To have and to hold! This capsule has five
words but meaning on many levels. To have what? A soul, a life, a mind, an
intellect, a free will, relationships, education, feelings, values, ego,
attachments, hatreds, fears....many , many more. We as humans, fashioned in the
image of God, have everything that God has.
But...
To hold is another story. What do we hold onto?
Or do we hold onto anything? What is the ultimate realization?
Do we vibrate on the same level and connect
with HIM? It is indeed difficult to have around us, everything that we don't
need and must not want. And then we have to actually know this, separate the
two and make choices. Sounds complicated, right? And that's why "to
hold" becomes a journey of trials and errors. First, to understand what we
have, what is of value in our lives from what we have, and to explore the
hidden aspects of what we have to understand their meaning in our lives.
Next, to realize which items from what we
have must be held on to. Holding on can be very illusory at times. Like, when
you spot a monkey and a baby monkey clutching on to each other ( or so it
appears), can you tell whether it is the baby clutching on or the mother ?
In life, we also feel that people hold on
to us, places and events draw us..but the fact is, it is we who hold on to
these things because of our fears, insecurities and a lack of awareness of our
own spirituality, of who we actually are and where we come from and go to.
Once we have this vital knowledge, we can
easily go onto making the right choices. It is only the right knowledge and
enlightened knowledge that will bring maturity and growth, which, in turn will
make "to have and to hold" a meaningful reality.
For this, how many souls are ready to work,
is the moot question.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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