EDITOR'S NOTE
The Lotus offers its beauty to the heaven, the grass its service to
the earth- Rabindranath Tagore
you and I have been given individual traits, characteristics,
talents, among others that make you, you and I, I. Upon realization of this, you and I will stop seeing what the world considers
wrong or faults as bad things, things worthy of judgment.
I was reading a book by Chin-Ning Chu, Thick Face, Black
Heart, and she suggests that all things and creatures are one with
our Maker, just as in the material world, all elements consist
of atomic particles yet they manifest themselves in infinitely
different forms.
I have finally gotten a clear comprehension of the phrase 'be
you.' All our lives, we strive for meaning. We seek to grow and
succeed. We endeavour to be applauded, approved and awarded
for our actions. In so doing, benchmarks have risen. Benchmarks
of beauty- slender and fair. Benchmarks of success- hard workers
and early risers. Benchmarks of good-silent and peaceful.
Anything that doesn't match up to this standard is considered
not-good-enough if not good at all!
And that marks the start of lifelong problems- we focus our
energies no wanting to fix the perceived wrongs rather than
channeling our energies on embracing ourselves as we are to
better the world with our glows and grows.
For the month of August, you and I need to realize that we have
a responsibility to embrace ourselves and use ourselves to further
our universe.
Happy reading.
Eric Maingi
Editor-in-Chief