Two Things I'm Sure I Know (I think!)

A strange thing just happened which I have to believe was for the best. After years of thinking about writing something original to “share with the world,” I had finally written about ¾ of a page. I was really cooking for about 10 minutes when I looked up and noticed that it was all gone. How long had I been typing with the word processing program closed? Quite the author huh?

Well. I guess that I was meant to write about something else so I’ll just wait until some inspiration comes my way. Oh by the way, if it’s ok with you, and I’m not being too presumptuous, could I share two things I learned during the last 50 plus years? Not that I’m much of a role model. God knows I haven’t always done the right things, but I think my heart has always been in the right place. It’s in the same place as everyone else’s heart, it’s just that it’s so easy to forget sometimes. The first thing that I know is we are all here to help others be happy. When we allow our heart to lead us, it will be on the path of helping someone else. What other reason would there be for us to be here? Assuming we live in an intelligent universe, (and if you don’t believe that, use this for kitty litter) what else makes sense? Everything in nature seems to somehow collaborate to enrich or advance the life of everything else. We exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with plants, and there’s the food chain, and….. Well I didn’t say all things voluntarily helped others. As some smaller animal is being ripped apart by lions, he’s probably not thinking, “Hey, just glad to help. Save some for a late snack.” Just the same a purpose is being served, and a life is being fulfilled. Think of almost any job. Don’t they all connect with service to another person in some way? So if this makes sense to you, could we take the next step and consciously live our lives in service to others? Now that doesn’t mean that we have to deny ourselves a happy full life, but when do you really feel happiest? I mean a sustaining happiness. Is it when you hurt or make someone feel badly, or when you add to their joy? How often do you think you add to someone’s life in a positive way each day? How many times do you (meaning to or not) make another person feel small or insignificant? Well folks, now we have to become more aware of when we do what, and how often.

Right now I’d like to interrupt this writing to pass along another way to be happy. Whenever you talk to another person, make the conversation mostly about them. That’s right, about them. Be conscious of what you are saying, and how much you are talking about yourself. This is not as easy as it sounds, because we all think our lives are important ! Well they are important but in order to be of real service to someone else we need to find out what it is they need. It may be $100,000 to pay off a mortgage, or it might be a smile or a kind word. It might be advice, or just someone who is interested in what they have to say. Are you finding a cure for cancer or AIDS? No, but you ARE changing the world in a positive way.