Tara Brach shared a thought by a psychologist who explained the difference between wellness and illness. It boiled down to this: Illness is all about I. Wellness is all about We.
We are all interconnected. You cannot separate parts from the whole. This concept of being one was further illustrated by a woman who asked what she could do to help her autistic son. She said it was so hard for her to watch him suffer the pains of rejection and not fitting in with others. She wondered if there was anything she could do to alleviate his pain?
Tara's reply was profound. She said that there is no such thing as individual suffering. We suffer collectively because we are all interconnected.
This thought touched me immensely. The mother of the autistic son, her suffering, and his suffering are mine also to bear. I feel great sadness for him, her, and any who feel socially isolated. Additionally, I suffer for Lindsay, Tyler, and any other being who has battled cancer--my mom, my sisters, my neighbors. Some of them survived cancer, some succumbed, all parties have side effects to bear. It's a heavy load.
I think of Heather and other friends who have been dealt hard hands and I suffer with them. No one is alone in their suffering. Isn't this concept of bearing each other's burdens what inspires such love of Jesus? He carries a burden for us--so we don't have to bear it alone. We too are saviors as we help share the suffering load.
I am excited about the future of our world because awareness lightens the load, and humanity is more enlightened now than ever before. As we continue to increase in enlightenment, mindfulness, awareness, and spirituality, the less suffering and illness there will be and the more peace, happiness, and joy we will all feel. Wellness for the world is well underway!
We are all interconnected. You cannot separate parts from the whole. This concept of being one was further illustrated by a woman who asked what she could do to help her autistic son. She said it was so hard for her to watch him suffer the pains of rejection and not fitting in with others. She wondered if there was anything she could do to alleviate his pain?
Tara's reply was profound. She said that there is no such thing as individual suffering. We suffer collectively because we are all interconnected.
This thought touched me immensely. The mother of the autistic son, her suffering, and his suffering are mine also to bear. I feel great sadness for him, her, and any who feel socially isolated. Additionally, I suffer for Lindsay, Tyler, and any other being who has battled cancer--my mom, my sisters, my neighbors. Some of them survived cancer, some succumbed, all parties have side effects to bear. It's a heavy load.
I think of Heather and other friends who have been dealt hard hands and I suffer with them. No one is alone in their suffering. Isn't this concept of bearing each other's burdens what inspires such love of Jesus? He carries a burden for us--so we don't have to bear it alone. We too are saviors as we help share the suffering load.
I am excited about the future of our world because awareness lightens the load, and humanity is more enlightened now than ever before. As we continue to increase in enlightenment, mindfulness, awareness, and spirituality, the less suffering and illness there will be and the more peace, happiness, and joy we will all feel. Wellness for the world is well underway!
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