veer in different directions. There is no blame; there are just different paths.

For it takes some time in life to see one’s true path, and so one walks along with others when they are inexperienced, trying out different paths, trying to determine which one feels the most comfortable for you. That which feels right, and in line with your spirit, it your true path, no matter how divergent it is from the path you see others take.

The one who can courageously be themselves, does not disfigure or distort their soul, but is true to themselves at all cost, even if the cost is a solitary path. This is the one who succeeds in life.

And if the other one tries to convince you to follow behind, give the reminder, that no one walks behind another on their true path, but each one must be his own leader and his own follower. Just as no sets of fingerprints are the same, no two paths are identical.

When you find some others walking similar paths, because their way is similar to yours, do not assume each footprint falls in line, for comparison of paths is of no benefit and what is right for you may not be right for them. Do not insist everyone get on your path just because yours looks good to you.

Sometimes we do not allow life to flow and try to walk a path which is now ours but another’s out of fear of being alone, but that path will not seem natural or right to our inner being. Much unhappiness is self- made by those suppressing their correct path by choosing to walk someone else’s.
Some spend most of an entire lifetime jumping from one path to another, because they do not acquainted with themselves. Ponder what you really want in life by seeking deep within your mind, and know yourself, then you will not be easily swayed or influenced by others.

To know one’s own mind, is first and foremost in life. The second thing is to realize that all paths in life wind through rain and sun and shade and light and may take you to diverse places and no path is always easy but you will have less difficulty in life if you walk your own.


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