When you share material things, you have less than when you started.
When you share a flame, you lose nothing at all.
When you share wisdom, understanding, knowledge, kindness, courage, and beauty, you only gain and everyone else also gains.
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O. E. Turcotte
Cambridge, MA
December 5, 2020
When we share, we are richer in every way. Reply
This is a harsh world where humanity is mostly immersed in materialistic, status and power gain. These goals are usually achieved at the expense of others.
To change this egoistic mindset which sets us on a dangerous path, those who understand the wisdom of connection must share this knowledge provided by the sages. Through love and kindness those must be a light to humanity to give them courage to rather walk on the pleasant path to their wonderful destiny.
🌻Good Morning, Brenda [2022]
I enjoy reading your comments. It shows that you have an in-depth understanding of the human soul and you seek to help souls have a basic understanding about their structure and how they can be more productive not only to themselves, but to GD, and beneficial in service to others. [IMHO] Our strategic design should be vertical, internal, and horizontal, but many people's behavioral structure is internal [id], horizontal [ego], and least of the three [vertical]. The [ego] should be governed by the [superego], which would be our conscious, or GD/Torah acknowledgement, and not the childish behavior of the [id]. Unfortunately, the child [id] dominates the decisions of the [ego], and relies very little on the outflow of the [superego]. As you suggest, in love and kindness, we must keep trying to bring people to the knowledge and acceptance of the "Truth" of their spiritual and physical development to live a mature lifestyle.
Thank you,
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Blessings
I am happy to connect with a 'soul builder'! We are all parts of one soul that was separated for us to learn how to reassemble.
Now we feel like individuals, each competing for the light clothed in the material pleasures.
To rebuild the soul we must create a structure that aligns with G_d's qualities. Our qualities must be able to connect in love and peace with the ability to receive and share the light throughout the network. In this state we live in collective consciousness as one mind and one heart which is tuned in to G_d's nature. His presence is felt amongst the whole soul.
G_d entrusted us to complete His creation. The more people have a desire to rebuild our soul, the more Help we will receive and the faster the project will be accomplished with less suffering.
Good Morning, Brenda
You are wise, and I thank you for your comment. I wish you a belated Good Yontiff despite the recent terrorist attack in Bondi. Everyone in Bondi, Israel, and throughout the Diaspora has my love, prayers and support. Best wishes.
Baruch HaShem,