The Eternal Flame
You wake up in the middle of the night, half asleep, stumbling around in the dark, cursing the things that you trip on, wincing in pain as you maybe stub your toe. Why is life so fucking hard? Why is there so much pain?
Now imagine this. You wake up , still half asleep but the first thing you do is turn on the light. Now, as you walk around, still tired, you are able to see the path in front of you. You walk around the mess. You see the wall before you stub your toe. Life flows .
What’s the difference? The mess was and is always there. You just needed to turn on the light to navigate it.
In the Jewish religion there is a tradition called the ner tamid/the eternal flame that is always lit. It lights the path and allows us to navigate the world. Although it can be a physical light that is lit in synagogues, in truth that light is us.
This means that WE as the light shine on to the darkness of the world. WE as light can light the path for ourselves and all others that we share the planet with.
It is not about changing the darkness. As Martin Luther King Said � darkness can not drive out darkness, only light can do that. hate can not drive out hate only love can do that.
So we must now shine our light bright ,eternal, infinite. Allow yourself to see the mess but navigate around it . Creating a world where darkness is met with light and hate is met with love.
Now imagine this. You wake up , still half asleep but the first thing you do is turn on the light. Now, as you walk around, still tired, you are able to see the path in front of you. You walk around the mess. You see the wall before you stub your toe. Life flows .
What’s the difference? The mess was and is always there. You just needed to turn on the light to navigate it.
In the Jewish religion there is a tradition called the ner tamid/the eternal flame that is always lit. It lights the path and allows us to navigate the world. Although it can be a physical light that is lit in synagogues, in truth that light is us.
This means that WE as the light shine on to the darkness of the world. WE as light can light the path for ourselves and all others that we share the planet with.
It is not about changing the darkness. As Martin Luther King Said � darkness can not drive out darkness, only light can do that. hate can not drive out hate only love can do that.
So we must now shine our light bright ,eternal, infinite. Allow yourself to see the mess but navigate around it . Creating a world where darkness is met with light and hate is met with love.
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