They live wisely when what they know becomes emotionally real enough to guide their choices.
Awe is one of the feelings that helps make that possible.
Awe is not just inspiration. It is the felt awareness that you are living before something far greater than yourself, and in relationship with the Creator it contains wonder, humility, and healthy fear.
Wonder comes from noticing wisdom and meaning far beyond what you fully understand.
Humility comes from realizing that you are limited, you do not see the whole story, and reality is not under your control.
Healthy fear comes from knowing that your choices are real and matter.
When awe becomes felt, a person becomes more willing to slow down, question their first reaction, and choose responsibility over impulse.
Trust then makes that awe safer, and appreciation can deepen both awe and love.
Love can contain joy because some goodness and closeness are already revealed, and sadness because you want more of that goodness to be revealed.
That is part of why spiritual development matters.
The goal is not only to know what is true.
It is to help truth become felt deeply enough that it changes how you think, choose, relate, and live.
“People do not act wisely just because they know more. They act more wisely when life feels meaningful, and awe is what creates that feeling. “
Explore the NextSelf Blog. Start with this post explaining the world of souls. And my Youtube. Content is published to this facebook first and a few days later, to the blog.
The blog lists all the difference patterns to study, understanding patterns is how one can develop 'Daas' [felt knowing].
Update: As awe, trust, and love deepen, they can allow greater openness and intimacy with the Creator. That intimacy can include sadness when you notice how much more of His goodness can be revealed.