Sometimes, we may find ourselves wishing we knew what our lives were going to look like, or what gifts and challenges were going to be presented to us in the coming months or years. We may want to know if the relationship we’re in now will go the distance or if our goals will be realized. Perhaps we feel like we need help making a decision and want to know which choice will work out best. We may consult psychics, tarot cards, our dreams, and many other sources in the hopes of finding out what the future holds. Usually, at most, we may catch glimpses. And even though we think we’d like to know the whole story in all its details, the truth is that we would probably be overwhelmed and exhausted if we knew everything that is going to happen to us.
Just consider your life as you’ve lived it up to this point. If you’re like most of us, you’ve probably done and faced much more than you ever could have imagined. If someone had told you as a child of all the jobs and relationships you would experience, along with each one’s inherent ups and downs, you’d have become overwhelmed. With your head full of information about the future, you would have had a very hard time experiencing your life in the present moment, which is where everything actually happens.
In many ways, not knowing what the future has in store brings out in us the qualities we need to grow. For example, it would have been difficult to commit yourself to certain people or projects if you knew they wouldn’t ultimately work out. Yet, it was because of your commitment to see them through that you experienced the lessons necessary to become your best self. Looking back on your life, you would likely be hard-pressed to say that anything in your past shouldn’t have happened. In fact, your most challenging experiences with their inevitable lessons may have ultimately brought you the greatest rewards. Not knowing the future keeps us just where we need to be — fully committed and in the present moment.
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