I would like to express a question that makes life rather unhappy. What would we say to a child born ill in a poor country with a practically inexistent national health system? A child that has the dream that one day he/she will become a scientist, a singer, a dancer, a poet, a writer ……..
“Life” is generous with some people and hard with others. It makes people desire things and at the same time it removes from their hands the power to realise them.
Does “life” looks favourably some and treats others with contempt?
Injustice exists and I can’t pretend to have an answer for that. I’m not a guru and I can’t explain why bad things hapen to honest, innocent people.
Nevertheless I think that we are all responsible if the world is the way it is. That’s why instead of looking for the guilty or for the weak , we should rather focus in our attitude.
We cannot set out to change the world without first changing ourselves. If we are capable of that – mending our ways, being generous towards life – then we will leave a trace of goodness in this world. There’s a wide range of heroes that work in silence and that try to enhance the state of the world.
We are the building blocks of “life” – change is in our hands.
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In metaphysics, it is said, that what we are is a choice of our own, so that we will 'learn', evolve and gradually, we will become bright beings of Light. Nothing happens by accident. The real life is inside us and … above us.
As for the story from the Bible, Christ said : 'I came to complete it'. And we have the New Testament and His teachings. Forgiveness and Love for our ..ENEMIES.
LOVE,
THELMA
Learn to love yourself, the rest will follow.
‘leave a trace of goodness in the world’ reminded me of a story i found in a muesli box once…
It was a hot day and a man was walking along the beach at low tide when he came across a section of the beach that was covered with millions of beached starfish, which would surely die soon in the hot sun. and in the middle of this, there was one man, picking up starfish one by one and throwing them back into the ocean. “what are you doing?” the first man asked, amazed. “surely you don’t believe you can make a difference with all these starfish! you will never make it before they die!” But the other man merely picked up yet another starfish and threw it, too, into the ocean. “I made a difference to that one” he replied.
Everything is relative, so if happiness for somebody is new Ferrari, “the dream come true” – be famous dancer, joy – big bank account….for someone who Lance (UK)call pour people it can be unexpected meal, primary shcool in desert, to have both parents alive….!
It is not God who does not act in good manner, it is us who are called to be his hands and do something even as little as the cost of one loaf of bread, nice word, love and attitude !
And never give up, never, never, never give up hope that all what is wrong can be changed !!!
Love
Luce
I believe one of the best roads out of poverty is education, and we should work for equal rights to learn to develop individual skills for everybody. Future education system probably will be very different from how it is organized at present, and might be more fear to the working class. Remember how Bill Gates created a low cost computer meant for children in the third world. The project might didn’t succeed quite yet. However, ideas like this is admirable.
What a poignant question and what an honest answer. Even though somethings are unaffair and will never make sense I believe in the end we are responsible for the world and what we each put into it individually and we can be the change we wish to see, as Ghandi said. Thank you both for the question and answer.
Blessings,
Adriana
If God really exists and he understands everybody’s capability, then why test the poor and weak? He already knows that they are poor and can’t afford to get treatment if they fall sick but he still tests them? Why would He want to do that?
I think one need also a lot of good luck in life.And if some people are poor,weak,the other who are in that moment stronger,wealthier ,should help.This is the key,not blaming God.And never to forget that is better teaching one how to fish,than giving him one fish to eat.
In metaphysics, it is said, that what we are is a choice of our own, so that we will ‘learn’, evolve and gradually, we will become bright beings of Light. Nothing happens by accident. The real life is inside us and … above us.
As for the story from the Bible, Christ said : ‘I came to complete it’. And we have the New Testament and His teachings. Forgiveness and Love for our ..ENEMIES.
LOVE,
THELMA
En mi caso me sucedió una experiencia muy desagradable en el trabajo, acabe sumido en una depresión muy fuerte y deje de tener ganas de vivir.
Por el motivo concreto de que fue totalmente injusto lo que me ocurrió, pero el fuego funde el mineral y forja el metal.
Ahora mi mayor desgracia se ha convertido en mi mayor gracia, ya que he descubierto el verdadero amor, el que todo lo devora, el que lo perdona todo, el que ama a todos, el que no juzga.
En fin Es cierto que mi mundo ha cambiado, yo me creí eso que dijo Gandhi, “quien quiera cambiar el mundo que cambie el primero”, Gracias a todos los héroes que permanecen la sombra como Facundo Cabral.
Un gra abrazo!, Gracias Por Estar Paulo Coelho!, solo saber que sujetas tu luz en alto reconforta y da fuerzas para el camino!
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In my case I did a very unpleasant experience at work, eventually plunged into a depression very strong and no longer feel like living.
On the specific reason for that was totally unfair what happened to me, but the fire melted the mineral and metal forging.
Now my greatest misfortune has become my greatest grace, as I have discovered true love, which devours everything, the one who forgives all, who loves everyone, which does not judge.
In the end It is true that my world has changed, I thought what Gandhi said, “I want to change the world to change first,” Thanks to all the heroes who remain as the shadow Facundo Cabral.
A free hug!, Thanks For Being Paulo Coelho!, Only to learn that subject in high reassured by your light and gives strength to the road!
Probably it is not a good commentary, but i want to share this with you.
I am not specially a believer in a God, believe that our God is only our judgment(reason).
Equally as curious reader I read occasionally the bible (Another manual Of The warrior of the Light).
Yesterday i found this passage, on Jose’s life son of Jacob (Israel) 37,28
Narrates as Jose had a dream where his brothers postran before him, his brothers on having known the dream and for fear, throw him at a cistern and they sell him to egyptians merchants finally.
Ultimately Jose after multiple problems, he is became nominate a manager of the lands of the Pharaon and is an important man.
One day meets his brothers, but instead of hatred, his words were ” you were not you that you sent me here, he was God “.
It is probably the vision of a person that an injustice after other one not lose the faith.
There are certain experiences in the life, bad or good, of that they can take advantages.
I believe that alone it depends on our concept seeing the average full glass or half an emptiness, being optmist or being pessimists.
Hope
As for me, God, who loves us, wants to test us. If we, in spite of all difficulties, pass the test, we become more kind and more wisdom. If not… But a chance to realize our dreams always exists, I belive in it.