As human adults we tend to reach a breaking point in our life where we have an epiphany or moment where we suddenly feel awake and more aware. We've accumulated, worked hard, tied ourselves down and found a place (whether it is right or not) to bury in and feel secure and safe (whether we are or not). This isn't the same for everyone, naturally, but the theme is generally the same. That moment in time (or several moments - the Universe tends to try calling again after a while if we don't answer the call) prompts us to let go of things; the past, people, habits, property, money, the list goes on.
We hopefully become aware of where we are compromising ourselves and unbalancing the cycle of life. This can be in any of what I call the four pillars of our existence: body, mind, heart and soul. Each of these are interdependent upon each other in this physical plane - if one suffers, the others tend to compensate or try to accommodate, which can in turn cause those other areas to suffer as well. Suffering isn't unnecessary, though. It is a part of the balance, and how the wavelength of life gets its highs and lows, its quirks and characteristics.
So, instead of giving ourselves more "work" to do, complicating life even further with intense studies and searches for meaning and value, we need to realize that we have what we need already. The problem is we also have so much that we do not need (typically categorized as conditioning) - it is burdening us, taking our energy to carry and may have served us at some point, but we integrated it in the hopes that we could be better for it, or benefit from it. It should be temporary, however. Conditioning can be synergistic, supportive or give us a limited use key for the doors of our life, but that should be it.
Once we declutter, release and reserve our energy for those things that sustain us and help us utilize our core energy and design (a never ending process, but there comes a point where it starts to benefit more than cost), we can then grow and expand those things in our life that resonate, flourish and bring in a cycle of reward and sustenance.
How is your health in general? When you think of health, do you think of your body? Your mind? How about your heart and soul/spirit? I find I tend to think of them in that order - it is hard for me to conceptualize just what it means to have a sick spirit, but it is definitely a thing.
This is how our awareness, our perception and how we think about things, our environment and the people we interact with regularly can have an impact on us, on all fronts. We have to reserve some things for ourselves. We have to invest value and meaning within, sometimes receiving confirmation and support from the outside, but only ever for a short time. If we were to go to the hospital because we are sick, does it make sense to stay there forever to stay healthy? There are some people out there that don't have a choice and that is sad and tragic, but generally speaking, no, we should be cared for temporarily until we can pick up our own life, body, mind and soul, and continue to express, experience, enjoy and be free.
This message is similar to the concept of the 10 of Wands Tarot card. You are ready to cross a threshold, but you have to choose what to take with you. You can't take everything. It is impossible and will keep you from proceeding. The journey from Ace to 10 in Tarot is all about the progression and added perspective and dimension with every number, til you reach 10. At that point we should have enough personal insight to evaluate and decide what goes with us, and what stays behind. That we can be OK without everything we acquired or formed on our way.
How can we hear the song of our own existence (on all four levels) if we are busy listening to the songs of others, or everything but ourselves? There is a time and place to be able to listen to others' songs - trust me, I have gate 13, but it should only be as much as when we listen to our own music. Gate 13 resides in the G/Identity center, also the center of self love and alignment. It is useful for its ability to listen - to truly listen, without anticipating how to react or judge. People when they recognize the energy of gate 13, feel they can tell you anything. It is half of the channel of the Prodigal (or Storyteller).
What do you hear? What can you share? What can you let go of?