The mystery and secret in discovering the truth lies in two factors: finding the right path and what we derive from it.
Now we are at a stage that wisdom must discover unknowns so that we could find the correct path therefore in this valley we continue the discussion on finding the right path so that we realize its importance. Many individuals have gone astray or their lives completely destroyed only because they weren’t able to find the right path.
Some of them were strong, determined individuals who were eager to quit their problems but couldn’t do so and at the end, some even committed suicide. ….
We focused on thinking at the four first valleys, at the fifth valley we learnt that we must carry out our thoughts and at the sixth valley we recognized the wisdom’s command. Now we are at a stage that wisdom must discover unknowns so that we could find the correct path therefore in this valley we continue the discussion on finding the right path so that we realize its importance. Many individuals have gone astray or their lives completely destroyed only because they weren’t able to find the right path. Some of them were strong, determined individuals who were eager to quit their problems but couldn’t do so and at the end, some even committed suicide. We can’t really say that they didn’t have the willpower or that they were aimless in life, it is just that their psyche and body were lack balance because they couldn’t find the solution to their problems. Finding the right path plays a unique role in solving our problems throughout our lives. Many entered different groups thinking that they have found the right path but they ended in a slaughterhouse. They found out they have chosen wrong too late! One of the most important issues is finding the right path, therefore: The mystery and secret in discovering the truth lies in two factors: finding the right path and what we derive from it. Let’s discuss the definition of some words of the above sentence:
Secret: hidden subject.
Mystery: something that is difficult to understand and we would learn it from signs.
Discover: to appear, to find.
Truth: integrity, accuracy, precision.
Therefore, in order to find a secret which is hidden, we must solve that very secret. In this case, solving the secret is to find the correct path and traverse that path to reach the truth or our goal. In other words, to unlock any lock initially we must find its key. Now that we mentioned lock and key let’s mention that lock makers are too many while key makers are rare. To clarify the subject let us use an example: if we are in Tehran and we want to drive to Tabriz, initially we must find the suitable road and then we drive, it is obvious if we do not drive we wouldn’t reach the goal which is Tabriz in this case. Some of the people around us always consider this valley but some of them do not. Let’s assume that people are fallen into two groups, we are in one of these groups. The first group is short-sighted people. If we are located in this group, we would talk before we think. Or we start doing without thinking then we would face troubles. Therefore, we are creating trouble for others and ourselves at all times. Our words are: sorry, I didn’t know, it is not my fault, I assumed that you would have liked it, forgive me! And sometimes we assume that the shortest path is the best therefore we are waiting for someone to solve our problems, cure our diseases or love failures with a tablet or abracadabra! We should remember that: Physician, heal thyself. For instance: we would buy a treasure map from someone who is poor himself! Or we believe someone who has diseases himself can cure us with his energy! Why?! Because we always start moving without thinking and finding the path, therefore we would find ourselves trackless. The second group are the wise people. They think before they talk. A wise person knows that the true treasure lies within himself, therefore he won’t waste his time searching for other treasures. If we are located in this group then we surely know that the universe is filled with different energies but these energies won’t be given to us easily just like the world’s banks that are filled with money, gold, and jewelries but these treasures are not ours. A wise man believes that these energies are unknown to him therefore trying to reach them is like trying for a piece of cheese in a mouse trap. He won’t open his body or city of existence to a variety of unknown positive and negative energies for he knows that these unknown forces will bring misery and destruction indeed. A wise man knows that perhaps today some mentors and masters have access to these energies, but these mentors are rare, thus he won’t try for them without proper study and knowledge. A wise man knows that the righteous path is a path which will steer him toward the true destination. The true destination can be heaven or a rational goal or discovering a truth. A wise man knows that all the prophets and thinkers wanted to show the righteous path to mankind in order to lead them to a true destination which is prosperity, peace, bliss, truth, and love. What is the sign of a righteous path or a true path? Finding the righteous path is important, but reaching the goal or destination is another subject. Therefore, initially, we must become certain about whether this path will steer us toward our goal or not? Thus one of the signs of the righteous path is reaching our destination, so we must take a good look at those who are pioneers at this path, have they reached the destination? Are they in a good status now? Are they healthy or they reached nowhere? The destination can be perpetuity or perdition. In the righteous path, perdition is perpetuity of another kind indeed! Some paths must be found by explorers and pioneers which has a different law. During life span, many things happen that we must respond to whether we want it or not. Sometimes not responding is a responding itself. Our response to these events is like choosing a path which will lead us to a destination. This destination could be a point filled with bliss, happiness, peace, and love or on the contrary, it could be a point like a storm or an earthquake which can harm us. Like a minor fight on a street or in a park!
Adopted from the book " Love, 14 Valleys to Know Thyself"
Translated by: Ehsan Ranjbar
Written by: Hossein Dezhakam