Journey

Journey

November 2023

Journey

Good AND Bad 

While firmly believing in the value of kindness and compassion, Shivi Verma realises that the world will  never be a perfect place and that the shadow aspects play an important role in the larger scheme of things. 

I had a fairly evolved consciousness since childhood.  It wasn’t difficult for me to  understand the human heart,  the difference between right and  wrong, and the need and value of  compassion. 

What intrigued me however was not  finding adults on the same page as  me. They did not understand my  empathy or my sense of fairness  and often put me down for my  sensitivity. Though it upset me, I  was nonetheless baffled that they  could not understand what was as  clear as daylight. 

For instance, when family members  criticised each other relentlessly,  I often felt like telling them that if  they saw too many shortcomings in  others, they won’t realise when those  failings have become their own. But  since I was young, I was afraid of  being called too big for my boots  and therefore kept quiet. 

Once an uncle of mine brought  home a lost pup that was separated  from its adoptive family. Instead of  trying to find its rightful owners, he  decided to keep it, uncaring of the  fact that the pup howled day and  night for its owners. He said that he  had brought it for me as I was fond  of dogs, not realising that I would  be happier to see it reunited with  its original family. Moved by its  cries, I would spend most of my  time trying to pet and soothe it,  only to be admonished by relatives  for being too focussed on the dog  and not paying enough attention  to them. I used to wonder why the  cries of the dog did not move them  and make them want to cuddle  it or reunite it with its owners?  Since no one stood up for me in  these matters and people were  mostly unanimous in schooling  me, I began to think that being  kind was akin to being stupid and  being hard was synonymous with  being strong and smart. 

Thankfully, as I grew older, I  realised that my empathy and  kindness were not lacunae but  assets to make this world a  better place. However, my past  experience has taught me a  valuable lesson. Planet Earth is  still densely populated by people  vibrating on a lower frequency.  Many do not understand the  feelings of others or how their  actions hurt others. Most are  motivated by selfishness, avarice,  ego, or insecurity, and it’s difficult  for them to look beyond narrow  interests.This knowledge makes  it easier for me to understand  certain inexplicable behaviours  of people. When they scheme,  backstab, betray, or gossip, I realise  that so much of it is an expression  of the unhealed collective human  consciousness, and we still have  a long way to go. Furthermore, if  all is ONE, and nothing is outside  of me, then, sadly, every violation,  excess, and wrongdoing being  committed on others is nothing but  a part of me that is still vibrating  at a primitive, unawakened level. I  cannot pin the blame on others and  act all self-righteous, lamenting the  sorry human state. I have to take  responsibility. I have to send healing  to all the distorted and wounded  psyches causing untold suffering to  others, and, at the same time, learn  to accept that some are born this  way and will never change. They  are only serving the higher purpose  of making humans value all the  good things they have been blessed  with, and never take anything for  granted, for it takes just a small  frown of the divine forces to change  the complexion of life from good to  bad.

Editor-in-Chief of Life Positive,  Shivi Verma is a devotee who  found all her answers in loving  God passionately. We welcome your comments and suggestions on  this article. Mail us at editor@lifepositive.net