on leading The Way … (05/09/13)
“I was very pleased when I finished that one, because of the way it ends:
‘Our almost-instinct almost true: What will survive of us is Love.’
I remember thinking: If that’s the last piece I write, that will do me.”
~ Christopher Hitchens
We CAN indeed find glimpses of Truth in the writings of our sacred texts & the sermons of our spiritual leaders. And yet those glimpses are just that — vague, hazy hints of the brilliant grandeur that awaits us all.
It is not enough to merely gaze upon a Path and marvel at the way it bends and curves towards the horizon … and it is not enough to merely sit attentively and listen to one who has radiantly returned from a journey along that Path’s Peace-full lengths.
No, to truly comprehend any Path, its Way must be personally walked.
And the same is true of the Path of LOVE … No words can adequately describe its wonders, and no parables can adequately share its Beauty.
To know perfect LOVE, we must have the courage to set aside our scriptures and leap into our everyday lives.
To know perfect LOVE, we must have the courage to disembark from our dogmas and worship God in serving the downtrodden.
To know perfect LOVE, we must have the courage to lovingly depart from our pastors and set forth alone to rediscover our Purpose — our own unique Way of Giving to those around us.
for THIS is the Path that heads to your greatest Bliss …
THIS is the Road that flows to your true Home …
THIS is the Trail that winds toward your ultimate Salvation.
THIS is The Way.
Bon Voyage, my Friends!
[P.S. For all those who are pastors, preachers, reverends & gurus: Love not only shows The Way to others … Love IS The Way!]
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