Why Have We Come Here?
When I was in high school many moons ago, I was active in sports and attending our school games. One winter night after a basketball game, I quietly came into the house and tiptoed upstairs to my unheated bedroom. When I entered, I was surprised to see a hot cup of cocoa sitting by my bed. “Now how did she do that?” My grandmother, who was usually in bed asleep, had somehow prepared this lovely hot drink, taken it up the steep stairs to my room and gone back to bed just at the right time for my arrival home! The amount of caring, love and understanding were very clearly part of her human spirit. I have been blessed as have we all by the beauty of the human spirit , from people passing through or permanently a part of our lives.
The simplest acts of kindness, compassion, caring, generosity and loving can bring respite from our moment to moment lives. We have the capacity to bring light into the darkness with a smile or a friendly gesture to someone passing by. We don’t need to know who they are except that each of us is a precious expression from the source that animates our life. Regardless of any perceived conflicts or differences, everyone has an intrinsic worth and an inherent beauty. Look beyond any negative perception and recognize how beautiful the individual expression of life itself is happening through the human experience.
“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” Mahatma Gandhi
Humanity comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, experiences and perceptions. So of course, none of us is a duplicate of another. We are individualized spirit living out lives that have been designed and modified by the very experience of being human. And when we really think about where it all comes from; that is a great mystery.
Looking toward the new year once again, and with faith in ourselves and others, we have the potential to build and rebuild bridges in relationships. Perhaps take the time to extend a hand to someone to lighten their day. We all share fundamental human experiences, emotions and vulnerabilities and when we accept that, we open the doors to compassion and understanding for ourselves and others.
“The beauty of humanity lies in our diverse, flawed, yet resilient spirit, seen in shared laughter and tears, dreams pursued, and compassion offered, creating a vibrant, imperfect tapestry of resilience, love and connection that shines brightest in kindness, understanding and unity despite our differences.” Author unknown.
Here is to a bright shining year ahead with abundance of love, laughter and harmony. Happy New Year to All.
