Daily Meditation: Sunday, October 10, 1999

We cannot conquer the destructive principle which worms its …

10/10/1999

We cannot conquer the destructive principle which worms its way into our bodies over the years, but we can slow it down and, more importantly, we can learn to make use of it. How? Well, when illness and old-age begin to take hold, when you lose your strength and physical abilities then tell yourself it is time to find other ways to keep yourself busy, time to find other sources of joy. Whatever the conditions in which you find yourself there is always something you can do, and if you no longer have physical energy, you must dig deep within yourself to bring the spiritual energies alive, and these are inexhaustible. If the principle which allows people to grow and flourish knew no opposition, if it encountered no obstacles, human beings would lose themselves. Yes indeed, if old age, illness, and other troubles were not there to restrict them a little, many people would become monsters. But we all know our path has only one possible end, and that is death. In this all human beings are equal. So we all have to bow down, be modest, think, become wiser, and find the path that leads to God.