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Spirituality - Journey In The Fields Of Forever ( Part 100 )

“What you’re saying then is that life is a strange and beautiful process and that we really can enjoy this journey without much suffering, problems or hardship?”

“Absolutely. Yes,” replied Gideon.

I continued, “I feel I’ve always known that and, yet,I couldn’t believe it because my life has been far from simple and certainly not problem-free. This secret of life that you speak of, Gideon, I am familiar with it. But really, has it done me any good? Has my life been much better because I knew this secret? Furthermore, I believe lots of people know that secret and, yet, I don’t think it’s done them much good, either. So what’s the use?”

“Being in possession of information is one thing. Doing something with that information is another matter altogether. You’re right, John,” continued Gideon, “absolutely right. Many know the secret.But few do anything with it. They prefer to sit back, to moan and whine about the injustices of life.They don’t seem to have enough courage to take a chance on life, to do something with their lives. They’d rather be spectators than participants in the great game of life.”

“And what’s wrong with being spectators instead of participants, Gideon? Have you noticed, it’s the players on the field who get awfully banged up and bloody?”

“There’s nothing, absolutely nothing wrong, except the spectators don’t get the same rewards as the participants. That’s all. The funniest thing, though, is that we’re all participants and spectators at the same time. It’s just a variation on a point of view. Do something with the greatest secret in the universe and it will work for you. Stare at a monster long enough and you begin to become more like a monster. Associate and be close to God more often and you begin to become god-like. Being close to God has nothing to do with time and space. It has to do with awareness. You have to be constantly aware of this closeness and always feel the safety and security of being there.”

“I know you don’t mean that I’ll have a problem-free existence,” I said, “but it shouldn’t always be so hard. Everyday isn’t meant to be a struggle for survival, eking out a meager living just to barely exist in despair and sadness. Sometimes the road is so long and the way so dark....”

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Lecturer, entrepreneur and MBA business consultant, John Harricharan is the author of the award-winning book, "When You Can Walk on Water, Take the Boat." Spiritual Simplicity The Real Secret

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