I picked this quote to be the first on my blog because I feel that it clearly expressed the purpose for which I originally began my journal. In our journey through life I believe that we should always be learning. We go through all of the ups and downs and joys and problems that we do in order that we can truly understand elements of life in more depth. I even believe that we have a purpose in mind before we come to earth for this particular life and that we actually help to plan our own life and major occurrences in it so that we can work on understanding a particular aspect with greater clarity. This could mean maybe you wanted to explore what love really is, or loyalty, trust, fear, hatred, compassion, peace or many other emotions or qualities, and so you planned out certain situations or people surrounding you that would give you more exposure to this particular lesson . And in order to really understand these feelings, you must also feel its opposite. So you must take the good with the bad in order to really see and understand what this particular element is.
This perspective is what makes me feel better when times are tough. All pain and suffering becomes just a little bit easier if you can see its purpose as part of the bigger picture. Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do good things happen to bad people? To truly feel a specific emotion and to understand its intricacies? Is it so that others can learn from another's suffering? To develop compassion? To see more clearly the differences between good and bad, or maybe that there really is no difference because you need one for the other? There is a lesson (for you or someone around you) in every situation, but it is not always obvious. You need to look closely and to try to see how this experience fits into the bigger picture of your life direction or goals.
What makes things most tolerable for me is thinking that what is happening in my life is because these problems and events are items that I and my spirit guide discussed and decided I would encounter in this life, and then thinking through why would I face myself with this specific situation - what was I hoping to learn? I knew, too, that I would be strong enough for anything I encountered, therefore my current situation will not kill me, only make me stronger and closer to my ultimate goal of an enlightened soul.
This perspective is what makes me feel better when times are tough. All pain and suffering becomes just a little bit easier if you can see its purpose as part of the bigger picture. Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do good things happen to bad people? To truly feel a specific emotion and to understand its intricacies? Is it so that others can learn from another's suffering? To develop compassion? To see more clearly the differences between good and bad, or maybe that there really is no difference because you need one for the other? There is a lesson (for you or someone around you) in every situation, but it is not always obvious. You need to look closely and to try to see how this experience fits into the bigger picture of your life direction or goals.
What makes things most tolerable for me is thinking that what is happening in my life is because these problems and events are items that I and my spirit guide discussed and decided I would encounter in this life, and then thinking through why would I face myself with this specific situation - what was I hoping to learn? I knew, too, that I would be strong enough for anything I encountered, therefore my current situation will not kill me, only make me stronger and closer to my ultimate goal of an enlightened soul.