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A thought from Prem Rawat sent by visitor R Marsh |
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"Here's a little story. One day a man was walking down the road, and he saw something shiny. He picked it up, looked at it and thought, 'This is a very sharp piece of glass. I'll toss it aside so that no-one gets hurt.' A few hours later a jeweller walked by and was attracted by this shiny thing beside the road. He picked it up, examined it, and realised, 'I am so fortunate. I've found an incredible diamond'"
When you are not ready to admire this life as it is, it's just a piece of glass. You take it and say, "it's nothing," and toss it aside. But there are those who learn how to recognise. They learn the value of life. They learn the feeling. They learn about understanding.
As human beings, we need to be in peace. People say, "Peace is not possible." To me, where there is a will there is a way. Maybe the very first step just needs to be acknowledgement, seeing the possibility that life is not just a piece of glass, but is in fact a diamond.
Life is not a joke. We've been given a very special gift. Maybe seeing that is the first step - a small step, but that's where it begins. Once the first step has been identified, you'll take all the rest of the steps, because what lies at the end is the fulfilment of a lifetime.