My traditional teacher once told me that nothing in the universe ever grew from the outside in. A man stopped us in the street last week. He was dirty and stank with a broken shoulder and elbow and no place to go. He was in pain and lonely. He needed a drink. We gave him some money and a very small bottle. We gave him our time and our compassion. We’ve never seen him again. But he’s stayed with me all these days. I look for him when I do errands. I pray for his well-being. Because he reinforced something I have left unregarded - that my duty is to love others without stopping to wonder if they are worthy. That’s none of my business. What Creator asks me to do is to act with love, and the act itself makes us both worthy. If I can do that I grow with each experience - from the inside out…
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:15:00 +0000
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