Jesus-Christ

Yesterday i read for the first time on the MRT for ages. It was the book Saints and the Stories in prep for the coming school year. I have come to realise that the universe gives you EXACTLY what you need in order to learn. Or to be strong. To sometimes be reminded of my original purpose, which is to do nothing less than to follow your own truth. This often means getting into trouble with the rest of the world. But the thing is that if you follow your heart, your own truth, you will know that you cannot do anything else.

I think as i get older i get to do it differently. But i have no doubt that i would never have chosen any other way, even in my darkest moments.

Ok, i have some doubt sometimes... But that is why reading the book on the MRT especially was so good. 

The MRT is a depressing place. It is a wonder of modern transportation and completely amazing. Clean, efficient and reliable. People complain about it being none of these but i have had no call to think otherwise.

However, it is also overcrowded and filled with the most miserable looking people. Of course you get the whole gamut of humanity on the MRT, but really, by and large they look tired, in fact many of them are asleep, bored and staring at their phones OR playing games on it... You get tourists. Actually there arent many children on it, weirdly enough. But there is a palpable sense of exhaustion and nothingness. 

Perhaps people object to public transport because it is so depressing. Anyway, in the light of the last few days of being a bit low with how crazy things are here, i decided i should read the book. I was instantly transformed from feeling miserable to feeling strong once again. Reading about these men and women who against all odds held onto thier ideals and put those ideals into action i felt hopeful once again. 

It also helps that i have wonderful friends of course.

The way the stories are written as well portrays the Christ impulse as a neverending stream of abundance and generosity, fortitude and patience. Have faith, trust in your heart, and the journey will be worthwhile. Never give up. In this context it is actually not religious. It is definitely spiritual, but it is not religious. All of humanity has the capacity to receive this. You do not have to belong to a religion or have a religious bent. All you need to do is to connect to your highest self.

So it was good to have this in the MRT. When i looked at the people around me i felt such a sense of compassion and possibility. Anything is possible, of course, we learn...that is how miracles happen.