You can only find what you seek

[We Never Know]

You can't find gold unless you go in search of gold.
You can't find food unless you go in search for food.
Etc etc.

How can one find a god unless they go in search for a god.

In short.... You can't find what you don't seek.

What was that movie.... If you build it they will come?

Thoughts?

 

[JustGeorge]

You can't find gold unless you go in search of gold.
You can't find food unless you go in search for food.
Etc etc.

How can one find a god unless they go in search for a god.

In short.... You can't find what you don't seek.

Thoughts?

I don't know. I find stuff I'm not looking for all the time.

God knows I wasn't seeking to have ten cats...

 

[We Never Know]

I don't know. I find stuff I'm not looking for all the time.

God knows I wasn't seeking to have ten cats...

My guess is they came to you.

 

[Trailblazer]

How can one find a god unless they go in search for a god.

In short.... You can't find what you don't seek.

Thoughts?

I fully agree. Most people have to search for God to find Him.

 

[Trailblazer]

I don't know. I find stuff I'm not looking for all the time.

God knows I wasn't seeking to have ten cats...

I was not seeking God when I found Him. God was the last thing on my mind when I stumbled upon the Baha'i Faith, but I think I am an exception. Most people have to seek to find God.

 

[We Never Know]

I fully agree. Most people have to search for God to find Him.

Or gold, silver, food, a mate, etc.
One cannot find without seeking.

Unless its trouble...
Trouble will seek you out

 

[We Never Know]

I was not seeking God when I found Him. God was the last thing on my mind when I stumbled upon the Baha'i Faith, but I think I am an exception. Most people have to seek to find God.

What were you seeking when that happened?

 

[JustGeorge]

My guess is they came to you.

You would be correct.

Or gold, silver, food, a mate, etc.
One cannot find without seeking.

Unless its trouble...
Trouble will seek you out

Well, I wasn't seeking a mate, either, when I met my husband. Actually, I was against the idea, but he wouldn't quit calling me..

He might have qualified as trouble, though.

 

[We Never Know]

You would be correct.



Well, I wasn't seeking a mate, either, when I met my husband. Actually, I was against the idea, but he wouldn't quit calling me..

He might have qualified as trouble, though.

"You would be correct."

Lucky guess?

"Well, I wasn't seeking a mate, either, when I met my husband. Actually, I was against the idea, but he wouldn't quit calling me.."

He couldn't have had you unless you wanted it.

 

[JustGeorge]

He couldn't have had you unless you wanted it.

He had to convince me I wanted it. I wasn't exactly seeking.

I feel there's a difference in actively looking and being open to what life throws at you. In the first option, you're looking for change or a specific result. In the second, you're not looking, but you're not hiding, either.

 

[Aupmanyav]

"You can only find what you seek": You cannot find what does not exist.

 

[We Never Know]

He had to convince me I wanted it. I wasn't exactly seeking.

I feel there's a difference in actively looking and being open to what life throws at you. In the first option, you're looking for change or a specific result. In the second, you're not looking, but you're not hiding, either.

In my opinion you can't convince someone into something they don't want, at least are not thinking about.

 

[JustGeorge]

"You can only find what you seek": You cannot find what does not exist.

You could find something you didn't know existed, though.

 

[We Never Know]

"You can only find what you seek": You cannot find what does not exist.

Many things exist we haven't yet found. But we keep looking and keep finding what wasn't known.

 

[Trailblazer]

Or gold, silver, food, a mate, etc.
One cannot find without seeking.

I guess I am the exception because I was not seeking a mate when my husband landed on my doorstep. My mother brought him to me and three weeks later we got married. That happened 37 years ago.

 

[Trailblazer]

What were you seeking when that happened?

No, not at all. God was the last thing on my mind when I stumbled upon the Baha'i Faith.

 

[Trailblazer]

You could find something you didn't know existed, though.

That's what happened to me.

 

[We Never Know]

I guess I am the exception because I was not seeking a mate when my husband landed on my doorstep. My mother brought him to me and three weeks later we got married. That happened 37 years ago.

He couldn't have had you unless you wanted it.

 

[Trailblazer]

He couldn't have had you unless you wanted it.

That's true. We both wanted to get married. It was a whirlwind romance.

 

[The Hammer]

You can't find gold unless you go in search of gold.
You can't find food unless you go in search for food.
Etc etc.

How can one find a god unless they go in search for a god.

In short.... You can't find what you don't seek.

What was that movie.... If you build it they will come?

Thoughts?

I never looked for the Gods.


They fell into my lap so to speak. Therefore your analogy is false. Sorry.