The Human Story

While we focus on improving our human story, it is ultimately about knowing the consciousness beyond that story. A story remains just a story, no matter how much we improve it; it ends one day, no matter how great it was. We should still enhance our story, but there is no point in being too serious about it because it is not real life—it is merely a story. Real life is about awakening and knowing the true life within.

For example, Siddhartha realizes that the human story is ultimately meaningless because it ends in suffering; seeking Nirvana, he abandons his kingdom and his personal history to eventually become the Buddha. Similarly, Ramana Maharshi traveled to Arunachala stripped of the security of his past; wearing only a loincloth and surviving on simple meals, he constantly asked, 'Who am I?' to transcend the human narrative and connect with pure consciousness.

On the other hand, people who focus on perfecting their stories—like politicians—constantly compete with opponents, doing much damage to humanity, when in the end, it's just a story. A story is only a story, and there isn't a perfect one unless you're trying to write a bestseller or create a blockbuster movie but that again is just a story. 

Only consciousness is real wealth; stories are merely pastimes.