The author, Osho, says:
“This very readiness to remain in uncertainty is courage. This very readiness to be in uncertainty is trust. And intelligent person is one who remains alert whatsoever the situation – and responds to it with his whole heart. Not that he knows what is going to happen, not that he knows, ‘Do this and that will happen.’ Life is not a science; it is not a cause and effect chain. Heat the water to a hundred degrees and it evaporates – it is a certainty. But in real life, nothing is certain like that.”
Each of us gets to choose our relationship to uncertainty. We can choose to accept uncertainty and act from solid commitments as described above with a “whole heart.” What and whom are you committed to? What and whom do you love? Are you committed to your own happiness and the happiness of others in the face of uncertainty?
How does it feel to embrace uncertainty, yet have the courage – the “whole heart” – to move forward anyway? Think of some examples in your own life and / or that you have observed in the lives of others.
As an experiment today, try to be with uncertainty – and then focus on your core commitments. Observe how it feels to embrace not knowing, yet choosing powerfully and courageously anyway.
Think of three ways that you’d like to demonstrate courage this week.