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Today's
Meditation:
It's
tempting to say that we've lost touch with this truth, as
our lives more and more keep us isolated from others, in
our own homes and cars, making precious few connections
with other human beings, forging precious few
relationships and taking on fewer and fewer obligations on
a personal level. I believe Laura wrote these words
because she has noticed that more and more we try to
create meaning through existence, acquisition, and fun as
a substitute for that which we know in our hearts is
missing-- those connections with other human beings.
Is it possible to go through life without finding
meaning? Of course it is. Is it possible to
live a full and satisfying life if we never serve others,
if we never feel the need to do things for others and to
forge the relationships that will put us in situations
that will cause us to serve? Probably not, but
because of our isolation, we don't always learn the
gratification inherent in serving others, and the depth of
the meaning of lives when we're lightening the burdens of
life for others.
Fun and acquisition are important. But one of the
symptoms of deeper problems among people in our societies
of today is the feeling of disconnection, the feeling of
being lost among the crowds. This feeling is a
natural result of the lack of feeling of meaning, a lack
of feeling that we're accomplishing anything significant
with our lives.
If we can keep in mind that it's important that we focus
on creating meaning instead of simply enjoying ourselves
or buying the largest TV we can afford, then we can put
our lives on track to create significant meaning in our
lives by serving others, by doing what we can to give hope
and peace of mind to our fellow spirits who are here on
this planet with us, living their lives as well as they
can, dealing with the pain and the setbacks as well as
they can.
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