It is our natural direction and destiny to grow towards compassion for all people, to grow towards peace and understanding, to grow to see the onenness beneath all the apparent illusion.
Yet, many of us are stuck at a point far short of this goal. Ironically, the cause of the stuckness is not a lack of desire to move forward, but rather a lack of acceptance of where we are. Like a plant, you cannot force growth. You can water it, give it sun, protect it from harm, but you cannot stretch it to make it bigger. It will grow at its own predetermined pace if it has its basic needs fulfilled. Likewise, we as humans will grow naturally towards the light if our basic needs of intimacy, love, connectedness, and support are present in our lives.
The key is accepting ourselves where we are. If we reject who we are today because we want to be someone else, we foster the attitude of self-rejection, which runs contrary to our spiritual destiny as human beings. We grow through love, not fear. When we love who we are today, the path opens for the next stage of our growth. Love where you are today, and be willing to let go of it when you are called to another place.
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