Often, people cannot understand what the spiritual quest is about. They wonder why one would spend so much time searching for something so ephemeral and elusive.
In a way, their concern is quite right, and we should, of course, be in the here and now. Yet to say we should not search is too easy. In any case, there is something to find.
Why do I search and what am I looking for?
Because I feel that there is more. I feel that there may be an explanation for the world, for life, for all that is happening. I feel the world is more than "a tale told by an idiot". I feel there are unfathomable mysteries that we may yet uncover, that there are answers to questions. I also believe that we can be a lot happier than we are right now. I believe we can be a lot wiser, a lot better. I believe we can learn to know ourselves. I believe that we can be more loving people. And I believe we can do all this, if we really want to, if we really try.
Does this mean I am not content with myself as I am, with the world as it is? Being satisfied and searching for more do not have to exclude each other. They can coexist. I can be happy with who I am and with what I know, while striving to be better and to know more. There is no contradiction.
But yes, there is a kind of unrest, most of the time. A lack of peace, that drives me to keep searching, till I find what I know is out there. I am sure that this search is, or can be, the most joyful, fascinating, brilliant thing we can ever hope to endeavour.
And no matter wether we believe we have to search or not, we are... We have been searching since the day we were born. Only most people are not aware that it is searching we are doing... Most people are not aware of the goal, yet it is there.
