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Today's
Quotation:
Each
second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a
moment
that will never be again . . .And what do we teach our
children? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris
is the capital of France.
When
will we also teach them what they are?
We
should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a
marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there
has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your
clever fingers, the way you move.
You
may become a Shakespeare, a Michaelangelo, a Beethoven. You have
the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel. And when you
grow up,
can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel?
You
must work - we must all work - to make the world worthy of its
children.
Pau
Casals |
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Today's
Meditation:
Did
you know that? You are a marvel! You are a
miraculous creation on a miraculous planet, completely
unique and wonderfully crafted. Do you give yourself
credit for that? Probably not--most of us don't.
But that's what you are, and there's no way to deny that
fact. Even
if you don't become a Shakespeare or a Beethoven, you still
are a marvel with wonderful potential. Most people's
poetry is in how they live, not what they write. Most
people's symphonies are in their relationships and in the
way they help other people to deal with their problems and
in how they share their lives with others. A symphony
depends on harmony and cooperation, as does a well crafted
life. If you don't see yourself as a marvel, though,
it can be very difficult to give yourself credit for being
able to create a symphony of your life, to find the harmony
that allows our lives to flow smoothly all through our days,
no matter what the outside throws at us. Many
people's misery is a result of the way that they see
themselves, the way that other people have told them they
are for so long. What they don't seem to realize is
that the other people have a very limited view, a limited
way of seeing the world, and when they tell anyone anything
about themselves, they're bound to have very incomplete
information. You
are a marvel. Are you able to say "I am a
marvel" and believe it? You must be able to do so
if you're to be able to live this life you've been given
fully and happily, and if you're to be able to give to the
rest of the world pieces of the marvel that you are.
You must believe it, because it's true--you are a marvel. |
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Questions to ponder:
1. Why is it so hard for many people
to believe that they are marvels?
2. Why has each of us been given our
own unique beauty?
3. What would life be like if we all
believed in our beauty and we were all
able to treat others as if we believed in it? |
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For further thought:
Coming
to appreciate your worth can, in some cases, dramatically improve your circumstances by changing the choices you make and the
actions you take. And as you
begin to treat yourself with more respect, other people begin to do the same, since we subconsciously
"train" others how to treat us through messages we send through body
language, tone of voice, and other subtle cues and behaviors.
Discovering your innate worth and living from that place allows you to make more
constructive choices--to choose the higher roads of life.
Dan
Millman |
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