Possibilities - The Second Key

Accepting the world as it is takes a long time for most of us. Why? Because we have been taught to judge right and wrong at an early age. This was just as important to a child as make-believe. Judging is important to youngster because it keeps him/her safe from danger. If an adult acts in an aggressive manner, you want your child to judge him as dangerous, a bad man and run away. When we grow up we stop playing make-believe and put away many of the toys that brought us so much pleasure. We step into the world of adults and the rules change. The aggressive man or woman can still be dangerous and one should take necessary precautions, but once you do that, you now look at that person as someone in pain behind the mask of anger. When you can do that is when you begin to make real progress. Your job is not to fix that person's problem. That is his/her job. Stuart Wilde once said if you see a man walking toward a cliff to jump off, you let him walk. If he stops and tells you he is going to jump, you ask him, "are you going head first like a dive, or cannonball?" If he says I think I am going to jump off this cliff, what do you think? Then you can say, "I am going down to the local pub for a brew and I would like you to join me, after all you can always jump later."
The point Stuart was trying to make is when you see someone doing something that you know is going to wind up bad, you let them. But, the first thing that comes to mind is "how can I just sit back and let someone get hurt?" Because each of us are all on our own paths and sometimes getting hurt is the best thing for our personal development. For instance, my child likes to walk into the kitchen (you parents know where this is going don't you?) and he like to put his hand up on the counters as he walks by. When I catch him, I slap his little fingers each time he puts them on the counter. Now that hurts a bit and he screams and tells me "I not your friend!" The other day, my wife had just turned the burners off and they was still red hot when my little one traveled through the kitchen, once again. He didn't put his hand on the counters this time, because he had associated pain with that activity. If he hadn't had his little paw slapped earlier he could have easily burnt the skin off his palms requiring an emergency room visit. He needed to understand that putting his hands on the counters can be painful and that memory saved his little mittens from being severely burned.
So, what about the man who wants to go cliff diving? There could be water below the cliff. Perhaps he had incurable cancer and wanted to experience the feel of flying before he died. Maybe he was a very advanced sort and had finished what he came here to learn. In other words we don't know why others do what they do, but we can honor their right to live the way they want. Of course, if you know of a danger that someone is unaware of (snakes in the woodpile) then by all means, but that is not what we are talking about here. When you see through the eyes of the Universe, you understand that everything is happening on its own time for its own reason. Some people can only learn through painful experiences, others learn their lessons from pleasurable ones. It's the same with entertainment. Some people pay a lot of money to go to movies that show nothing put terror and pain. Some folks prefer to go to movies that paint a different picture. Is either wrong? Of course not, it is all in the way they have chosen to enjoy their lives. Some pick the route of difficulty and strife while others prefer a more happy and comfortable way.
Take an inventory of yourself. Are you drawn to those who complain about their lives? The government? Their Jobs, their kids? Or do you prefer to be in the company of those who look at life as a set of possibilities? Do you see yourself as an infinite being able to create and experience life on your terms? If so, then the possibilities are endless. The only thing stopping them from appearing in your life is you. Take some time and think about what you want in this life and know that it is okay to have it. Once you do that then you allow the Divine Force to bring you whatever it is you want. Your world is full of possibilities and it is up to you to choose. Jump off the cliff or go down to the pub. It's your choice and you wouldn't want it any other way.