A hilarious phenomena that rears its ugly head in virtually every tradition, movement, and philosophy ever created.
Is the zeal of the newly converted.
Now while there’s nothing wrong with their enthusiasm per se, (It’s great that they’re excited and eager to integrate the new concepts and teachings into their life!)…
It’s that their zeal overpowers their wisdom.
This is most readily visible in religion.
You’ve probably seen it yourself:
Someone become a born again Christian or a revert Muslim and what happens?
Whenever we genuinely adopt a powerful new lens with which to view reality, that lens tends to dominate our perception for a while.
This new lens, not only changes how we see the future, but it also changes how we reinterpret the past.
They begin reassessing their decisions, their relationships, their values, and even the people around them.
Suddenly, everything looks so different.
And in that excitement, they instantly begin lecturing and criticising everyone around them, even those who have been immersed in that tradition for longer than they have been alive!
This phenomenon is extremely common.
Because for many people, toying with excess is how they discover where balance is.
Extend grace to these people because every worthwhile framework has a honeymoon phase.
Over time, rabid certainty matures into nuance and the performance crystallises into embodiment. And perhaps most important of all…
Conviction matures into humility.
And humility is often among the final fruits of genuine understanding.
This process is perhaps more universal than you once realised...
So extend a little grace.
To the people rolling their eyes… and to the person who’s just discovered a new lens through which to see the world.
Namaste.
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