Splashes Of Life

I remember skipping rocks as a kid back at the lake near my house. Lately on my vacation I saw another child doing the same thing and as I looked at the ripples that formed with each throw and skip I came to realise something.

In life we are all like that stone, we create various ripples and splashes that affects everybody around us. You may create a lot of splashes in your life, but remember the waves that come from those splashes will affect the peace of all your fellow creatures. Remember that you are responsible for what you throw into your circle, and that your waves will touch many other circles. Always try to live in a way that the waves that come from your circle send out the peace of your goodness to other circles.

Remember the waves that come from anger and jealousy will also send those feelings to other circles. You are responsible for all the waves.
That was truly an eye opening moment for me.

We cannot create world peace if we are riddled with inner conflict, hatred, doubt and anger. We radiate the feelings and thoughts that we hold inside whether we voice them or not. Whatever is sloshing around inside of us is spilling out into the world whether we want it to or not, creating beauty or discord with all the other circles of life.

After seeing that stone, I wish that I realised this simple point earlier in life as the plain ignorance of it has cost me dearly in various ways over the years. As of current I realise that I have a lot of work to do on myself!

Only a stone's throw away,

Yuen

P/s: Merry xmas to all my readers! =)