May You Live In Interesting Times

May You Live In Interesting Times
By Karen Hall-Foster

There is an Old Ancient Chinese Proverb: May you live in interesting times. This is supposedly seen as an extremely wicked curse, when actually it represents the complete opposite. The idea is that as humans we all naturally resonate to a humdrum life of routine habits which pacify our soul/sole existence. However lurking somewhere deep within us all, there is a desire to feel alive again.

This desire is unconsciously pursued through what seems to be opportunities which are simply either too good to be true or temptations almost impossible to resist. All of which come under the banner of a 'life test' sent in disguise to snap us up out of our complacent approach to the people we have become. Whilst the experiences in themselves reveal the true value of the test at hand fairly quickly, the side effects can send our stress levels soaring as everything we ever believed in, comes crashing down into a reality we never knew existed.

Opening up a new chapter to our life can therefore, often mean closing a previous one, and sometimes this feels as if we have just opened up Pandora's box. It hurts, it always does and it always will. Most times during these periods it is found that we are completely unequipped to cope. Due to this we are forced to dig deep down into the very core of our being in which to bring forth some of our rawest instinct and courage, in order to adapt, if we are not to be ripped apart.

Life has a peculiar way of making us all shed our alien skin now and then; even when all appears to be be contented. By continually living a life that is always warm and fuzzy, we become dull, lifeless and unsympathetic to the sorrows of others and certainly detached from them. Unfortunately, It is in this state of unconsciousness that we dissolve our purpose for living; to the point that we simply end up not caring anymoreafter all life is good to usand when was it exactly when we just stopped caring?

My attitude towards change, whether good, bad or just damn right ugly, is that it disturbs our present comfort zone in order for us to question what we have in order to re-evaluate it and then appreciate it more than we had done previously. This then creates anxiety because it represents having to face up to times of complete uncertainty and in this uncertainty we shine as individuals because we have never felt so alive.

So, with all this in mind it is usually through those things that seem to be negative by comparison, where we are really able to find true contentment, inspirations, hidden creative talents and new found skills and abilities even if it means having to start all over again from scratch. By breaking free from the chains of our constraints, we do indeed experience far more 'interesting times' for which, in turn makes us far more interesting people.

It is said that during these supposedly absolute dire catastrophes of our life, we fundamentally not only learn to survive our trips to hell and back, but find out who we really are in the process in order to bring out the parts of ourselves which have faded into the background of stagnated hopes and dreams.

Ok, so we need a little friction to upset the apple cart occasionally, if we are going to question anything at all in life. If you can see past all the blood, sweat and tears you will realise that you have changed in some way and truly moved one step forward towards evolution.

If you understand this and embrace the challenges as a test of spirit and know that with faith and understanding you can achieve a life of purpose, you will never have to become a victim to your circumstances because you have acknowledged that the illusion of Fear is in Fear itself.

Everything changes, nothing changes and in the end everything is the same. The only thing permanent in life is Change.

It is with this that I point out to you now that if anybody ever says to you May you live in interesting times know that they are actually wishing upon you the Gift Of Life and that true insight is really only born out of trauma.

I am a Professional Numerologist and have been studying this metaphysical science for almost two decades. Most importantly of all I am a philosophiser of life and people and strive to find the answers to the mysteries found behind human nature. I am on an adventure trail to find the pot of gold at the end of my rainbow, although my pot is not filled with Gold but insight, revelation and true enlightenment of which, can only be truly found from the real experience of life and living.

Karen Foster
AstroStar Numerology
http://www.astrostarnumerology.co.uk

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