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The Grace to Hold onto That which “Must be Defended Against the Heaviest of Odds” – Step 7

HOLDING ONTO THE NEW JEWELS IN OUR CROWN –  ” … when we have difficulty practicing spiritual principles, we turn to the God [or H.P.] of our understanding. In this step, we ask a loving [H.P.] to remove our impatience, our intolerance, our dishonesty, or whatever
shortcoming is currently in the way.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 52)  “One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.” Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) – India Independence Movement Leader from British rule

 

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What spiritual value(s) have you defended at all costs, lately?

 

 

Value of Time :

Once, a king and a lazy man named Haria were very good friends. One morning, the king said, “Why don’t you do work to earn some money?”  Haria said, “No one gives me job. My enemies told everyone that I never do any work in time.”  The kind king said, “You can go into my treasury and collect as much wealth as you can, till sunset.” Haria rushed home to tell this to his wife. She said, “Go and get the gold coins and gems now.”  “I cannot go now. Give me lunch first.”

After lunch, he took a nap for an hour. Then in the late afternoon, he picked some bags and went to the palace. On the way, he felt hot so he sat under a tree to rest. Then, two hours later, he got up to go but saw a man showing some magic tricks. He stopped to watch for an hour again.  When he reached the palace it was already time for sunset. The palace gates had been shut. So Haria had lost a golden chance because he had not learnt the value of time.  (http://www.english-for-students.com/Value-of-Time.html)

 

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