Spirit Talk: The Gifts of Nature, The Short Moments of Life, and the Cosmic Spirituality

Zhuhai, Guangdong, China 

Winds from Summer's distant breeze come pouring in the windows. Soon it will be too hot to even smell the afternoon air without contentment fading. The last chance to feel the cool air of the late Spring is a gift like a mid-season Christmas present. The green sprouts of the plants are now strong and growing tall. There is almost a whither in their leaves, and flower petals have even fallen on the light brown soil, which was once as black as the star-laced sky. 

As Spring ends, the heat rolls toward us like the famous Summer flame. As Spring ends, we have the luxury of hiding indoors in the cool refuge of our air-conditioning and climate controlled apartments and house, yet what for those who do not have the possibility? 

One can wait for the green grass and blue waters of the lakeside as a sign that Summer approaches, but one can also anticipate thousands of deaths in India from the heatwaves, crops destroyed across Sub-Saharan Africa, and the dust storms of China. 

With almost each footstep one takes, someone in the world has lost their life. Soon with each footstep someone takes, two people will die instead of one. 

Yet with all the heaviness of tragedy, and with all the burdens of sorrow. Let us move forward with each step in our journey, for it is the only way to go. Moving backward is only a repetition of what someone else has done, for better or for worse. As we expand toward the future, there will be more Summers to come. Let us ask ourselves each year, if we are bringing progress to the world or only repeating the mistakes of those from the past. 

Each year as we approach mid-Spring, let us compose a plan of action for the following year. The cycle does not have to begin on January 1st. Nor does it have to begin when the snow melts. Let us compose a plan on how we can help other people, make our communities stronger, share kindness with our neighbors, friends, and family, be a supporting voice to those who need you, be a shelter for those who seek comfort in you, and ask for nothing in return. 

Life is about giving. If we are to demand anything from others, we will often find our hands outstretched and empty, waiting for something that will never come. It is up to us to act in kindness to the world, but let them not mistake our kindness for weakness. Do no harm, but do not tolerate injustice for the slightest moment. 

We have so much to offer, so we must learn to find joy in offering. Waiting for others to offer things to us is futile and a destiny of disappointment. Let the mid-Spring emotion be one of optimism, joy, futurism, progression, sharing, nurturing, helping, and of course of love. For it is all we can do to stay away from the low levels of bleakness, and extend our love from the ground all the way to farthest reach of the Cosmos...and perhaps beyond. 

Spiritual Words: Prosperity, Humanitarianism, and Going Beyond our Daydreams

Zhuhai, Guangdong, China

Prosperity, what a golden future to seek? The dreams of the present could become a reality, yet how do we achieve that moment of excellence if all we do is live in our constant reveries and not in the physical world? Has anyone ever told you that you are here on Earth, but your mind is somewhere else? The famous humanitarian, Millard Fuller, stated with passion that "faith without works is as dead as a door nail."

This tells that those who only sit there contemplating and preparing for the future of gold will be left with nothing but the ribbon and no medallion. Where is the future of prosperity if the action does not start today? Try paying your rent in daydreams and see what the landlord will say. Try taking care of a family with only expectation.

We live in the world where ideas are valuable, and the power of the mind has no material limit, yet we also live in a time where the need for acting on our constructive ideas is of the greatest importance.

What can you do to help your fellow man? If the answer does not come to you immediately, consult the words of your elders....consult the ways of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, Gottfried Leibniz, Plato, and the plans of many other humanitarians such as Millard Fuller.

Leibniz teaches us that if a problem exists, the solution must exist as well. The answer to solve any problem must first begin with an idea, whether it is showing kindness to another human being or eliminating poverty for the entire world. The idea is the starting point.

Let us not only use our ideas to pass the time and drift off into oblivion. Let us use our ideas to bring about change into the world that our ancestors never had. Lead humanity to peace and prosperity and honor the Earth in the process. From the base of the mountains to the grains of sand in the desert, the Earth has many marvelous wonders and many ways to provide for humanity.

If there is poverty in the world ,there is a way for humanity to cure the ailment. Use your ideas and as the years go by let them turn into wisdom. Share each idea as if it were a gift, a trinket, a treasure, and the message of a sage.

If Bruce Lee can tell us "Be Like Water," and Captain America can say "Stand Like a Tree Next to the River of Truth, and say No, You Move," then, we can learn from both. Do no harm, but do not let anyone commit injustice to you, to your loved ones, to innocent animals, to the potential for life, and to the mighty and beautiful Earth itself.

In fact, you are mightier than water. The idea that you just composed while reading this is mightier than the river or the tree trunk. The idea you just composed is our next step to prosperity.