Service to Self, and Service to Others
Posted on May 9th, 2008
by 
wanderer7
wanderer7
we all have a choice to make in this life:
are we here for ourselves?
or can we be of service to others?
of course, the decision isn't that clear cut; some things we must do to look after our own interests; to earn money to pay for food and housing, basic forms of transport, the clothes on our back. This "body" of ours demands attention :-) but aside from the material basics, how do we view our place in the world, indeed, how do we position ourselves in the greater cosmos? are we an individual acting out of self-interest, a lonely figure trying to 'get what they can. while they can', or are you a spiritual being playing out a grand adventure, with other souls around you?
this fundamental division; between service-to-self, and service-to-others is what marks the spiritual transition, or to use a grander term, enlightenment.
The intent is key; like I said in the intro, many of our actions and thoughts are self-directed, to maintain our own sense of being and balance; we can never attain that 100% total giving. But what is of interest is the RATIO; how often do you act out of concern and well-being for others, and how often is there just a callous disregard for things?
these eventually become interesting moral and ethical questions; one is not here to "save the world" afterall. And there are some that cannot be helped, until they choose help themselves.
This "service-to-others" must always be tempered by the guiding light of Wisdom; knowing when actions will be most effective, and when others can be helped in the first place.
Place the seed, and the opportunities to be of service will present themselves.
that is the Light Work.
blessings
wanderer7
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May 2008
when we see the harmony
we serve the harmony
dilemma disappears