Every Single Soul

Every single soul is the most precious gem. No matter how lost you feel, no matter how sinful you feel, underneath everything that separates you from God -- from your love for Him and His love for you -- you are and always will be the most precious one to God. Nothing can change that.

-- Kalindi G.

I love this quote because it is definite -- there are no exceptions. You are the most precious gem. I am the most precious gem, too, and so is your boss and your ex and, well, everyone. And nothing can change that, even when we are hateful or make a mistake or have bad thoughts. Nothing.

This violates the standard "wisdom" of our culture. Somehow it seems fair that someone who does good things should be a more precious gem to God than someone who does bad things. But not so for God. I don't think He cares about the standard "wisdom."

So, this being true, why do good things? Why not do whatever you want whenever you want to?

God doesn't control us. He gave us free will, didn't He? He only loves us, no matter what. For me, knowing that unwinds a lot of internal tension. I don't have to "behave." I don't have to do anything. What I am attracted to do, however, is to find out more about God and this love that includes everything and is unconditional. I want to know that kind of love. And I want to give that kind of love.

Moving toward God -- if you can remove all the language weirdness and what does God mean anyway -- is the only sane thing to do. Gourasana says everyone is moving toward God, so that solves that. It becomes a matter of how fast you move. So that is the question: Do you want to move faster toward God? If so, what are you doing to move faster?

I leave you with those questions and wish you a good night.