Filling Hole or Feeling Whole?

I was lying in bed last nigh thinking about the words "hole" and "whole" and how interesting it is that they sound the same but are so different in meaning. Being "whole" represents a feeling or state of contentment and completeness...a perfection of sorts. It needs no thing. It lacks only craving. It is peace.

However, feeling like there is a "hole" in our lives, suggests that something is missing, that we are incomplete or imperfect. It needs some thing. It is overrun with craving. It is unrest.   

We vacillate between these two states in life. Feeling as though there is a "hole" in our lives or within our selves, we search for something to fill it up. We search for something to fill the "hole" to make us feel "whole." We find a temporary filling which results in a temporary feeling. It never lasts long. "Whole" always returns to "hole."

This may seem pithy or trite, or perhaps even a bit cryptic, but maybe the secret to feeling "whole" is found in the English language. Maybe it is about

"FEELING whole."

Not

"FILLING hole."

Where do you find yourself more often? Filling hole or feeling whole? Perhaps there is nothing missing after all.   

Much Love to all,
Linda