The Information Channel Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com ] Unity Way | | | | December 10, 2006 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Meaningful Life and Others | | by Andrei Yashurin | | | | Finding a meaning of life is an inside job - yet it affects all our | | relationships with others, making them enriching and fulfilling. As | | we come to the knowledge of ourselves, grow, and express ourselves, | | we make our unique contribution to the universal evolution. | | | | The whole world is made in such a way that all things are | | interconnected. Separate existence is an illusion. If we are alive, | | we are part of the universal whole. Therefore, it is quite natural | | thing for us to make the difference, to affect the world in | | positive ways. | | | | If that is true, why so many people experience difficulties in | | their relationships with others, and with the world in general? One | | of the reasons is that the flow of creative energy through them is | | restricted because of offences and resentments. People blame their | | life and "accidents" which happen with them. They blame other | | people and count their faults. What is the result? Their own | | condition only becomes worse. | | | | Would you like to know how an ignorant person looks like? That one | | always complains about his/her misfortunes, and at the same hopes | | for "miraculous deliverance" to happen. As Richard Bach wisely | | said, "The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in | | injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the | | world, the master calls a butterfly". | | | | When we are enlightened, we see justice and meaning in all things. | | We know that the universe is not chaotic. It is governed by laws - | | and we learn to apply these laws for our benefit. We aren't looking | | for ways to avoid our responsibility for our world and for | | constructive interaction with it. | | | | "The messengers and the prophets will come to you and give you what | | belongs to you. You, in turn, give them what you have, and say to | | yourselves, 'When will they come and take what belongs to them?", | | says Jesus in the gospel of Thomas. | | | | Here is one of the great secrets of life: no person comes to us | | accidently. All encounters are meaningful. Every person we meet is | | an angel in disguise, a messenger from God. He/she brings us a | | gift. What kind of gift? Let us look and we will see. And if we | | don't see it at once, let us look deeper. | | | | Sometimes, their gift could be a challenge to us - to become | | smarter, stronger, more patient, more loving. Should we deny this | | gift? Sometimes, their gift could be a question. Should we deny | | this gift? When we are wise, we know that questions often are of | | greater importance than answers. | | | | Here is another great secret of life: no matter who you are, no | | matter how insignificant you seem to be, you are a God's angel to | | others. It is up to you to "give them what you have". Of course, it | | doesn't make you superior. It does not give you rights to become | | preachy or to intrude into lives of others. Offer your gift - the | | best of what you have within - but don't take it as a personal | | offence if your gift is seemingly ignored, rejected, of misused. | | Handling of that gift is that person's business, not yours. Your | | business is to take good care about gifts which belong to you. | | | | Love never violates the freedom of others, but encourages it. Love | | is generous enough to embrace the fact that God loves and protects | | others, giving them unlimited opportunities to experience divine | | abundance. | | | | (to be continued) | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Recommended Reading: | | | | [ http://astore.amazon.com/talksontruth-20/detail/0061041785 ] | | Templeton Plan: 21 Steps to Personal Success and Real Happiness by | | John Marks Templeton, James Ellison | | | | [ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00067L6TQ/ref=nosim/?%5Fencoding=UTF8& | | tag=talksontruth-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325 ] Buy a | | Gift Sertificate from Amazon.com for Christmas!* | | | | Previous Articles of Andrei Yashurin: | | | | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com/2006/11/25/ | | meaningful-life-and-self-knowledge/ ] Meaningful Life and | | Self-knowledge | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/ | | meaningful-life/ ] Meaningful Life | [ http:// | | unityway.wordpress.com/2006/11/11/creative-energy-of-love/ ] | | Creative Energy of Love | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com/2006/ | | 11/04/work-and-love/ ] Work and Love | [ http:// | | unityway.wordpress.com/2006/10/29/working-with-god/ ] Working With | | God | | | | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com ] Talks on Truth Blog | | | | [ http://zme.amazon.com/exec/varzea/pay/T3FSLT9BWIHSWQ ] If you | | find these messages helpful, please send a donation to Andrei | | Yashurin | | | | If you like our list, please recommend it to others. | | | | To be unsubscribed, click the link at the bottom of this message, | | do not write to the author. | | | | E-mail: [ mailto:yashurin@gmail.com ] yashurin@gmail.com | | | | Information: The publisher of this list technically cannot | | subscribe/unsubscribe anyone. 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