Did you ever see the guy in the circus on a unicycle? It’s an amazing feat of frenetic balance to witness. Sometimes you are treated to juggling and other antics from the circus unicyclist. It’s quite entertaining and very difficult to do. In the end the unicyclist hops off his seat, jumps to the ground and takes his bow. It’s a relatively short performance.

Contrast that with the two wheeled bicycle rider. He too has learned to ride but it’s not as arduous a balancing task as it is for the unicyclist. He doesn’t have to work as hard because he has two wheels.

We all have a unicyclist – a flashy part of us that wants to thrill and be noticed. If that need to be noticed becomes all consuming, we will tire ourselves out on this one wheel ride in order to keep the adulation coming, and we will eventually fall.

The balance that comes from having two wheels is the advantage of the human being. You have a human wheel and a spiritual wheel. The human wheel works in concert with the spiritual wheel to provide a smoother ride. This ride will also run into things that may knock you off balance, but not as often, and it’s easier to get back up on this bike and continue the ride.

If you live your whole life on one wheel, your balancing act will take up most of your energy to preserve the illusion that you are in control of your life. The unicyclist doesn’t recognize that there is another part of us that gives the equilibrium that all riders need. As long as he is ignorant of that part of him, balance and life will be a struggle. As a bartender on an episode of LAW & ORDER said,

“Maintaining ignorance is hard work.”

Riding and hiding is what our conditioned self called the ego does. It puts all its focus on the thrill and hides from the truth that it’s not in control. Depending on your ego for energy is much like the new battery powered, electronic gizmo that you buy. Once out of the box, the battery is only partially charged and it will only last so long until you plug it into the recharger. The recharger is the spiritual part of you. Once you discover it, you no longer have to try and manufacture energy in your life.

The allure to leave home and join the circus is short lived because no one can survive on a diet of cotton candy. If you’re out of balance, chances are you are still on the thrill ride and surrounded by clowns.

Make the effort to find your spiritual wheel and your balancing act will be over. Then you can pedal your way down any path with the assurance that you have attained balance.

All the best,

John

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