God's Unseen Hand

[Guest guest]

Dear List,

 

There is an old story from China about interpreting

good vs. bad. It goes something like this:

 

A family once had one horse which escaped and ran

away. The neighbors said " Oh, what bad luck you have! "

The old man said " Who knows? "

 

Then the horse returned and brought 5 other wild

horses with it. The neighbors said " Oh, what good luck

you have! " The old man said " Who knows? "

 

Then the son was thrown from one of the wild horses as

we was trying to tame it and broke his leg. The

neighbors said " Oh, what bad luck you have! " The old

man said " Who knows? "

 

Then the army came through the village gathering all

the young men to fight a war. The son couldn't go

because his leg was broken. The neighbors said " Oh,

what good luck you have! " The old man said " Who

knows? "

 

And on and on...

 

You see we never really know how to interpret life's

events. What appears bad may ultimately be good. What

appears good may ultimately be bad. Who knows? If we

have faith in God, we try to accept EVERYTHING that

happens for our ultimate good. As Jay said, it's also

how we respond to events, not the events themselves,

that really means something.

 

Also, sometimes blaming " karma " is just the ego not

wanting to deal with things. We should try not to be

indifferent to others suffering. We can contemplate

karma intellectually, but we should let our heart's

break open when we see people suffering so much pain

and loss. Tears will get us closer to God faster than

reading all the scriptures on the planet. Didn't

Master say that when you shed tears thinking of God

you are very close to Her?

 

RD

 

 

 

 

 

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