How often do we think it vital to know how things will pan out in the future? Sometimes … or always? If you’re anything like me, it will be always.

Andrew Cohen’s spiritual quote of the week addresses this problem very well:

The Freedom to Not Know

“Something extraordinary occurs when we allow ourselves the freedom to not know, because it is then that everything opens up. It is then that the experience of life becomes profoundly joyous and unthinkably mysterious. When we surrender the need to know, we discover that things often work out in marvelous and unexpected ways that we could never have previously imagined. Only when we transcend the need to always be sure of what’s going to happen in the future will there be room for that which is extraordinary and miraculous to be known.

“What would the experience of life be like if we were no longer seeking for any security whatsoever from the future? Everything would open up, everything would become possible. Why? Because we wouldn’t be waiting any longer for the experience of life to become complete. When we realize that everything is possible, then the way we respond to life begins to literally break boundaries. Suddenly, all that seemed fixed is undone, and that which was previously unimaginable reveals itself.”

That’s certainly worth pondering over.