The Motivation for Being Free of Guilt
Do you have a lingering thought at the back of your head that pops up in your mind once every while to bother you?
Perhaps it’s about a fight that you had with another person which left a broken relationship. The mind runs through the events that eventually lead up to the fight, and your ego speaks loud, saying “it wasn’t my fault”.
Then you think about it for a little longer, then you remember the things that could’ve caused the other person to feel that way, and you let your honesty grab the microphone, and all of a sudden rush of guilt sweeps through your emotions.
It feels as if a rainy cloud was above your head the whole time while you were taking a break. You remember something to be done, so while still feeling grim, you decide to leave that thought behind at the back of your mind as you head back to whatever it is you were occupied with.
But the truth is, that guilt is still un-dealt with, and it’ll be like a dark cloud in your mind about to rain.
It rains whenever it feels like, and reminds you that it went nowhere while you’re eating, working, jogging... You know that it has to be made “right”, but there is something keeping you from making the correct choice here, and that’s the ego.
It is in our nature that we want to save ourselves from the embarrassment of apologizing, admitting guilts let alone acknowledging them. We just have to take a leap of faith and let go of our ego for just a moment.
In our deepest desires, we long for healthy relationships and know that they must be dealt with.
The more guilt that we bear, the more we will be bombarded with negative emotions, sometimes we’ll feel like we’re in a mental prison, unable to break out from the negative thought cycle. It’ll cause us to go deeper and deeper into the depths of worries and fears. Once deep enough, not a single moment in a day will pass without feeling down.
So the motivation is clear. Being blameless in our ways means that we’re no longer vulnerable to the attacks of the enemy. Then we will be in a clear state of mind, and feel at peace and more joyful. It’ll be as if the skies have been cleared where it was once cloudy and rainy.
Being clear will make your relationships better since you’ll be happier around people, you will enjoy work more, you will be able to concentrate on the book you have been intending to read for a while... It’ll enlighten all areas of your life.
Sirius Black from Harry Potter said he was able to keep sane in Azkaban when the Dementors were around because he knew deep inside that he was innocent. Imagine other prisoners being reminded of the magnitude of their transgressions constantly.
So let us go free ourselves! Let us first acknowledge our mistakes honestly to ourselves, then take whatever steps necessary to make things right.
One by one, let our shackles be released.
