Being able to ‘empty the winds’ of thoughts and worries is a godsend that all have within their ability. Not long ago, my many years use of a Yahoo account with so much information on it, pictures, connections, personal stuff, etc. was for unknown reasons expunged by yahoo,
although some I’ve been able to transfer to here with a new account. Amazing how the internet is great, but when pulled out from under us feels a bit traumatic. Others are facing so much worse – we have to remember that ‘we are far more fortunate than billions who are alive now, not to mention those who have passed on. The mind is a great asset and yet we can let it become a garbage can of negative flotsam. Knowledge is not wisdom.
I once watched an Interview by Amy Goodman of ‘Democracy Now’ with Jennifer Harbury, a human rights lawyer on US role in the Refugee Crisis, with harrowing stories of some of the illegal refugees – truly giving a more sympathetic understanding of many of their situations such that we must be thankful for how ‘blessed’ we really are.
‘Overthinking’, especially about one’s own perceived dilemmas, really is a stumbling block to seeing the positive opportunities that await our clearing the mind and allowing them in. A while ago, at my free speech displays downtown, an 86 year old guy, who looked pretty good, opened up about himself to reveal a very fascinating man who had suffered great hardships. He opened up when I said, ‘it’s hard to tell what nationality you are’? He said he was born in Bombay, India with one parent being Japanese! He was also a US Army Vet (with the rank of Colonel) and had served in Vietnam. He was a prisoner of war there for 3 years, and pulled out a photo of him looking like a skeleton saying that being imprisoned here was mostly a ‘cakewalk’ compared to his ‘prisoner of war’ situation. Over the years, he received 2 purple hearts! He said he was a devout Christian too. Inspite of his hardships, I could see and told him, that his soul energy was very strong, and that he would surely have many more years to live (he said to 105).
Quite a story and one that demonstrates the value of a positive approach – letting go and moving on in a positive direction! A reminder that just because the yahoo account won’t open, it might later and in any case, I have to look for new opportunities and yet appreciate what was, and the new opportunity. Life can be filled with so many blessings, especially for us that forget the billions who experience far less, AND have no idea in their minds how to (if they even can) rise above negative circumstances! WE are each given infinite blessing within our reach, but we have to wake up and see, and then appreciate them. Each of us is the ‘chosen one’! Arhata~
