The Ideal Situation

 The ideal situation is the situation you are facing right now.

Eckhart Tolle

In the below linked video Tolle reminds us that life is giving us exactly what we need...or...we, at least, have the opportunity to learn and grow from any situation Life hands us. Especially as we age. 

Age is a step into the wisdom years because at a certain point of our life cycle the "me" we worked so hard to develop as a 'conceptual identity' can no longer be maintained. We stop working and therefore stop being so called "productive" members of society; we can no longer bear children to continue the species; our bodies are not as active as they were decades before; attractiveness fades and we realize that death is getting closer. We simply get tired trying to maintain and hold up the facade we were holding up for decades. There is no sense, it seems, keeping the pretense going. Personality...this self concept of me...falls away revealing the wise Self that was hidden in the background all along. This "Wise Self" is the greatest gift we can give others. It is the greatest gift we can give ourselves. When it is in charge we radiate peace, love, and wisdom. We have the internal strength to face whatever comes our way and we model this peace and acceptance for the younger generations. 

Tolle also shares in the video that he was recently diagnosed with cancer. He states at first "the personality" was shocked and reactive but quickly the wise  presence in the back ground took over. He described it as "It was as if I died already. " There was no more reactive and fearful personality in the way. There was just peace and awe as he observed yet another life situtation. Hmm!

Anyway, whatever you are facing right now is the ideal situation for your spiritual growth.  Whatever I am facing right now is the ideal situation for mine.  Let's see the peace and wisdom in that.

All is well.

Eckhart Tolle ( June, 2025) Aging as a Path to Inner Stillness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPupI00nvm8&t=617s