Do you believe?
Do you believe that everything that happens in your life has meaning; every personal encounter, every “coincidence”, every joy, every sorrow; all of them happen for a reason? I do.
To me, life has no meaning if it is not a quest for spiritual growth. We are all on a journey, navigating a path toward the advanced soul we are meant to become. The great prophets knew this. They were endowed with a deeper understanding of life’s meaning than most of us can hope to achieve in our lifetime. They came to understand early that the gift of “a life” was not about them, but about what they could give to the world - a message of peace, a lesson in tolerance, an example of integrity; an understanding of unconditional love.
I am not special. I do not have any great “secrets” of life to share with you. Like you, I am on a quest for spiritual growth. So why read this? Perhaps because I have been to places only accessible to those who have lived life on the edge, in that shadow world between life and death. It is disease that taught me the fundamentals of spiritual growth – to give more than you take, to listen more than you talk, to honor your gifts, to instill joy in all you meet simply by smiling; to light the way for others who find themselves in the darkness. What is a “righteous” life, if it is not joyous, selfless, and authentic?
Do you believe?
This is the most wonderful and accessible definition of righteous I ha e ever read. I think all the lessons that truly matter cone from the edge of life and death.
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