Boredom
Many people complain of boredom, expecting others to entertain and relieve them of their feeling of boredom.
We expect something from outside to comfort our inner world; we look to others to give us something; we want them to entertain or amuse us; we want to liked, to be popular. We all want to be recognised as somebody in the world and we want others to show that they like us.
But . . . . . other people also want love from us.
Two hungry people wanting nourishment from each other.
One needs to develop something inside that frees one from the need , makes one less dependent on outside stimuli, but
not to the extent of the separating oneself with an iron shield.
One needs to understand the nature of the need for this stimulation from the outside world. See www.kabbalahmeditation.org/gurdjief (1st diagram)
Paradoxically, we expect to relieve our feeling of boredom by constant use of our mobile phones and iPods. Still bored, we turn to all the exciting stimuli with which we are bombarded daily; television and radio; shops full of enticing goodies and television adverts offering an abundance of diversions. As rich and delightful as it all is, we are left feeling totally unfulfilled.
As electronic communication exceeds itself, so ordinary human communication diminishes. We do seem to need real interaction with other people, both giving and receiving.
Learn how to give unconditional love to others
rather than expecting to receive it.
So often your Heart as Isaiah advises. “This people’s heart has been hardened, so they neither see, nor hear, nor turn to me to heal them”
http://www.kabbalahmeditation.org/isiaah
It is worth remembering that
to give is to receive.