© The School of Truth
Source p. 246, Sep / Oct 2009 - The Path of Truth

Hello everyone -

Have you noticed what an amount of grumbling most of us do? Take the weather for instance. What a lot we usually have to say about it, don't we? It's true that we occasionally admit that it's a perfect day, but what about the other times when we grouse about the heat or the cold, the wind or the rain?

Isn't it rather foolish of us? We can't do anything about it, so why not accept it philosophically? We need the wind and the rain, the heat and the cold in their different seasons, in order that the crops may grow, and men and animals be fed. The more we talk about conditions which do not please us... perhaps because we have not given sufficient thought to the matter... the worse they will appear to be. We should school ourselves to take things in our stride.

There may be times when we feel that we have every right to complain, but does it help us to do so? Of course it doesn't! It merely makes things more uncomfortable for ourselves and for those around us.

Life requires that we must constantly readjust ourselves to people and circumstances. We have to do many things which we would prefer not to do; and not do many others which we would like to do. Let us accept these facts cheerfully, for they form part of the lesson of that self-discipline which we all have to learn. If things are not as we wish them to be, and we can change them for the better, by all means let us do so, but if we can't do anything about them at the moment, let us make the best of them. Don't let us allow them to get us down.

Know that there is a purpose behind each experience which comes to you, and learn all you can from everyone. "What can't be cured must be endured," but don't make heavy weather of the endurance if you can help it.

Yours,
June