Looking back at the younger me I was filled with self as only the young can be, I thought I had all the answers and was quick to offer them up, unbidden. And I was clueless to down right dismissive on spiritual matters. I placed worldly possessions, accomplishments and titles on the pedestal of success, relying on them for personal significance, holding these things as important, paramount, chasing the fleeting chimera of perceived entitlement, believing spiritual living was archaic, pointless in these modern times. So the query is: Would we surrender the work done to Live on the Spiritual Basis, the visible and invisible scars so well earned,forgotten, to recapture youths glow and promise?
I think not. The price too high where spiritual pride, self-righteousness, wallowing in hedonism, especially at the expense of others are on the bill. So I guess we are stuck with these knees, afternoon naps and the memory of a 28 inch waist. It’s not so bad though, although we may have to don reading glasses our vision has never been better, we see with the clarity that comes by trusting and relying upon infinite God, rather than our finite self. We have learned the hard lesson of refraining from answering unasked questions, having learned through bitter experience that as much as we may wish to help, that help is not welcomed if offered uninvited. Today there is no price too great to live free of the bondage of self.
So when the day comes, hopefully sometime from now, when we somersault into eternity our life will be measured not by the love we received or even earned, but by that which we gave freely, the blessings given anonymously without personal expectation, the markings a life lived truly well. I really do miss those knees though.
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