Before we go any further let us understand completely the importance of readiness in our lives (not just in attaining SELF INTEGRITY) & how it shapes each and every moment and aspect of our life.
If necessity (as seen in previous articles) were to be the INTENTION then readiness is the ACTION arising out of that intention.
If necessity is KNOWLEDGE IN THE BOOKS then readiness is THE EXPERIMENT IN THE LAB.
An example, we may have the intention of getting out of the bed early in the morning (INTENTION,NECESSITY), but until we actually do the act of getting out of the bed (ACTION,READINESS) we can keep lying in the bed & fantasise about getting up early but that in any way is not getting up early.
Another example, a sports commentator may know the finest detail of the game (KNOWLEDGE, NECESSITY) and may go nonstop for hours together at length to discuss the nitty-gritty of the game but when faced with a real ball and a bat on an actual pitch he would not even be able to see the ball coming at him leave alone playing it. A player on the other hand is willing to get hit & hurt, is willing to face the humiliation of getting out without scoring a run, and understands the importance of keeping his foot firmly planted on ground when he raises his bat after scoring a century (EXPERIMENT, READINESS).
READINESS is one of the axis around which our life is spinning. If we do not have the readiness (the state of mind explained in the previous article) to appear in the exam then we are ready to fail.
If we do not have the readiness to enter into a relationship (the state of commitment explained in the previous article) then we are only preparing make it ugly and a failure.
If we do not have the readiness to pursue a certain desire or idea then we will only keep dreaming about it ( if it is a desire) or just intellectualizing about it ,that is just reading ,reading, reading & talking about it without ever living or following it, (if it is an ideology).
