![pierre teilhard de chardin we are not human beings pierre teilhard de chardin we are not human beings](https://pics.me.me/we-are-not-human-beings-having-a-spiritual-experience-we-23809636.png)
That really was the line of least resistance - as hard as it is for me to accept that given the very real human cost it exacted on me and my family. Of course, I might have brushed such existential nonsense to one side but then again, and with the benefit of hindsight, it would have been much more sympathetic to my troubled soul than to fall in line with my maniacal obsession with work. It's not so much a case of 'what if?' but instead to understand why so few people - no one in fact - in my family, friendship group (very small) and especially in a work setting ever said to me: "Yes, but who is the person that's driven so hard to achieve? Who are you, really?" ".the problem of sanctity and salvation is in fact the problem of finding out who I am and of discovering my true self." - Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation, p.31 What if, instead, someone, early on, had told me in a kind and loving way that the real work was internal to the person. I mean, I can say that I was eventually Chief Executive Officer of a law firm but I'm left with this overriding sense of, "so what.!". In my case, as I've explained many times - sorry dear reader - I was obsessed with making my life better by working.and working.and working some more, on my craft. We work (always) on our outer creation but pay little attention to our inner 'self'.Īnd we never, or very rarely, question who or what it is that's ailed by so much in the world. We know so much but understand so little. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience.