Spirit tells me that limits are for pushing.
We seem to need to know that whatever we
have become and however we have expanded
boundaries that once seemed as horizons and
beyond our reach, we must go even further.
We are, as we were, much more than curious.
We are, as we were, determined to discover
how far we yet can go.
How far is it possible for us to go?
In reality, there are no limits.
Spirit refuses to accept my complaint that I am what I am and
I need what I need.
No! He claims. I only think I am whatever and need whatever,
without thinking deeply.
So, if I thought deeply, if I could, then what would I
think I am and need?
You would not think. You would know that you are spirit
living a physical life, and you would be aware that it
is all an illusion, except for the awareness that you
may have developed from playing the Game of Life,
according to whatever rules your particular society has
designed for you.
If different societies play the Game of Life by different
rules, and we are all becoming, more or less, citizens of
a world community, then how can we possibly interact with
each other?
The Rules of Life of different cultures, societies,
communities, or even neighbourhoods do not necessarily
have to be the same.
That may work in separated traditions but when people
migrate from one set of generally accepted set of rules
to another, then surely they need to adapt or learn to
live within the two cultures, without rejecting their
past.
They are their past, or at least they are a product of
past experiences.
The answer?
Respect for past traditions while adapting, or
creating our own set of rules to live by. Whatever
choice we make, however we choose to live our life,
we do choose and accept, consciously or otherwise,
the consequences, if there are any, and there
always are.
Spirit asks me if I can feel compassion for someone
whom I do not respect, and then, without giving me
time to consider the problem, for it would be, for me,
He asks if I could respect someone for whom I could not
feel compassion.
Can the answers be different?
No.
Spirit tells me that there are some people in my life
whom I would best serve by stepping away from.
Life, He tells me is about relationships: to oneself,
to loved ones, to community, to neighbours, to
fellow workers, to our environment, and to Life itself.
We are each as living pieces of a cosmic puzzle and
we each need to discover where and near whom we fit
most comfortably and appropriately.
Stepping away from a close association with those
with whom you do not share values with allows them
to also possibly discover where they belong.
At this time, neither of you are where you belong.
You both are holding each other back from
meaningful spiritual development.
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