Depression Suddenly Lifts

Sometimes we look at the world, and it appears terrible. It’s not the world, it’s the people, and it’s very depressing. There is nothing we can do about this. We know the world isn’t going to change.

If we’re patient and let this feeling be without reacting, the depression suddenly lifts. It was just a moment when we were blessed by Mara negativity in the hope that we would over-react, and so become one of the terrible things in the world. 🙂

Mara doesn’t want us to know the truth about this vicious cycle of existence, and this not-knowing is depressing. We can feel overwhelmed for a moment, but it doesn’t last.

So, Mara moves on to bless someone else.
When this cycle becomes familiar, we no longer react.

We grin and abide.