Pandora opened the box and unleashed the illusion of our world. Pandora put “anticipation” in the box and locked it away from our world. Note the illusion and the absence of anticipation. The two secret ingredients for actors and actresses to enjoy the act. Disguised as a punishment, Pandora’s box is a gift from the divine source; from our pure consciousness and curiosity.

Although there are plenty of resources that teach what surrender means and the mechanism of letting go, I still felt like I was driving a car without my glasses when it came to performing the act of surrendering. I was sitting in the driver’s seat; fear and the desperate hope for nothing bad to happen were the ones steering the wheel and hitting the break. After countless attempts to live a happy life by following the manual of how to surrender, I recognized I could not walk the path of heart intellectually.

We spend decades learning about knowledge and skills to become a player in the economic structure, to earn a living, yet we neglect the one most fundamental area - how to live. When we talk about how to live, we’re not just thinking about getting a job to support yourself, getting social recognition/approval or developing a certain lifestyle. How do we live in this physical world as an eternal being experiencing temporary human life? How do we handle thoughts and emotions? How do we live happily instead of suffering until death releases us?

The ultimate goal of everything we do is to be happy in life. It could be as simple as enjoying a succulent meal or it could be as grandiose as changing the world. One may seem more noble than the other according to the society’s opinion but the motivation behind both actions is the same - we want to feel happy. If everything we do is to be happy in life, why are we still so unhappy 90% of the time? Why isn’t being happy the constant state of being for us? Instead, so many people suffer from anxiety, fear and depression.