When we run after a better job, more money, or a little more comfort, a lingering doubt often arises: “Am I neglecting my duties to the world by seeking more for myself?” We feel torn between our own goals and what we think we owe to others. Choices made for personal comfort or family may appear selfish. One part of us moves toward desire, another whispers of responsibility.
How does one choose a path that doesn’t leave behind guilt or incompletion?
This conflict comes from assuming duty and desire are mutually exclusive. Chasing goals feels like neglecting obligations, while fulfilling obligations feels like denying aspirations. Whichever we choose, guilt lingers.
But must we accept this divide as real?
The real question was never duty versus desire. That conflict belongs to confusion. When clarity arises, harmony follows: desire is no longer restless, duty no longer heavy. What you do for yourself naturally serves the world.
In that understanding, life becomes one movement: peaceful, clear, and undivided.
by Big_Confusion6957