AA.MAKING WAY FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH – ” … we go beyond merely asking for the power to live up to God’s [our HP’s]* plan for our own lives. We begin to seek out ways to be of service, to make a difference in the [lives] of another … .” (It Works, How & Why, p. 81)
What measurements of spiritual growth have you noticed, lately?
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
This proverb says that whenever we have some difficulty in life we should try to overcome the difficulty rather than to curse the difficulty. Darkness is a bad thing because we will not be able to see anything in the dark. But just by cursing the darkness we will not get light, if we want to get light we have to get up and light a candle.
There is a very good analogy for this in everyday life. Many students after completing their education will start searching for a government job.
But because of various reasons they may not get a job and they become dejected and disillusioned in life. If they start realizing that there are many other Opportunities in life, like jobs in private sector, starting a small business or opening a small shop they will not feel dejected. So when ever we are in a difficult situation we should start looking at the reason for the situation and then gradually find a solution.
There are various options to come out of a difficult time and to overcome the hard times. Instead of blaming the stars and the situations, we had better take initiatives and find solutions to our difficulties.
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