We are eternally loved, even when we’re by ourselves. We don't need someone to tell us they love us in order to understand how they feel. Love is a nonverbal vibration that two people feel, no matter how far the distance between them. Words have a way of corrupting our feelings, poisoning our intuition, and manipulating our reason. A single misunderstanding can break the foundation of a strong relationship; a single word or phrase can change the direction of our lives. Never give words the power to fool you. If I say I hate you, it means I really love you. If I never want to see you again, it means I need you more than ever. It’s the passion conveyed by the words that matter, not the words themselves. Words are subjective, but the emotions that transmit them are universal. Interpretations get lost in translation using words; they can start wars, rewrite histories, and allow dishonesty to pollute our commerce. If nobody spoke any words at all, the world might be a better place. Without them, all that would remain is love. We would approach strangers on the street in fearless warmth, be able to look them in the eyes, and instantly trust in them the same way we do with our pet animals.
What we give to others is that which is returned to us. When we respond to someone in anger and destroy something of theirs, their response is usually anger and they are likely to destroy something of ours in return. When we lend our riches to the unfortunate, they are more likely to lend their own when they see us in trouble. The more we take from others, the more we suffer in the end. If we never give to others, no one will lend a hand when we fall to the ground. Charity itself is the most divine action we can ever take, for it helps others recognize the good in man, and may inspire them in doing the same deeds.
Forgiveness is the key to living a content life. Bitterness and hatred constrict the heart, draining our energy. People generally do to others what has been done to them, unless they are spiritually strong enough to realize their destructive behavior is the result of conditioning, whether it be from their parents or someone close to them. Our parents did the best job they were capable of doing; if they wronged us, we can hold them less accountable because they were raised in a household that didn’t value the kind of respect everyone deserves. And if they were, then the universe will have its own way of teaching them to right their wrongs. We are the ones responsible for discontinuing the cycles of neglect and abuse that repeat themselves through each generation of family-hood. If we have failed to break the cycle, then we haven’t achieved the most important thing in life: learning from our mistakes and the mistakes of others. Finding forgiveness does not mean that we are weak in character. Rather, it means we have great strength because we will have fought evil by refusing to replay the role it has taught us.
Evil is necessary to experience heaven. Appreciate the darker things in life, because without them we could not feel the sun on our face. The darkness shows us how much the light means to us, and we should never be afraid of it because it offers more wisdom than we are aware. Often, the things we label “evil” are really the result of our fear of the unknown. Things hidden in the darkness may not be for us, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t respect what they are. We should always try to understand why bad things happen, rather than allow the fear of the unknown to dismiss things as evil, for this implies that the things that cause them are unchangeable. By putting the label of evil on things we don't understand, we close off all understanding and spiritual growth for whatever manifestation that entity can teach us. We unconsciously allow the bigotry and prejudice of things we know nothing about to govern our dealings with them. Never judge anything unless you have a full understanding of it.
The best way to end a fight is through passive resistance. This applies to verbal fights as well. Walk away from the instigator and forgive them for not knowing any better. Violence begets violence and we will be caught in webs of violence until we let go of our pride and the desire to defeat others. The strength in not fighting is greater than the strength in fighting because we will have defeated our reptilian impulses, broken the cycle of hate, and created a better environment for our children.
We create our lives; they are not predetermined for us. Destiny is something that we create by route of what Carl Jung called the “archetypes”: roles we play based on unconscious circumstances. Our personalities aren't cemented in stone; we can change our behavior if we really want it. Each of us chooses our role based on the point we are at in our maturity, and each archetype has a story to tell. It is the metaphor by which the archetype is told that we are free to create, due to the choices we make and our manner of responding to difficulties. Our karma is influenced by these choices, so our future should never be ascribed to fate alone. However, the cause of our deaths cannot be controlled. Death is the only reason for the existence of fate because there isn’t any way to change who we are after we're dead.
Death is not the end, but a new beginning. God is synonymous with Everyone. We are all one consciousness experiencing itself through each other through the medium of natural laws. When we evolve, we see more of our own design, not a single creator’s. We are the ones who perceive nature; thus we are the ones who define its laws. The laws only change when we change. When we die, the laws get mutated as we adapt to new environments. A new species emerges: one that is better equipped to handle the changes we’ve identified. Evolutionary laws are as malleable as plastic. The only laws that are unchangeable are scientific ones bound by mathematics.
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