To some extent we who would like to think and live spiritually are also encumbered by a thought, and that thought, obvious or hidden, is "I". Can we really live or be what we define as "spiritual" when there is any thought of gain? It may be as innocent as thinking that some poor soul is suffering and "I" can offer him help. I find that when I look very carefully, my motives may not be as pure as I would like them to be. In fact, deep inspection finds that there is usually something self-serving in all my "spiritual" intentions. It appears to be a truism that the hardest thing to change in this world is ourselves.
I haven't written much lately and instead have spent more time trying to be
aware of that which I call "myself." Hopefully that will lead to better
words and ideas, which in itself may be self serving. I have also seen that
words do not create facts; they either describe them or distort them. The
fact is always nonverbal.