Love the whole world as a mother loves her only child. -- The
Buddha
First thought: What a high standard that is.
Second thought: What other standard can there be?
I mainly concern myself with the well-being of friends within
my sphere, those friends of my little world…with “Let there be peace
on earth and let it begin with me” thrown in in the mornings just to cover my
bases.
I remember my reporter friend who started out as a jerk,
pure and simple, and ended as my good friend. I recall a lady, with whom I once
argued (in my mind) on a daily basis, who today is a lovely person I look
forward to seeing. Nothing about them changed, but when I dropped my resistance
to them, they changed in my heart, in my head and in my experience.
I wonder if this is the principle by which I could be the
peace that I ask for every morning…the peace on earth, not just the peace in my
yard.
I wonder if this is the principle by which Jesus raised the
dead, healed the sick, fed the hungry.
Thank You.
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