Daily Meditation: Sunday, January 10, 1999

What must you do to turn a desert into a fertile plain? …

01/10/1999

What must you do to turn a desert into a fertile plain? Simply allow water to flow, and then plants, animals and human beings will all make themselves at home. Water symbolizes the circulation of life. So let the water flow, let life flow, and do not concern yourself with what trees will eventually blossom there and which birds will come to sing in those trees. You may say: ‘But first I want to know just where this plant will grow, or where this bird will perch, and on which branch will it sing?' Heavens! If you need to know all these details before you decide to let the water flow, centuries will pass and no flower will bloom there, no bird will sing. So allow the water to flow, and immediately you will see how naturally everything finds its place, how everything sings and blossoms: then everything is transformed into the Kingdom of God. To let the water flow means never to cease loving. Even if human beings do you harm, never dam up your heart or your spring will dry up and you will become a desert. Others will live on undisturbed, while you will wither and perish.