Post by XANTO on May 29, 2011 13:35:24 GMT
I'd just like to share an experience I had about 10years ago that I believe really defines the point where I began my spiritual journey in this lifetime.
I know I'm a terrible writer, but experiences like this are so hard to explain, so please bear with me!
It's not meant to be a beautiful poem - just my thoughts and memories.
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As I child, I was taught Christian values by my family.
I learned of God and Jesus, and how each and every person on this earth was loved unconditionally by them.
Including me.
I learned that we should love our neighbors, and we should love our enemies as well.
I accepted this as fact without much thought, and lived a happy childhood.
When I became a teenager, I began to question everything around me.
I began to notice all the hate in this world.
I noticed how people preached God's teachings of unconditional love to others,
Yet condemned those who didn't believe, and said they would burn in Hell.
How was that love?
I became angry at their hypocrisy...I became angry at them.
I became angry at anyone who condemned me,
Anyone who had hurt me or done me wrong.
And, gradually, I became angry at God himself,
And threw away all that I was taught as a child,
And I became hateful as well.
One day, years later, I decided to skip school and go for a walk to think.
Somehow, I felt like I was being called.
I followed it to the outskirts of the city and into nature, and eventually came upon a creek, with clear, pure water, and a large rock in the middle.
I stepped out onto the rock and sat down, thinking to myself.
Why did I feel so much hate?
I reached into the creek and picked up a few large stones,
While picturing all those who had hurt me and done me wrong.
"I forgive you," I whispered for each one,
And threw a stone into the creek.
I threw away my hate for each and every one
I felt a tightness in my chest loosen, a weight lift off my shoulders,
A wonderful energy flood my body and my spirit
and I felt born again.
I left the creek and headed towards a nearby hill,
And ascended along a winding dirt path.
I looked up, and there in the distance
Stood a man and his son, watching me from afar as I walked higher.
The path came to an end, and I turned around,
Facing the whole world below me
And as I stood there, I felt myself become one with everything
My spirit seemed to glow and resonate with the light of the world
I can't explain it, but at that very moment
I finally came to understand just what Love truly is.
Not just an emotion, not a just a feeling,
But an integral part of ourselves; a piece of us all.
So the next time someone asks me, "What is love?"
I'll reply, "Well, it's simple, really,
Love is you and me!"
Xanto
I know I'm a terrible writer, but experiences like this are so hard to explain, so please bear with me!
It's not meant to be a beautiful poem - just my thoughts and memories.
**************************
As I child, I was taught Christian values by my family.
I learned of God and Jesus, and how each and every person on this earth was loved unconditionally by them.
Including me.
I learned that we should love our neighbors, and we should love our enemies as well.
I accepted this as fact without much thought, and lived a happy childhood.
When I became a teenager, I began to question everything around me.
I began to notice all the hate in this world.
I noticed how people preached God's teachings of unconditional love to others,
Yet condemned those who didn't believe, and said they would burn in Hell.
How was that love?
I became angry at their hypocrisy...I became angry at them.
I became angry at anyone who condemned me,
Anyone who had hurt me or done me wrong.
And, gradually, I became angry at God himself,
And threw away all that I was taught as a child,
And I became hateful as well.
One day, years later, I decided to skip school and go for a walk to think.
Somehow, I felt like I was being called.
I followed it to the outskirts of the city and into nature, and eventually came upon a creek, with clear, pure water, and a large rock in the middle.
I stepped out onto the rock and sat down, thinking to myself.
Why did I feel so much hate?
I reached into the creek and picked up a few large stones,
While picturing all those who had hurt me and done me wrong.
"I forgive you," I whispered for each one,
And threw a stone into the creek.
I threw away my hate for each and every one
I felt a tightness in my chest loosen, a weight lift off my shoulders,
A wonderful energy flood my body and my spirit
and I felt born again.
I left the creek and headed towards a nearby hill,
And ascended along a winding dirt path.
I looked up, and there in the distance
Stood a man and his son, watching me from afar as I walked higher.
The path came to an end, and I turned around,
Facing the whole world below me
And as I stood there, I felt myself become one with everything
My spirit seemed to glow and resonate with the light of the world
I can't explain it, but at that very moment
I finally came to understand just what Love truly is.
Not just an emotion, not a just a feeling,
But an integral part of ourselves; a piece of us all.
So the next time someone asks me, "What is love?"
I'll reply, "Well, it's simple, really,
Love is you and me!"
Xanto
