I recently posted on our Facebook Fan Page the following question:
Why didn't Neo go back into the Matrix?
If you've seen the Matrix, you probably have the answer. But what's fascinating is how readily we can be to going back to something that doesn't exist anymore. I guess you could say Neo was super-human and therefore had the stamina to keep going forward. I think it's more that his eyes were opened and he was caught by the fire of his purpose.
One of the first steps of any journey is to define the purpose (the reason you're here). Without purpose you're nothing more than a wonderer. I didn't fully define my purpose until I crossed my personal Rubicon. I was well under way by that time. Regardless, it was key in helping me understand the dangers of trying to go back.
We are in a battle, you and I. The present and the future are unfolding. There are problems to solve and the resistance is great.
Here are 7 reasons why going back won't work:
- When you think about going back, it's usually accompnained by a false-sense that what's behind you was secure. Revisionism gives us the luxury of telling ourselves lies. We live in a world that is insecure. This presents great opportunity too.
- Our lifetime is made up of multiple lifetimes. This means there will be beginnings and endings. Even the best situations were never made to go on and on. Freedom is found in letting this happen.
- Sometimes God will blow-up that place we romanticize about in-order to get us to the better future we really want. This is tough to accept.
- People and organizations move on. It's not that you couldn't make it work. But often you're growth means it wouldn't be a fit. You should just let someone else have a turn.
- Our tendency to avoid loss keeps us lamenting about the "one that got away." The feeling of liberation that failure can be should be tried. By the way, Derek Rose misses about 58% of his shots. So what are you afraid of?
- Our best work is ahead of us. Some call it evolution, some call it progression, either way you should be embracing the work that is here and ahead.
- We get comfortable and that is the first step to missing our destiny. The past provides great perceived comfort. Mostly because we play the part of writer, producer and director. Be uncomfortable before someone/something makes you that way.
