WE WORK FOR THE CHILDREN!

That is the explanation for the struggles of so many people. They work so hard, make deals, and if they are in a vantage point, they use it or even resort to outright stealing so that they can provide for their children and even grandchildren yet to be born!

Let us free ourselves from this burden. It is unnecessary. We must consider that childbearing does not mean that you must deny the child the benefit of finding his own feet early in life. Through earthly birth, parents simply provide a physical body for the spirit of the child, the body being a tool for the child as he journeys on earth on the path to spiritual maturity which involves knowing the Will of God and making it a deed!

Once the parents have taken care of the child to the point where the child can take care of his own physical body, then anything done beyond that is a gift because the child is really an independent individual who is just a guest of the parents who have implicitly agreed by their voluntary act of love to accept this loved one.

If the parents live only for their children then they have missed the very purpose of their lives: the redemption of past errors, spiritual maturity and salvation. Just as parents have a lot of work to do on themselves, children too must realise that they are on earth to fulfill their own purpose and must seek to be independent of their parents as soon as possible and not revel in a sense of entitlement that is non-existent!

WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE A PARENT?

Do you think having children is the next thing to do after concluding your formal education and getting married? Do you think you need to have biological children to feel fulfilled and be happy? Do you also think you need children to carry on your legacy, and inherit your name, fame and fortune? 

If you have based your desire to have children on any or indeed all the above, please think again and consider that the questions posed here must be answered by anyone who is independent minded and inwardly free, who takes life on earth seriously and do not wish to live his life on frivolous grounds or live just solely in accordance to the customs and traditions of his environment. We must ask ourselves these questions before taking on the duty of parenting and keep them  in mind even as we continue the work of parenting.

If we consider in brief how children come to us, perhaps it will lead us to a new way of thinking about this matter. From the moment you and your partner seek a child and engage in an act of reproduction, you have thrown out an invitation to the many souls in the beyond ready and waiting to reincarnate on earth! These souls at times come with heavy baggage from their past lives that may later affect even the lives of the parents!  If we are careful and proceed prayerfully in this important matter, we can have a say in the type of child that will be attracted to us. Of course, Nature’s Law of attraction of all that are similar also play a part in determining the nature of the soul that will be incarnated into families.

Having said these, let us go straight into the valid reason for taking on this blessed role of parenting. The right reason for parenting can be found when we first understand the purpose of life on earth. The purpose of life on earth is simple: we are incarnated on earth in order to awaken spiritually and through experiencing here to grow from spirit seed to fully matured human spirits! Subsequent reincarnations offer us the opportunity to atone for our past misdeeds, cast off old faults and to mature further. All of these are achieved by coming to know, understand and live in accordance with the laws of God! It follows therefore that we should only seek to bring children into this world when we are willing to take on a strange human spirit into our family as a permanent guest, and willing to give the child the opportunity on earth to atone and to mature. That is the valid reason. All other reasons are beside the point and cannot replace the main reason.

May we be able to raise children not just to satisfy ourselves and our empty purposes but to raise them such that they too will come to understand the purpose of existence and live to the honour of the Lord Almighty!

TODAY'S MIRACLE WORKERS

A man goes and kneels before another. The one standing then tells the kneeling one what he ate last night, he goes further to tell stories about the circumstances of the kneeling one which are otherwise confidential. The kneeling one now assumes that the standing one is a man specially called to be a prophet, a man set apart to help mankind from their afflictions. He puts all his trust in him and in some cases practically becomes a slave to him. All decisions that concerns his life must first receive clearance from this “man of god”!

If the standing one has a gift to heal with the magnetism of his body which often can have a salutary effect by the laying of hands or other bodily contacts then he is proclaimed a miracle worker and followers will flock from home and abroad. He too will want to live up to expectations and begins to teach and preach; many a times offering empty words…

But what really is the value of the ability to see the ethereal world which is on the same level with man? What also is the value of the activities of the many so called miracle workers and healers? Many of them are not even endowed with real and beneficial healing powers but are people with low level radiation, who make many words and mysterious gestures, and who imagine they are accomplishing great things.

All of these may be of interest to the individual, but they operate within low limits. Receiving healing for physical ailments on its own do not translate to the true healing of the soul. Being able to see, hear or feel the invisible world have little or no value when it is a matter of the spiritual ascent and maturity of mankind! However, to ascend spiritually, to inwardly grow and mature, and to seek God’s Kingdom is the real purpose of life.

To be born anew is the real miracle! Let us seek this first!

IS LIFE VANITY UPON VANITY?

To encourage humility in us, many essays go overboard to paint a very pessimistic view of what happens after death. I read one of such posts that said: “A Former President Of United States had this to say, Hear him: When I think of the depth of the grave and the pounds of sand that will be thrown at us, no need to harm my brother. When I think of the darkness that will invade the grave after closing, no need to hurt my sister.” Etc.

The statements here would have been meaningful if man was only the physical body. However, man is much more than the physical body he wears when he sojourns on earth. His core is spirit! Life continues and each soul will receive the reward of how they have lived while on earth.  The physical body is what faces decay and not the soul which really continues to live in a better place if it lived in accordance with the Will of the Almighty whilst he lived on earth. A soul who has lived a life of disobedience will however find itself in dark regions of the beyond.

Some of the essays I referred to above also end by saying that all life on earth is vanity, vanity upon vanity! Is this true?

There is no one whose existence on earth is without purpose unless he makes his life purposeless! The purpose of life on earth is simple. We are here to learn the Laws of God, live in accordance with them and mature thereby! This knowledge of the Laws of God are not acquired by swallowing some religious dogma but the whole of Creation speak the Language of God and we have a duty to learn this so we can grow and have a life that is blissful, happy and peaceful even whilst still here on earth.

May we live a life of service and humility and live in a manner pleasing to our Maker!

“WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE” -- MEANING

The popular meaning which today has been given to the words “With God all things are possible”, do not belong to these words at all! The true meaning and the background of these words can be found in Scripture (Mark 10:26, 27). It happened that Jesus was talking of the high demands of the Kingdom of God on any man who wishes to tread the path leading upwards to Heaven. The disciples on learning of the Lord’s strict demands were amazed, and said to each other, “Who then can be saved?” We are then told that Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible”. 

Therefore, in the context in which they were used in the passage under reference, the words mean that the way of salvation though difficult for man, is possible to tread with the help of the Most High provided of course that the man has first decided firmly to follow the Holy Word of Truth!

A SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG

Some are deluded as to their sense of right and wrong. Do you remember the 9/11 attacks in the United States? 9/11 refers to the

Some are deluded as to their sense of right and wrong. Do you remember the 9/11 attacks in the United States? 9/11 refers to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Perhaps the attackers even prayed moments before they committed their suicide attacks.

Mohamed Atta one of the attackers had a document in his bag which provide a unique insight into the psychological state of the 19 men who took over the doomed aircraft on 11 September 2001.

According to The Washington Post, this document urged the hijackers to pray, fast and recite the Koran so that fear of death would recede. There was also listed prayers to be said on the plane itself. When the hijackers stepped on board, they were to say: "Oh God, open all doors for me. Oh God who answers prayers and answers those who ask you, I am asking you for your help. I am asking you for forgiveness. I am asking you to lighten my way. I am asking you to lift the burden I feel."

The last prayer concluded: "There is no God but God, I being a sinner. We are of God, and to God we return." 

Obviously, these people believed that they were right and justified in carrying out their destructive act! Be that as it may, as man may try very hard to delude himself, the Law of Sowing and Reaping ensures that each person gets what he deserves without preference or prejudice and any injustice is totally ruled out.