1/30/05: Being Right

Having to be right is a need of the ego. Having an opinion and wanting it justified, validated and recognized by others is the work of the ego. The higher self, the soul, has no use for such petty matters. The soul knows what is right, and that is enough.

Being right in the ego sense is not what I mean when I write about doing the right thing. When you argue, debate and otherwise hound your opinion in another person's throat, you are fighting for the ego. When you feel as though the other person simply MUST see your point and negate theirs, you are trying to make them wrong by being right. Yet, when someone else is wrong and you are right, it does not make you smarter than, better than or holier than. It merely makes your ego feel stronger.

Truly being right is not about having the right opinions, thoughts or beliefs. In reality, there are no right opinions, thoughts or beliefs. It is merely one person's perception against another's. Truly being right is about knowing the truth about yourself and the Universe. It is about acting in accordance to the laws of the Universe. It is about being a part of a higher whole, a part that without it, the higher whole could not exist.

When you are in alignment with truly being right, it is sufficient in and of itself, no one else needs to know.