The Sun kisses the Earth every morning and the light and warmth pervades everything. In
the Evening it leaves us to be repeated endlessly. Trees grow without question. Rivers
flow knowingly to the Ocean. Everything moves forever into the future. It is timeless and
unchallenged.
Animals and birds at play don’t notice the miracle of flowers, the beauty of the stars or the
terror of a storm. Yet we tend to be so concerned with the fragments of our lives that
we don’t see the world for what it holds. All your petty fears, all your selfish doubts and
complaints, your worries of violence, have no place in the future. The wars and fighting, political squabbles and hatred are simply a mirror of the self obsession
we torment ourselves with each day. The Universe doesn’t care about your worries and fears. There is no place for them.
For you to be free, it takes only a little time to explore your very own nature and the
natural world around you. It is to be here now, to hear the waves or the calling of birds, to
feel the wind or a shadow cast by a cloud. The worries of failure, your searching for
success, will disappear as easily as breathing. Heaven is not up in the clouds somewhere.
The only Heaven is the air in your lungs and the love in your heart.
John A. Wilson, July 2013
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