Conventional wisdom says that we are to “Forgive and forget”, and yet the Soul knows that with regards to our enemies, we are always to remember to Forgive … and that with regards to ourSelves, we must always Forgive to re-member …
Conventional wisdom says that “Fortune favors the brave”, and yet the Soul knows that any “wealth” attained via acts of aggressive bravery is actually poverty in disguise …
Conventional wisdom says “If you give a man enough rope he will hang himself”, and yet the Soul knows a different Truth: Give a man pure Love and there will be nothing left to hang …
Conventional wisdom says that “He who can, does — He who cannot, teaches”, and yet the Soul understands that the true Master teaches by doing … and knows that Love unconditional is the only lesson worth imparting …
Conventional wisdom says that “He who lives by the sword will one day die by the sword”, and yet the Soul knows that living by the sword IS dying by the sword …
Conventional wisdom says that “Hindsight is always 20-20″, and yet the Soul also knows that Love is blind — and therefore knows no hindsight …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Hope springs eternal”, and yet the Soul knows that in actuality, hope always ultimately damns the hopeful …
Conventional wisdom tells us “If at first you don’t succeed — try, try again”, and yet the Soul knows that it is striving for “success” that is our greatest failure …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “If God had meant for us to fly, He’d have given us wings”, and yet the Soul knows that wings never appear until they are needed, and that they are never needed until after we have leapt …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “If you can’t be good, at least be careful”, and yet the Soul knows that as long as we are careful, we can never be truly Good …
Conventional wisdom tells us “If you want a thing done right, do it yourself”, and yet the Soul reminds us that merely by wanting a thing “done”, we ensure that it will never be done truly well …
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