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Today's
Meditation:
It's absolutely true that what goes around comes
around; it's a fact of life that what we give to the world
comes back to us. It's also true that when we see
that we're having a positive effect on the lives of others,
we feel more of a sense of purpose, more of a sense of
gratification, more of a sense of fulfillment than when we
focus solely on ourselves and our own needs. It's
nice to be kind to others, not only because it makes
others feel good, but because we make ourselves feel good
when we do so.
Some people call this karma, a fundamental law of cause
and effect. When we do things that hurt others, we
bring hurt upon ourselves. When we do things to
uplift others and make them happy-- with no thought of
being paid back-- we bring good things upon
ourselves. It's a law of life that we see in action
each day that we live, and it's definitely within our
power to make positive deposits into our karmic account,
which will automatically pay back to us what we put in.
Neither Charles' words nor the law of karma promise a life
without adversity or obstacles. We will have down
times, when happiness seems far away. But those
times do pass, and when we make our ways through them, we
return to the happiness that we were meant to have in our
lives. Our actions of being kindly and friendly to
others will have created a net that will catch us before
we can fall too far, and that will remind us of the beauty
of the world.
What kind acts can you do today without even thinking of
payback? What nice things can you do for other
people? Usually they don't cost any money at all,
and very little time or effort, but we still neglect
them. If just today we're able to be kind to others,
we could be starting a trend that will bring many good
things to our lives.
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