THE LONELINESS OF TRUTH
Why waking up often means eating alone.
Whoever lives from Consciousness (Da’at) becomes a stranger. A stranger to their family. A stranger to old friends.
The Reason
It is not because they are arrogant. It is not because they are condescending. It is simply because they no longer play the Games that manufacture fake connection.
The Zohar’s Diagnosis
The Zohar calls this “The Loneliness of Truth.” Most human relationships are built on shared scripts: gossiping, complaining, validating each other’s victimhood, or maintaining a polite facade. When one person stops reading the script, the connection dissolves. There is silence. And in that silence, you feel the estrangement.
The Trap of Understanding
Whoever waits for the world to understand him is still tied to the world. If you need them to “get it”—if you need them to validate your transformation—you are not free. You are still looking for permission.
True Freedom
Whoever is willing to live without being understood is already free. Free from the expectation that others will sign off on your Truth. Free from the need to dilute your frequency just to keep the conversation going.
Translated from the Hebrew Transmissions of Ruth Kedem
ORIYA’S NOTE
We go through a spiritual awakening, and the first thing we want to do is tell everyone. We go to dinner with our parents or our high school friends, and we try to explain the “New Us.” And they look at us like we have three heads. Then we get sad. We feel rejected.
Stop trying to explain Quantum Physics to people who just want to talk about the weather. It’s not their job to understand you. It’s your job to be you. If that makes you “The Stranger” at the dinner table, wear that title with pride. Better to be a stranger in a room full of people than a stranger to yourself.