Angel's Craft
THE STATION
"Tucked
away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip
that spans the continent. We are travelling by train. Out the window we drink
in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a
crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside.
But
uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain
hour we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving.
Once we get there so many wonderful dreams will come true and pieces of our
lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace
the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering - waiting, waiting for the
station.
'When
we reach the station, that will be it!' we cry: 'When I'm 18', 'When I buy that
new 450 SL Mercedes Benz', 'When I put the last kid through school', 'When I
have paid off the mortgage', 'When I get a promotion', 'When I reach the age of
retirement', I will live happily ever after.
Sooner
or later we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once
and for all. The TRUE JOY OF LIFE IS IN THE TRIP. The station is only a dream.
'RELISH
THE MOMENT' is a good motto... It isn't the burdens of today that drive men
mad, it is the regrets over yesterday and the fears of tomorrow. REGRET and
FEAR are twin thieves who rob us of today.
So,
stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains,
go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, and
cry less. Life must be lived AS WE GO ALONG. The station will come soon
enough."
by
Robert J. Hastings
A COURSE IN MIRACLES [excerpt]
THINGS AREN’T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM
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