The Reward of Disillusionment

Many of us have been disillusioned at one time or another and found it discomforting. But such an experience, when viewed metaphysically, can be rewarding.

Often disillusionment is connected in some way with deep disappointment with a certain person or thing, or dissatisfaction regarding a particular place. Today through television people come to know much more than ever before the character of government officials, and sometimes they have become disillusioned about the very persons they elected. Awaking to the faults or mistakes of a person we greatly esteemed—whether a close friend, a business acquaintance, or a government official—may seem to be a bitter experience. Disillusionment and sadness seem to be interrelated and inseparable.

But such coincidence is not necessary, and this becomes clearer to us when the meaning of "disillusion" is considered. Webster defines it as "to free from or deprive of illusion."

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