Licking the Razor's Edge (2015)

Tip #03: SERVE SELFLESSLY
Instead of deeply Caring for the people we see being treated unfairly, or instead of
immersing ourselves courageously into our community’s tasks at hand, we are tempted
by our ego-minds to coldly consider the same.
We deliberate what could be done … We debate what should be done … We denounce
those who would do differently … We discuss potential means of compromise. And all
the while those in pain continue to suffer; without our empathy and without our
assistance.
That’s right, my Friends … the ultimate solution is always a very simple one.
You do not need to deliberate over the “best plan of action” -- simply choose to act …
You do not need to debate the merits of caring for the downtrodden -- simply choose to
care … You do not need to discuss the pro’s and con’s of a certain method of service --
simply choose to serve.
After all, we are not responsible for “saving the world”. Indeed, we are not even
responsible for saving a single other person while we are here. Instead, we have all been
given the honor and the privilege of being able to choose to reach out to others with
closed mouths and open hearts … We have been given the blessed opportunity to make a
difference simply by choosing to Care, and then by choosing to act accordingly.
In conclusion, there is no such thing as a “small act of Kindness”. Every selfless deed
done with empathy for another is powerful and every one of them effectuates Great Peace
within the hearts of its recipient(s). No matter how tiny the service might seem, if it is
done with a sincere sense of Caring, it will bring Light into the other’s shadow …
… and be the dawning of their next new day.
“It’s the most breathtakingly ironic things about living: the fact that we are all
essentially isolated – separate from each other; singular beings in an ocean of eternity.
And yet what we seek – and what is always there to find – is that which ultimately save
us: our ability to reach out and become ONE with others.” ~ inspired by Wally Lamb
“We can all be angels to one another. We can all choose to obey the still small stirring
within; the small voice that whispers softly and says, ‘Reach out … Be the hand that pulls
them up from the darkness … You have a part to play … Have faith … and Go.’”
~ inspired by Joan W. Anderson
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