Point of View

Our faith in the future and all that entails becomes unbreakable when we change the point of view with regards to this life. If we think that our spiritual life has no limits, what we experienced before or are going thru right now are nothing more than a short passage, a brief stay in a very ungrateful country. The pain associated with this temporary stay is short term and it must be followed by happiness. As a result, we view each new challenge or obstacle with a sort of indifference, calmness, and tranquility.

Unfortunately, most people direct their thoughts to what is going on right now. The future is measured by our short term happiness and acquisition of material things. It is like a child who can't see beyond his toys and would do anything to acquire more and hold on to the ones he already possess. Whenever there is some kind of loss (material or emotional), sadness, frustation, a feeling of injustice, or a shattering of the faith takes control of our lives. In most instances, it is our ego and vanity who have suffered and we allow them to take complete control of our lives.

On the other hand, if our view expands beyond this life, the importance placed in the material things can be as insignificant as one ant colony in the middle of the Sahara or one star among millions. Everything is viewed with relative importance and the suffering is easily handled because our destiny is assured.