The Illusion of Control
Every human being struggles with the same illusion, that if we try hard enough, we can make life obey us. We spend our days trying to hold the wind in our hands, only to be left tired, frustrated, and empty.
We want the world to unfold exactly as we imagine it: the weather, other people, situations, outcomes. Even our smallest thoughts betray it: “It’s raining again,” “It’s too hot,” “Why me?” “This shouldn’t be happening.” We resist reality quietly, almost invisibly, and call it “normal.” But it is this resistance, this craving for control, that makes life so hard.
We forget that everything we experience happens inside of us. Every sound, sensation, thought, and emotion lives within. We may not be able to control what happens outside, but we can definitely learn to manage what happens inside of us. That is where our true power begins, not in domination, but in awareness.
There will always be storms beyond our reach: a loss, a pandemic, an illness, an accident, the choices of others, shifting seasons. You can’t stop the storm, but you can learn to stand in the rain, and eventually, to dance to its music. You can guard the inner flame even when the wind howls.
When we cling to control, we feed anxiety and close the heart. Control doesn’t bring safety; it multiplies fear. But when we release the need to hold everything together, something miraculous happens: we stop fighting life, and life stops fighting back.
Acceptance isn’t weakness; it’s the quiet strength that flows from trust. You were never meant to control the wind, only to breathe with it. When you surrender the illusion of control, you don’t lose power. You reclaim it.
And when you do, life begins to reveal its true face, not as something to be mastered, but as something to be met. You start seeing perfection in imperfection, harmony in chaos, lessons in loss. You begin to understand that what comes your way isn’t happening to you, but for you, guiding you to expand, to awaken, to return to the vastness of what you really are.
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Author: Maurice "Mao" Correa
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