Home and FamilySpirituality Information - Journey In The Fields Of Forever ( Part 61)
It would be weeks before I’d see Gideon again. My heart went out to little Christine and my greatest hope was that Matthias would be able to help her. Then again, wasn’t he an angel and didn’t angels have magical powers? And angel or human, wouldn’t he have compas- sion on a child? Children are God’s greatest gifts to this world. Long after we’re gone, they remain, trying to clean up the messes we’ve left behind. At the same time, they try to improve upon the good things we contributed.
It is a strange, mystical, ordinary, wonderful, miserable, fantastic life that I live. If that statement seems paradoxical, then so be it, for that is the stuff life is made of. Our paths are not always strewn with flowers and the sun doesn’t always shine on our efforts. There are times when the road becomes rocky and the wind chills our very bones. During those rough times, it’s no use to whine. There are already too many “whine”-a-holics around. At times, it feels as if they have all decided, coincidentally, to pay me a visit. It’s not that I haven’t whined; it’s just that whining is a way of finding excuses, blaming others, playing a victim or just playing host to a pity party. Whining gets us nowhere fast. It drains what energy we have and creates a self-fulfilling whirlpool of negativity that sucks everything down into its perilous depths.
People like to be around others who make them feel better about themselves. Too much of a self-centered attitude drives others away. Perhaps, the secret lies in helping others to achieve happiness. And speaking of secrets,I’ve been hoping that Gideon and Marla would tell me more about this “Greatest Secret in the Universe.” They’ve alluded to it so many times in their conversations that I’m prepared to tell them to forget it if they have no intention of telling me what it’s all about.
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