Recently
life has become a very strict teacher! The lessons seem to be coming more
frequently and they seem to be hitting closer to home. Since our move to another area and home, I am
growing acutely aware that all the things in life I take for granted as being
safe and sound are, in fact, quite easily invaded.
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It
started when we were moving. We were informed that a home on the street across
from our place had been broken into during the day, even though this was
supposed to be a safe neighborhood. Then my computer got a virus despite the
antivirus and firewall protections I’d purchased. Then I called the company I bought the
computer protection software from only to realize that I was actually speaking
to the very person I was trying to protect my computer from. Then our bed was
invaded by bedbugs probably picked up on the discount moving service we’d used
during the move. Then when renting a safety deposit box at the bank, the
written notice indicated that none of the stored items were covered under
FDIC. This onslaught of ‘reminders’
feels weighty to me.
We
like to think of our home, computer, bed and bank as being safe places that are
inviolate. We use these places and
things to conduct our most intimate and private business. The thought that they are subject to invasion
is decidedly unsettling. Therefore I have to wonder: what am I meant to be
learning? What is escaping my attention,
which is causing the lessons to manifest in so many different ways in such a
short time span?
If
you think I have the answer, I haven’t!
Naturally I’m drawn to try and understand what I’m not getting or
seeing. All these incidents seem to
concentrate around the notion of safe refuges and a sense of security. The
frequency of these occurrences and their personal nature screams some
significance to me. I suppose if I weren’t
the type of person who chooses to understand or read meaning into life’s
occurrences, I wouldn’t be plagued by them.
However,
I do believe that life sends us lessons.
Our role is to first recognize that we are being taught something and
then to learn it. If we fail to even
comprehend that there’s significance or meaning to what is being experienced,
we lose the lesson and consequently the opportunity to learn. But life is nothing if not tenacious, and
we’ll certainly get to experience and learn the lesson in another way. For me, I’m opting to learn the lesson the
first time round. But clearly I’ve not done
so yet, hence the many manifestations of what I am assuming is essentially one
lesson.
What are your thoughts about such life
experiences? I’d love to hear your
feedback and insights in this regard.
