Wisdoms from the Journey - Vol V (May to Dec 2012)

Through the clouds …
(05/05/2012)
“I am not sure how clouds get formed. But the clouds know how to do it,
and that is the important thing.” ~ an anonymous child
It always happens — no matter how we strive for a life filled only with
Light, darkness always follows. No matter how we claw and scratch for a life
filled with excitement & fun, boredom & drudgery always follow. No matter how
dedicated we are to filling our lives with relationships that are perfectly loving,
disappointment always follows … And yet this does not have to be the case.
The solution to this conundrum lies not in finally obtaining the “right light”
or the “better fun” or the “perfect love”. No, as long as we are fighting for our
own happiness, we will indeed remain destined to reap the suffering & the
meaninglessness that are natural consequences of such struggles … And yet, there
is an alternative: We can continue to revel in the “good times”, of course, and --
when the “bad times” do eventually arrive, we can choose to make them Purposefull
… with expressions of gratitude as well as with acts of Love.
“Thunder is a rich source of loudness.” ~ another anonymous child
So, if the clouds are gathering in your life today — if the boredom has you
staring into space or the pain is getting to be too much or the frustration has
reached the point where you just want to scream, take a deep breath … and
remember. Remember that you are alive … Remember that Beauty is always all
around you … & most important of all, re-member that every act of Caring you do
while “in the darkness” sends a ray of Light so powerful that it directly pierces the
gloom of another. Just a bit of eye-contact, just a light touch on the shoulder, just
a gentle smile -- each are enough to lift the clouds from another’s life … and
thereby lift them from your own.
LOVE is not bathing in
life’s sunshine, as much as it is
bringing the Sun’s warmth to
another … So -- got LOVE?
“I will radiate cheer to
everyone I meet today. I will be
mental sunshine for all who
cross my path.” ~ Paramahansa
Yogananda
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