Why can’t we be Good?

I was introduced to Jacob Needleman‘s work in 2012. Pretty much the same time I was entangling myself with Jiddu Krishnamoorthi inorder to be free 😄

Through Jacob Needleman‘s work, I was introduced to Gurdjieff and his works. And even today I go back to all of them from time to time in my life. Especially Jacob’s book ‘Why can’t we be good?’

A profound question I personally have not been able to answer to myself. I think it has to do with choices.

To be honest I think I have chosen to not be good because I give myself away to a lot of things internal and external. Not stopping them when they turn me bad. I just don’t give enough effort to be good.

Recently I watched a movie ‘Remarkable Bright Creatures’ (based on a book) and the series ‘Rooster‘ and both made me miss something in my life.

And then I realized it is not because those things are not there in my life, but in the daily grind I forget to see them or experience and appreciate them. It is in front of my eyes but I am incapable of seeing it.

Somedays I think how meaningless a lot of things I do are. Like I live in a web of manipulations just to survive 😂

Then I realize it is not the world’s fault but my inability to navigate these with apathy and brute force. Wanting to be good can also be a negative aspect of life at times. And yes it is sad..

People and companies and organizations write about it in shiny statements.. but empathy and collaboration and freedom are quite rare.

As Gurdjieff says ‘We humans are always in a state of waking sleep’ 😄🙏

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