Release the need to hate, to harbor division, and the enticement of revenge. - John Lewis
Make a decision to be a forgiving person. - Sandy Beach
Our ever hopeful (or just denying) mind clings to the thought that if we would but do those two things, we would have peace of mind...forever! "Forever" to our reasoning mind means not a minute, not a second, of lapse in our believing else no peace of mind...ever.
Clearly, to the egoic mind, our peace is totally under our control. Ah, there's the conundrum...our peace of mind rests in our control; there is no peace in control.
I'm putting on airs when I compare my understanding of the writings of Mother Teresa found in her journals after her death...that she did not feel she knew God at all. I've been seeking still more spiritual growth going on fifty years now, and although I am aware that I know the right words, more often than not, I feel a laggard in the living of those words.
I suspect neither John Lewis nor Sandy Beach lived in perfect peace the majority of the time much less forever...but each brought peace to many, many people...and the words and thoughts they left behind still bring peace to those in need. I won't even touch Mother (now Saint) Teresa.
My hope is that our thoughts and words bringing peace to others long after we are no longer present is an assurance of a fraught-free afterlife. Of course, my hope is based on my desire for the afterlife. Ah, still seeking future peace of mind...and God grins.
I say again, if it weren't for humans being human, God wouldn't have any laughs at all.
Thank you.
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