Reaping to sow … ( 08 / 07 / 2012 )
Reaping to sow … ( 08 / 07 / 2012 )
“ Whatever God ’ s dream of man may be , it cannot come true unless man cooperates .” ~ Stella Mann
Traditionally witnessed , the scene pictured below would have us think that the woman has encountered wealth ; that she , like the rest of us , has awoken to the Truth that she is surrounded with an abundance of riches .
Fair enough … Such abundance does indeed fill all our days . Some of us might live in circumstances where it is a bit more difficult to see than others , and yet wealth surrounds us all nonetheless . We all have more than enough blessings in our lives to be deeply and profoundly grateful every day . That is something worth remembering , to be sure …
And yet there is a deeper Truth being shown here as well … This woman might also very well have tapped into real Wealth — the Wealth that knows that the riches of sustenance and pleasure ( and beauty and fun and money and influence and friendship and comfort ) become infinitely more potent when we not only collect them , but when we then choose to use them to lighten the burdens of others .
You see , true Abundance is not sowing appreciation to God in order to reap Peace for ourselves , nor is it sowing “ friendliness ” to those around us in order to reap our own “ happiness ” in return …
No , my Friends -- true Abundance is nothing more than reaping your own life ’ s Joys & Wonders …
… in order to sow them back into the garden of another .
“ If you don ’ t see God in the next person you meet , there ’ s no use looking any further .” ~ M . Gandhi
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