It is not always possible to be surrounded by all the ideal external conditions of comfort and satisfaction. Regretting does not help to overcome difficulties. On the contrary, it only postpones the understanding and movement necessary for the construction of peace and the sowing of joy, fundamental for our equilibrium. The best place in the world is here and the best time is now. Any place is good for the sincere soul that wishes to dive into the rough seas of self-perfection in sacred connection, to stand before itself and bathe in the placid waters of fulfillment. The good gardener believes that any small corner is perfect for planting flowers and is suitable for the formation of a beautiful garden.
Being on the side of those who think and act according to our tastes and opinions is very easy. Although it is pleasant and we must take advantage of it, it has no merit. Only difficulties in relationships provide the indispensable exercise for personal growth. Differences are enriching because they induce important transformations in the search for balance.
Life happens in encounters, love only manifests itself in social coexistence. In the same way, all the hermit's knowledge ends up being useless when he refuses to leave the cave. Wisdom and love, by definition, need to be lived and shared to become light or they will be lost in the darkness of abandonment.
Whoever waits for all the apparent situations to be propitious to start the journey, will lose valuable time sitting by the side of the road waiting for the right moment, because it will not come. The intimate longing is what will make you take the first steps. It is enough to understand that the external conditions will always depend on your need and learning capacity at that moment. No more and no less. The internal conditions, in turn, will be created by you.
Adaptation teaches that every moment is perfect, because it brings lessons that will allow you to perfect your skills. Remember also not to demand perfection from others knowing that you do not yet possess that perfection to offer it. This will help you maintain balance and serenity during storms. Simplicity, in turn, will help you understand that we become more and more as we need less and less. This is the key that unlocks the prison.
The social and cultural conditionings that act on everyone, from the cradle on, are powerful prisons that imprison us in a cruel way because, having no bars, they prevent us from perceiving that we are prisoners. In this way, they divert us from our commitment to freedom by postponing the inevitable encounter with ourselves and its consequent transformations.
En algún momento de la vida todos sentimos hambre de luz. Es el alma desesperada en el vacío de la existencia. We transfer the most important meeting in life, the one we will have with ourselves, deceived by the shadows that convince us to prioritize professional success, financial stability or any other apology fed by the desires of the ego. It is difficult for us to understand that one thing does not eliminate the other. The greatest deception is not to perceive that the great battle is being fought within. In other words, the search for enlightenment is concomitant with the tasks and struggles of everyday life, the fights and loves of everyday life.
Life goes on between the office and the kitchen, whether on the bus or on the beach, in line at the bank or in a traffic jam, from meeting with a client to close a big contract to picking up your child from school and taking him to soccer or swimming practice. This is the time available, the perfect moment to transform disappointments into understanding and to be free. There is no other. In reality, sooner or later, at some point you will have to be with yourself. This is the encounter that will change your life. For that the time is now, the place is here.
You need nothing, absolutely nothing, except a pure heart and an awakened mind. We increasingly understand that the really important things have the mark of the heart and that they are not found on store shelves; the soul yearns to go deeper than the backyard pool can offer; the most sophisticated car will not have the power to take you to the unimaginable highlands, where only those who are able to use their own wings can reach; the best and most fashionable wardrobe is in simply being yourself, because what never goes out of fashion is to be authentic, unique; it is to be real people.
It is to be always ready to strip away old habits; to renounce the automatic gestures of self-denial; to use your own life as raw material for the great work of art that you have to do; to change the somber colors of suffering for the vibrant paints of forgiveness; to offer the understanding of light when everyone clamors for the sentence that condemns darkness; to show that courage is possible when those around you know only fear; to understand that the miracle of life happens in the simplicity of the small big gestures, those in which we put our own heart to heal the pain of others.
The real victory lies in the sedimentation of good moral values devoid of all moralism; in the eternal joy of the encounter; in the generosity of being a leafy tree with sweet fruits; in pronouncing the word that will seal peace; in putting a smile on the faces of others; in always offering the best of yourself; in allowing every choice to be guided by pure love.
The irony is that they sell the illusion of elegance as something elaborated by the few and complex for the many. but elegance is about being more with less. It is within the reach of everyone and anyone who chooses the immeasurable beauty of simplicity. All that is valuable is weightless. To be light is to be free; to be free is simply to be yourself.
Thank you very much for reading me, a big hug and blessings to each of you. Peace.
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