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SOMETIMES
WE ARE SO OCCUPIED WITH OUR DAILY ROUTINE in life that we forget
that “we” are the most important element of our existence. We need to
be nourished in order to grow.
When we look at the people around us, we most likely find that most
people’s favorite pastime is to complain. And just why do we complain
anyway? Is it because we need something? Is it that we lack something?
Is it that we need or want sympathy? Is it because we need attention?
Is it just that we just like to complain, or is it that we just like
to hear ourselves talk? Is it becoming a pattern with you? These are
some of the most common elements that describe our problem.
I generated a list that can either make us happy, or it can make us
miserable. Sometimes we need to draw the line for ourselves, and we
are the only ones who can do that!
Be Happy!
1. Just simply be happy and content with yourself, and who you
are.
2. Love yourself.
3. Accept yourself for who you are, and as you are.
4. Life is simple, stop trying to complicate it.
5. Life is about understanding. The lessons and experiences
you have are only for your own growth and for better soul awareness.
6. Discover who you are, and your soul, and get acquainted
with that.
7. Make some time for yourself every day.
8. Learn to listen.
9. Pay attention to your child(ren), help your elders, and
you will feel fulfilled.
10. Be good to yourself.
11. Accept humiliation as part of your growth.
12. Always have peace of mind. It’s not easy, but try to create
it.
Life isn’t what challenges us, “we” challenge “ourselves”.
Be Miserable!
1. Do live for other people and feel miserable.
2.
Do look to others for support, become dependent on others.
3. Do live up to a fake image that is not you.
4. Do take care of everyone before yourself.
5. Do always negate yourself.
6. Do love others before loving yourself.
7. Do live according to traditions just to please others or
do things that do not fit in with your own philosophy in life.
8. Do live other people’s life karma and who they are. That
includes your family. Live your own life karma.
9. Become greedy, jealous, stubborn, or too sensitive to accept
criticism.
10. Do allow your ego and pride to take over your life.
Life is simple so let’s stop complicating it.
Choices are
out there. It is up to you to choose your own direction in life. It is
very important to realize that we hold our own destiny in life, and no
one else’s. It is also very important to understand your own rights, because
you do have FREE WILL. Even the GOD, which I refer to as a “Great Energy
Force”, that you believe in respects your Free Will because you are part
of this GOD and that energy is in us always. If your GOD does not respect
that, then it becomes a contradiction and goes against all that’s out
there in all religions. This “great energy force” is all about love, forgiveness
and compassion, and not anything else.
When
our GOD will respect our Free Will, why aren’t we humans respecting
each other’s Free Will? In many instances we have been raped of our
Free Will by the many limitations which are inflicted upon us every
day. Such limitations can manipulate the direction we will take in our
lives, thus affecting our karma. We do this as individuals and as a
society.
When a human Soul says NO to someone, it does NOT mean YES or that they
can try to manipulate the other person in order to change their decision,
by tapping into their weaker side. No means No and that has to be respected
at all times otherwise we are creating karma for our soul.
As a society, we witness this being manifested throughout history by
every empire, civilization, or source of power that had surfaced over
time. They all came, and disappeared quickly. Why is that? Very simple!
When these civilizations were taking control over other civilizations,
against their Free Will and their way of life, it helped to create a
deep anger, and frustration and all kind of energies that accumulated
and became a universal force which was ready to explode at the right
time. At the same time these civilizations became greedier, and wanted
to control everything until things started to crack and fall apart.
We have seen this throughout history and, as we know, history has a
way of repeating itself because we never learn. While the pattern remains
misunderstood, we will keep repeating it until we learn the intended
lesson. I will go over, at a future date, the concept of a nine-year
cycle for us as individuals, and how we can apply it to our society.
Money is power - power is control. In our universe there is an abundance
of this. Once we learn to share this money, or power, we’ll manage not
to be afraid that someone will be taking something away from us. Then
we will have peace. This kind of inner peace, and the cycle of life,
will move us to higher ground. Until then there will be no peace in
ourselves. Example: Take rich ‘powerful’ men. Forget what they can buy,
the majority of them are NOT happy and they will always feel like there
is something missing, or that cannot be bought with money. Why is this?
Very simple, until that rich man learns and understands his wealth and
is sharing it with his fellow man and not just giving it away for the
sake of giving it (perhaps as a tax write off) that peace will never
be found. It is all about sharing the knowledge on how to make it, and
to never be afraid that by sharing it they would have anything taken
away from them, because there is always an abundance of wealth in the
universe. The minute they learn this, they will start to find fulfillment
in their life. Consider this for a moment!
So what is Free Will in the first place?
Free Will is very simple. As human beings, it is the one thing that
we hold as our ticket in life and that allows us to change the direction
of our life when we choose to actually use it.
Free Will, in my view, is the way we perceive our life as well as the
way we portray ourselves. When we always see ourselves as victims then
there is no place for Free Will in our subconscious. When we see ourselves
progress, we see that we have a choice to make a difference, and then
we are using our Free Will. We might think that we have no opinion or
have no choice in the matter because this is what our society has dictated
to us. Many of these influences came upon us only in order to help control
our views, and direct us to what they think might suit them, and not
necessarily us.
Some of us do not believe in Free Will. That is alright with me because
that is their choice and they have the Free Will to do so. I respect
this. Believing in Free Will or not, you are still exercising it in
your daily life whether you know it or not, just simply by saying YES
or No! How come? Your circumstances and direction in life are dependent
on that YES or NO choice that you take and you will live according to
that decision. It was your choice wasn’t it?
In human terms as an example, it is like the Veto that they have in
the United Nations, when countries vote on a resolution. Certain countries
have the veto power to turn down a resolution. Now Free Will is given
to us to use anytime we need to take a decision in life. Why? In life
we are held responsible for all of our decisions, and should not feel
guilty any time we use it. It is given to us from that “Great Energy
Force” that created our universe, and space, and that allowed us to
come here and experiment our growth and evolution in order to be enlightened
and progress.
In the end, you can live happily or you can live miserably. Take your
life in your own hands and make your own choices! Simplify instead of
complicating life.
© 2003
Joseph Ghabi
Illustration:
Starfire ©2003 by Melinda
Hoehn
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Joseph
Ghabi’s
early
career began rather ‘technically’ with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering and a Master of Science in Computer Science. Always intrigued
by spiritual phenomena, Joseph’s spiritual life began rather early
in life. 