Kicking And Screaming
May 30, 2006
This weekend, I drove past the Staples Center, where they were holding the Ultimate Fighting Championships. A real gladiator showdown where martial arts, wrestling and kick boxing meets ground fighting in a no holds barred competition.
A place where the testosterone is so thick, you could probably cut it with a knife; but fortunately they are not allowed in the competition.
The fights take place in an octagon-shaped cage where a fence separates the fighters from the audience. Though it celebrates the animalistic nature in man, I wondered if they had live butchers on the premises to slice up the meat of the loser and sell it as beef on a stick?
Frankly I don't understand why ANYONE would allow themselves to be pummeled into ground beef? I began to ponder the perils of ultimate fighting?
What is it? I mean, what is the ultimate fight? Is it battling an addiction? A behavior disorder? Grappling with the ego's itinerary versus the Soul's travel plans?
Whatever it is, does not compare to the knockdown, drag-out fight between our will and God's will. Now that's the real ultimate fight. The one against ourselves.
How many times have we been at that fork in the road? And how many times have we chosen the wrong path? The fork will keep offering itself until we choose the right direction to self-realization which leads to the ultimate -- God realization.
This battle is for spiritual survival. It is a battle to the end. It is a battle that may leave many bruises. It is a battle that has to be fought. A battle that can be won, if we surrender?
Surrendering is not giving up, it is allowing Spirit to train us for the ultimate fight. It teaches us how to take a punch, a kick, a body-slam and still stand after all the pain.
Then in a mystical moment, when we think we are down for the count, it transforms our pain to strength. We get up fighting, but this time we know what to do in order to stay in the cage.
No matter how much we kick and scream, we still have to do what it takes to get us where we're going. To the victor go the spoils.
10 comments:
Boy do I know the pain of the ultimate fight. I struggle with it daily. Why does my will have to be so strong? Why does God's will have to be stronger?
Good post.
Ouch. That looks like fun?
In my life I have found that the only one I really battle with, as you have rightly pointed out, is myself. My little self, ego and non-spiritual desires.
Some days I come out on top. On others I feel like I've let myself down. But it's part of the fight. One that I truly enjoy.
Life is difficult. You need to enter into the narrow gate rather than a wide gate to reach real life.
Sophie,
Your will gets more like God's will as you surrender.
Chris,
Pain IS fun and memorable.
Ajeya,
As we contend with ourselves, we become spiritually fit and ready to take on more opponents. It's the price we pay for our Soul's being free.
Vic,
The narrow gate sounds like entering the eye of a needle? I guess that makes us contortionists for God.
So God gave you a will just so you could deny it, and do His will? Why is life difficult? instead why could life be not easy?
Incarunner,
Life is not difficult, it is our perception of it. Our true mission as Soul is to follow God's will, which is really our will.
There is no difference, but when the ego comes into play, we seem to think that our ideas are our will.
I like this post!
I always wondered, at a very young age, why people said one thing, but did another?
I also wondered why anyone would blame others, for their very own actions?
Life could indeed be easy, as there is much to share around the Globe.
Ahhh, but, those with the Money & Power, that attempt to control, and those of us who succumb, well, we lose our self-control, which itself is inward, not outward.
Well, this probably has gone too long, but enjoy your site, so, Thanks & Cheers!
"Surrendering is not giving up, it is allowing Spirit to train us for the ultimate fight. It teaches us how to take a punch, a kick, a body-slam and still stand after all the pain.
Then in a mystical moment, when we think we are down for the count, it transforms our pain to strength. We get up fighting, but this time we know what to do in order to stay in the cage."
Just awesomely phrased!!!
~ Alex
Muse,
I think those who succumb to their higher selves are the real winners. Those with the money and power who attempt to control are only fooling themselves.
We are here to dance to the beat of Soul!
Thanks for stopping by. Please come agian.
Alex,
YOU are awesomely phrased!
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