I am simultaneously a mere speck of dust in the continuum of space and time, yet able to stretch the same like taffy in my hands.
What does that make me? |
That’s a good point little whip. Through the eyes of the world, we are mere specks of dust in a vast, blindly indifferent universe. But through the eyes of Spirit, we are spiritual beings, eternally secure, with a priceless heritage. I don’t think this is arrogance. It’s just the way it is, through awakened eyes. If you were a Prince, and your father was a King, then I don't think it would be arrogant to admit that you have a priceless heritage, and that you are loaded with wealth. You would be saying what is so. Yet we’re all in the same position as the Prince. Most people just don’t know it yet. Spiritually speaking, we’re all millionaires, and God’s divine heritage and Heavenly Estate is ours for the taking, whether we think we deserve it or not.
During our time on earth, a piece of Heaven's riches is seated within our heart. As Jesus said, “The Kingdom of God is within you.” There is a great Eastern tale about a beggar, who had been sitting by the side of a road for over thirty years. One day a stranger walked by. “Spare some change?” mumbled the beggar, holding out his old baseball cap. “I have nothing to give you”, said the stranger. Then he asked, “What that you are sitting on?” “Just an old box,” replied the beggar. “I have been sitting on it for as long as I can remember.” “Have you ever looked inside?” asked the stranger. “No,” said the beggar. “There’s nothing in there. It’s just an old box.” “Have a look inside,” insisted the stranger. The beggar stood up, and managed to pry open the lid. With astonishment, disbelief, and elation, he saw that the box was filled with gold.”
In truth, we are the beggars, and we are invited to look inside. Not inside an old box, as in the parable, but somewhere even closer: inside our heart. “For your heart will always be where your riches are”, said Jesus, (Matthew 6.21.)
Consider the following words from Neale Donald Walsch. I think this is great, and it shows the difference between the views of the world and the views of the Spirit.
“If you knew who you are - that you are the most magnificent, the most remarkable, the most splendid being God has ever created – you would never fear. For who could reject such wondrous magnificence? Not even God could find fault in such a being.
". . . You have been told about the survival of the fittest and the victory of the strongest and the success of the cleverest. Precious little is said about the glory of the most loving. And so you strive to be the fittest, the strongest, the cleverest – in one way or another – and if you see yourself as something less than this in any situation, you fear loss, for you have been told that to be less is to lose. Yet I teach you this: When you choose the action love sponsors, then will you do more than survive, then will you do more than win, then will you do more than succeed. Then will you experience the full glory of who you really are, and who you can be. To do this you must turn aside the teachings of your well-meaning, but misinformed, worldly tutors, and hear the teachings of those whose wisdom comes from another Source.”
