You're breaking the law of craft

It’s second nature to us - don’t run the red light, don’t steal the chocolate bar, don’t hit the person who tells you off.

For the vast majority of people, adherence to the law is wired into us.

When I pause to think about why, three reasons come to mind:

We’ve been taught to do so.

We understand the consequences.

And maybe most of all - it makes sense to us.

Because when the law fails to make sense, and we see a way to break it where we don’t suffer the the consequences - we do.

When I’m driving early in the morning, and the light is red, I run it (slowly). It doesn’t make sense to do otherwise.

When I write “the law”, you and I automatically think about the same thing.

The law of the land.

But those aren’t the only laws.

In fact, those laws are largely based on older laws. Laws that in many cases go back hundreds, if not thousands of years.

What got me thinking about this was a clip of Charlie Kirk where he spoke about our obligations:

“You are commanded to go do something productive with your life, to go give, and to produce, and to risk, and to go sow into other people. That is a Biblical idea that has made the world a profoundly better place.”

Charlie was a devout Christian, something him and I don’t share. Nonetheless, I know there is truth and value in all the faiths of the world. I looked into the Bible for text that resembled Charlie’s words.

From Christianity:

Romans 12:6–8 – “Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; … the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.”

The other major faiths of the world contained mirrored sentiments.

From Judaism:

Exodus 35:10 – “Let every skillful craftsman among you come and make all that the Lord has commanded.”

From Islam:

Qur’an 43:32 – “Do they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in ranks, so that some may employ others in their work. But the mercy of your Lord is better than whatever they accumulate.”

From Hinduism:

Bhagavad Gita 3.35 “It is better to do one’s own dharma (duty), even imperfectly, than to do another’s dharma perfectly. Better to perish in one’s own duty than to prosper in another’s; the dharma of another is full of danger.”

From Buddhism:

Dhammapada 124 – “If, by renouncing a lesser happiness, one may behold a greater one, let the wise man renounce the lesser, having regard for the greater.”

Regardless of whether or not you subscribe to any of those faiths, there is wisdom in the consistency of their prescription. In fact, I see the consistent nature of their sentiment as more than wisdom - I see it as law.

Call it the law of the universe if you will.

We are meant for more than the all too common state of consistent misery associated with lives that are intertwined with meaningless professions. To each their own - we are all different in what we are called to do, but we are all the same in that we are all called.

Why then do most people not follow this law?

We’ve not been taught to do so.

We don’t understand the consequences.

But when you read the passages from those texts, listen to your heart that yearns for more, and see others who share in your experience…

It makes sense. You can begin to unravel all the lies you were taught about how to create your life, and understand the truth.

You can begin to follow one of the most important laws:

Understand your calling, pursue it, and bring value to others with it.

When people question the life choices you make in pursuit of your dreams, your destiny, your calling - tell them.

“I’m just following the law.”

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