Last week, we talked about being humble in the face of the fact that we cannot control or know everything in our life. Intellectual and spiritual honesty requires us to do to.

If we do not accept ourselves at our current level of development, there will be a tendency to substitute the truth for simplistic explanations of reality, which might lead us to further errors and failures. Wrong expectations will bring disappointments. That's why I think that it is important to learn to embrace uncertainty in different areas of our existence.

Of course, I don't mean that the universe is chaotic or that we cannot expect working of the law of cause and effect. But the world is always more complex than our ideas about it, and some of the factors which influence our life will always stay beyond our understanding. This is not something to be anxious about, because we can rely on goodness of the universe.

There was a time in my life when I envied those who planned their lives in advance since childhood. Now my feelings about those people changed. I even wonder whether they are missing something important in their personal journeys.

The truth is, unpredictable events happen to us and to all around us. What will we do when they'll come? Will we be able to maintain our peace of mind, our happiness, our productivity in new settings? Will our experience be adequate for dealing with new challenges?

When a huge cyclone transported Dorothy to the Land of Oz, all of her experience of living in Kansas suddenly lost its relevance. She had to adapt herself to totally different conditions, which she did successfully. But I wonder what would happen if her mind would not be so open.

Why it is difficult for some people to embrace uncertainty? They hold on to what they have, not willing to let it go. This includes their self-image.

For instance, they may say: "Without my job, I am nothing"; "without my family, I am nothing"; "without my property, I am nothing". But they are completely wrong. Either with or without their possessions and relationships, they are unique individualizations of God, endowed with great powers and possibilities. Our "I AM" is of God, not of this world. If we realize this, no outward change will threaten us.

Recently I watched "Star Wars, Episode III". This movie showed the process of Anakin Skywalker's downfall. His underlying fear of loss, which grew out of unhealthy attachment, brought him to the Dark Side of the Force, making him a terrible Darth Vader.

I don't think it may ever happen to us - I don't believe in existence of "the Dark Side of the Force". Yet, the lesson is clear. Let us not allow our heart to be attached to anything or anybody in this world. Attachment leads to suffering and frustration of our creative potential. Yoda was right when he advised: "Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose".

Love, but don't be attached - this is the secret of spiritual maturity. Be willing to let go people and things as they move out of your life. You cannot hold them, because life is the dynamic flow. But you won't ever stay empty - new people and things will enter into your life. Trust life. Trust its ultimate goodness.