breather:
Well said. I think perhaps we do run from addiction to addiction and in some cases back again. And what is underneath this behavior? What drives us to act in this way? I wish I could give a singular answer to this. But I cannot. We are a bit like lost children, who having found ourselves wandering in the forest, become panicked and begin running in this and that direction. Finding solace in passing a familiar tree, we take comfort, only to realize that we are running in circles. This increases our anxiety and we begin to run faster and faster, only to find ourselves further in dire straights.
Perhaps the key is to finally understand that we are lost. But if we are lost, then it is possible to be found again. The basic truth of dualism. If we agree that a thing exists, then we must also agree that its opposite is also present. Perhaps the answer is to balance between the two and come to find our peace in that balance. Addiction may be a lack of balance in life.
Perhaps the key is to find ourselves, accept our short comings, understand that we are imperfect creatures, living in an imperfect world. Perhaps, we should acknowledge that we are children who are lost in the forest. And that forest has a name, it is called self.
stay well
nonic
