GROWTH VI

As with any living thing, you are either growing or you are decaying. There is no middle ground.

The ancient tree puts forth fresh leaves each year and it bears fruit on wood that is new and supple. There is within the tree the same vitality which produced fruit in the first season. No matter how old you become there is within you a child, with your name , waiting to be born. That youg person has the same spiritual freshness at ninety as at nine.

In order for you to live you must grow. How? By gently unfolding your potential by practicing the art of living. Each day you must stretch a little into the uncomfortable. Do not seek perfection. Denounce perfection. Growth is natural. Only when you attempt to arrest the process and remain immature will decay begin. With decay comes a decline in your vital energy.The result of growth is vitality. There is always within you a hunger for life. Do not clutter up your inner space with useless things. The more you add the more you will want.Spiritual growth means discarding unnecessary things. Learn the joy of having less.

Many people do not grow because they are not themselves. You must begin by beng yourself, no matter what that means.Do not attempt to look like or be anything but what you are. And then the process of growth can begin.

When people discover who they are they become fascinated and never move. They are hypnotised by the image they see in the mirror. Slowly they sink into the mire, looking only at the mirror they hold before their face. Those who choose to mature put down the miror and move towards a spiritual conversion.

The gateway to that spiritual path is you. You are like a seed. All that you require was contained within you at birth.Look inward if you want to find the wisdom to grow.Everything you need is waiting for you. As you truly become yourself you become less conscious of yourself. You simply are who you are. All of the great conversions in history have simply meant people discovering their own nature.Behind every self centered brat is a divine flame. It may take many years for that flame to be liberated but it is there.No matter how hard t is to accept, you must understand that the only difference between you and any religious person you admire is that your hero has discovered his or her true nature.

Many may live without knowing this treasure within them. Most discover it only a few hours or days before their last breath. There is no need yo wait; you can begin today.