Musing . . . about keeping our perspective
Reading Mushiba’s most recent article about the interchange between light and dark, and the thought provoking postings that followed it, reminded me of a joke I heard from some exceptionally loving, hard working, often tested, and long suffering Sisters ~
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A man asks God, “How long is a million years to You?”
God replies, “Less than a mere second, my Son.”
The man then asks, “And how much is a million dollars to you?”
God replies, “Less than a mere penny, my Son.”
The man thinks for a moment and says, “God, would you please give me a penny?”
God replies, “Certainly, my Son, I’ll be with you in just a second.”
I love how this joke illuminates the lessons on keeping things in perspective that are offered by the experience of being tested ~
* this lifetime is just a sliver of our overall experience out of the One ~ it’s as a penny to a million dollars
* our lessons are simultaneously infinite and infinitesimal ~ both a “million dollars” and a mere “penny”
* our lessons are self chosen ~ if the man had not decided to ask for a million dollars, he would not have received God’s wry response
* the whole journey is fun ~ we find ourselves laughing at the prospect of waiting a “million years” to attain a lesson as slight as a “penny” in the vast scheme of things.
Perhaps most importantly, it also reminds us that we can always be in communication with The One ~ the man asks God his very earth plane bound questions, and God responds willingly, lovingly, and in terms the man can understand.
Maybe the next time I feel tested by darkness, I will try to transform the experience into a lighthearted joke, as the Sisters did. Replaying a joke in my mind is a lot more pleasant than replaying what feels like the negative experience of being tested. Transforming the experience into a wisecrack might help me better remember the lessons on keeping things in perspective that testing in and of itself offers, as well as the lessons I gained that were unique to my journey in this lifetime.
By the way ~ does anyone else have any wonderful wisecracks to share?
Posted in -Allard, Contributing Writers | October 27, 2006
October 27th, 2006 at 8:16 am
Not at this very moment, Allard, however, You got a HEARTY LAUGH out of THIS sister! HA! So funny!!!! GOD IS A RIOT SOMETIMES!!!
Blessings, and keep those laughs coming!!!!
October 27th, 2006 at 10:18 pm
Laughter is definitely the best medicine. Here’s one:
These are actual quotes as they appeared on accident report forms:
“I thought the window was down, but found out it was up when I put my hand through it.”
“A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.”
“An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my vehicle, and vanished.”
“I told the Police that I was not injured. On removing my hat, I found that I had a skull fracture.”
October 29th, 2006 at 11:41 am
Allard, I can’t think of a wisecrack right now, but I know there have been quite a few I’ve heard in my life! It’s funny ~ the words have been forgotten, but the energy of the laughter they generated remain! I find myself smiling, even without remembering specifics!
And Berick, I love reading those lists of actual statements from people! We humans can say the dumbest/funniest things! I’m sure I’ve said some over the years! Fortunately, I have only been involved in one accident where I had to give a statement ~ and to tell the truth, I don’t really remember what I said! I guess you’re so shook up, things don’t come out quite right!
Animals can do some funny things as well! Wisecracks of their own, I guess! I have a garden pond, and one day, many years ago, one of my then feline friends, Bandit, hated a new young arrival to the family, Squeeky (who recently passed on). Well, one day, when Squeeky wasn’t looking, Bandit rushed up behind him and pushed him right into the pond! The look of utter satisfaction on her face was something ~ and the shock on poor Squeeky’s was comical! I couldn’t help but laugh, even as I was berating her for doing that to him. After that, Squeeky always looked behind him when near the pond to see if it was safe to take a drink!
October 29th, 2006 at 4:21 pm
Monastery Life
A young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to helping the other monks in copying
the old canons and laws of the church by hand.
He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not from the original manuscript.
So, the new monk goes to the head abbot to question this, pointing out that if someone made even a
small error in the first copy, it would never be picked up! In fact, that error and subsequent errors
would be continued in all of the subsequent copies.
The head monk, said, “We have been copying from the copies for centuries,
but you make a good point, my son.”
He goes down into the dark caves underneath the monastery
where the original manuscripts are held as archives in a locked
vault that hasn’t been opened for hundreds of years. Hours go
by and nobody sees the old abbot.
So, the young monk gets worried and goes down to look for him.
He sees him banging his head against the wall and wailing,
“We missed the ” R ” ! , we missed the “R ” !”
His forehead is all bloody and bruised and he is crying
uncontrollably. The young monk asks the old abbot, “What’s wrong, father?”
With a choking voice, the old abbot sobbed, “The word was CELEBRATE .”
Mushiba sent this a while ago. I often tell people this story. I think it is as funy as one can get.
October 30th, 2006 at 6:54 pm
Allard, I love your story and the message you give to us.
Your statement about not wanting to “replay what feels like the negative experience of being tested” is a concept that Waith responded to early in his Public Sessions. He refers to all of our lessons as “toys” that we keep in our Toy Box and that we have “favorite toys” that we will play with more than other toys in a particular life. Waith’s full discussion can be found in “Playtime on the Earth Plane”.
So, when I begin to feel that a lesson I am learning is a negative experience, I think of the FUN I am having playing with one of the toys from my Toy Box!!!