The search...

I watch, sometimes, when you don't think I'm looking. I watch you, what you do, say, what your face does when you say it.

I see what you wish you could say as well as what you say, along with all the myriad thoughts that churn through your head screaming to get out. Some people call it intuition. I call it business as usual.

Mostly what I see, though, when I look at anyone, is the search. When someone knows what they're looking for, it's usually something mundane. Love, money, power, truth, or what have you, but most commonly I see people looking for something to look for, something to dedicate their journeys too. What would it be like, I wonder, if everyone had a focus to the journey? A reason and a purpose? More often, I wonder what would it take to show people what their lives could be like. What if they could find something to dedicate themselves to? No one is happy working solely for their own benefit. Maybe that's why everyone seems so miserable.

Give me a cause to fight for, and I become strong. Give me others dedicated to the same cause, who are willing to listen to me, and I become powerful. I guess that's what leadership really is, to make your cause the cause of others.

How do you define a cause? Truth can't be taught unless it's clear in the mind of the teacher. Does a cause come with a name? Do you discover it after your course of action is defined?

I guess I've named what it is, then, that I'm searching for. I'm looking for a way, to help people. To make them happy. To give them purpose, goals, and a reason for being. A way to contribute to bettering the cause of humanity.