Have no Expectations from Anyone
[voice from the shadow worlds of Sha'Tara]
There is no doubt in my mind now that the legitimate "path of the Avatar" is a strange one.
We have our heroes and heroines in fiction, fantasy, fable and even in historical events and their efforts make us feel good, especially when it all turns out for the best and they live happily ever after. We get so used to reading about them that we think we know what it means.
But no matter how many times we are told those tales, or how many times we let our feelings engage those lives, we have absolutely no idea what it means. For the essence of the path of the Avatar can only be gained by experience. To loosely quote a friend, "prayers are answered only when we are already in the process of doing that which we are praying for. That's how the "law of attraction" works..."
In pondering this walk I experienced a new revelation this week. What I realized came as a real shock.
I am not entitled to anything from anyone. No one owes me anything. If there is a debt, and there always is a debt on such a world as Earth, then it is mine to repay, not yours.
We are pestered with the beliefs that we have rights.
We are entitled to being treated fairly and courteously by all, at all times, no matter what; not to be intimidated or molested; not to be subjected to racial prejudice, even if we are prejudiced in that regard, or to sexual advances, no matter how we behave or dress; not to be persecuted for our religious beliefs though we can impose them on others door-to-door or on public street corners.
We have a right to health care, no matter how negligent we are of our personal health; owed at the very least a high school education even if we don't even make the effort to learn effective verbal communication; entitled to federally mandated leisure time; to decent accommodation; to personal protection and the list grows daily.
Conversely while the list of "entitlements" grows, more innocent victims die daily at the hands of the same system that guarantees those entitlements. Anybody care to figure out why that is?
The Avatar knows already that she is entitled to none of that. Her life belongs to the people and the world she serves, whatever form that service may take. That life is expendable and in knowing this she loses her attachments, her dread, her fears, her uncertainty. She realizes that on Earth there is only one person who desperately needs to change for the better: herself. No amount of "Alpha courses", of mission statements, of positive thinking admonitions can do that for her.
The Avatar takes a system that promises heaven and delivers hell and with her own will power, turns it on its head.
I have no rights. I have no entitlements. My only purpose on this world is to serve others. I will not limit myself to sharing, I will give, expecting nothing in return. Only then can I discover the true source of the energy I receive to weave into gifts of service in the long nights' vigils. Thus will I change myself and inexorably, change my world.
Already my thoughts are turning toward the meaning of Christmas. Away from the traditionally false merry-making to that rare place where one individual chooses to become a gift unto others, forfeiting all personal gain in the exchange. Already this sense of communion with a world in need is coursing through my heart as a kind of seduction. Already I feel its power rising within me.
With this kind of intense empowering, wouldn't it be greedy to the extreme to expect something from those who have little enough to spare and are about to be fleeced by a heartless marketplace whose mastery relies on manipulating human feelings, desires and lusts?
have a nice day...mike
This article says a lot about you as a person. Not everyone looks deeply in a mirror and sees room to grow; many are satisfied with their stagnant lives. I like how you admit to these realizations shocking you, because that is exactly what our deep-probing thoughts are capable of. There is a feeling of on-going search in this article. Very realistic since none of us truly have all the answers. Great article! -Sheila
It seems that man's perennial quest for the answer of "Why am I here?" is still being bandied about - always magnifying a simplicity into a complexity. Perhaps an endless search of futility? Suppose that there is no answer? Or any answer concocted to suit a person's NEEDS would suffice? Is it possible that there is no ONE answer? That each individual merely GRABS a thought, idea, premise, credo - not unlike a drowning man grasping a straw?
I chose mine 50 years ago - and it works for me!
"This above all else, to thine ownself be true. For as surely as night follows day, thou canst not be false to any man." From Hamlet - At age 17, I adopted this saying as my personal philosophy of life. It has never been regretted, as Honor and Integrity mean a great deal to me.
If there is any truth to the saying that "like energy attracts like energy" - maybe the other old saw 'we reap what we sow" may also ring true?
"I THINK - THEREFORE I AM!" Enjoy Existence! In the final analysis, that's ALL WE HAVE!
J-PAL ... Tom.
But you owe yourself to open your heart and mind
And fuel your heart and soul with spiritual energy
This article as all your others are always very interesting
They always manage to live my mind to ponder
I will come back and read this once again!!
I trully enjoyed reading this very much!!
Love Peace and hugssss....Morning Star
And Lew, I love how you put it as well.
May you all have a very blessed holiday season.
ann
Me, TRASK,Even Tho I Have Nothing To Give- I'll Give You Shirt Off My Back = Just Don't F--k Me Behind My Back...
TRASK
God Bless,
Lew
Grat article as always Regis.
Stay safe...
Thanks for sharing Regis!!
Love TinkaSweets
Sincerely,
Regino
Good Article. I enjoyed reading it.
Peace, love, and light,
Amber "V"
Great article that make one think, think, think....
Georg
Love and blessings!
Susan
his best when he can, without any discrimnation. Since I value your writings, I would like to know who is Sha'Tara, if I may ask. Emile