By Marcus Freudenmann

The following is a metaphor to visualize natural forces in our behaviour. If you take a small rock and tie it to a string, it will have a natural tendency to reunite with the earth. The rock lifted from the earth assumes a separate condition, which can be called “ego consciousness”. The rock will remain motionless at the bottom of the string, as this is the closest it can come to reuniting with the ground (goal, focus). The rock will not swing on its own accord. The only motion that is possible happens when impatience tries to wriggle, or when outside forces divert the focus away from the goal.

When energy in any form is directed onto the rock or pendulum, it swings. This force can only swing the pendulum in one direction at a time (good or bad; happy or sad). No matter how much force is applied, once the force ceases, the pendulum swings with an equal intensity in the opposite direction. Only after a period of swings will the pendulum return to the position of greatest attraction and come to a stop. It is impossible for the pendulum to swing from an extreme position and stop without swinging to the opposite extreme before coming to a rest.

In a similar way, do we have to see any influence that shatters our mental calmness and brings us into the swing of emotions? We experience a swing that starts out towards one side and inevitably needs to swing back towards the other side. Even when the stimulus has vanished, and the problem is solved or the reason for happiness has eased, we are still in this emotional swing, which can only stop once we regain our true focus.

Single focus and dedication toward a goal is the centreline. It is like a direct path towards goals and successes.

The “sideways” motion is created by emotions. It is an emotional wriggle towards something, because we feel it would bring us there faster, or make the journey easier. Impatience, excitement, anger and frustration are examples of these emotions. If we see emotion as the energy pushing the pendulum, then the direction is no longer neutral.

Let’s look at the red arrow in the picture. It describes the force that is driving the pendulum and could be defined as dissatisfaction, frustration, anger, envy, lust, desire, and so on. It is the result of a feeling of lack. It will move the pendulum into one direction, trying to escape something which is perceived as bad. The more drastic the bad feeling is perceived, the greater the attempt to get into the positive mode.

I hope you can follow as this is really important. A void drives a need. The stronger the void, the greater the need for harmony. peace and happiness. The greater the void is perceived, the more imbalance is created. If you see people who strive for peace and stand up for certain rights, it’s almost guaranteed that they have a big void. They lack the peace in their hearts.

Emotions emerge from our belief that one side of the pendulum, or perhaps one state of being, is better than the other. We try with continued effort to hold the pendulum in this unnatural position – the so-called better side. We strive to be rich but not poor, happy but not sad, healthy but not sick – and always feel bad if we are not capable of maintaining this single-sided imbalance. A good quote here is: “My continued pursuit of happiness made me so sad” (unknown author).

Unfortunately, one side does not come without the other. We cannot admire the mountains by ignoring the valley. We have both at the same moment – not one now, and the other a little later. Both are there in exactly the same moment (the arrow represents the balancing energy, which is is equivalent in energy as the emotional disturbance). The only difference is that we decide to see only one at a time. Just as we forget about the night during the day, so, too, do we try to see the happiness without seeing the sadness.

Try to think of a time in your life where everything was just perfect. A time when you had enough money and enjoyed a happy relationship with your spouse or partner, your parents, and your kids. When you where satisfied with your job and your income and had enough time to revel in the great joys of life. THINK. I’ll bet, each time you think you have it, you will see another side which alters your illusion. There is always something. And don’t think this works only with poor people. Regardless of your socio-economic status or your level of success, this fact is always the same, because natural laws cannot be influenced by money.

And if you don’t see both sides at the same time, it does not mean it was not there. You just learned how to ignore the unwanted and instead attract positivity. Due to the fact that I am known to be the most positive person in the world, I can guarantee you that you are merely ignoring the truth .

Any state that is not in balance and has to be held with force in this unnatural position is bound to exhaust the person or group upholding this judgment. Indeed, emotional extremes can wreak havoc on one’s health! It is inevitable that this lack of balance leads to stiffness, stress, tensions, disease, weakness or accidents which will then allow the pendulum to swing back into the natural balancing rhythm toward the true goal of life.

There are thousands of examples to be mentioned here. But as many of them would shatter your religious foundations to the bone, I will leave this for a later stage and create an article dedicated to “Clear up the Dust”.

The next article which is about “A Relationship of Another Kind” will pick up on what has been discussed here and will elaborate on the balancing factors in a relationship. I encourage you to look around. You will see this principle at work, especially in your own life. Describe in your comments what your voids are and what type of imbalance these have created.

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