How
much patience and compassion do you have for your fellow travelers? Do you ever
find yourself saying things like: “I would never do that”, or “ I just don’t
understand why he/she doesn’t fix it; I already told them how to”, or “ the
issue that they are dealing with is really not that hard, it should have been
fixed ages ago”, or “my intuition showed me clearly that it’s all their stuff
and has nothing to do with me”.
Do
people ever reflect back to you that you are harsh, given unsolicited feedback,
that you are being arrogant, that you overwhelm people or that you get snappy
and impatient when your advice and wisdom isn’t put to proper use?
If
any of this sound familiar (and please for everyone’s sake, let’s be brutally
honest here), it might be time to ease up a bit on the world around you! Life
on planet earth is challenging and it takes thousands of years to learn certain
lessons. If you, as an old soul, have mastered certain lessons, good for you!
Now please, check your past life records and remind yourself that you didn’t
get there overnight. In fact, look at the areas of your life that you are
currently struggling with and see how much time and energy you have already
spent into “fixing” it. Imagine some enlightened master coming along and
telling you to get over it. How loved would that make you feel? Would you
experience that kind of approach as supportive and constructive?
I
know that I wouldn’t!
We
all desire to be seen and met, where we are at in our evolution.
Picture
a kid in school. When that kid enters first grade he/she will be excited to
learn the alphabet, if you come along and demand an essay on Shakespeare and
get impatient, the kid might be discouraged to even learn how to read and write
because he/she will experience himself/herself as a failure. If the same kid
gets taught the skills with love and patience he/she will want to excel and
feel good about himself/herself and in a few years he/she will be able to write
the essay.
A
music student who is tone deaf will not become a concert pianist. Would you
yell at him/her because you happen to have a perfect pitch?
In
these examples, it is very obvious what we can expect from a fellow human
being.
However,
the stages of soul evolution aren’t always as apparent.
A
person playing the part of your boss, your parent, your older sibling might all
be in truth much younger souls who have a lot less earthly life experience.
Gauge
the person’s soul age instead of getting confused by their physical appearance.
When
you find yourself saying: “ She is my mother, she should know better”, or
“I
am twenty years younger, I shouldn’t have to explain this over and over”. Think
again!
If
you find you are annoyed and losing your patience, it is a wonderful
opportunity to work on compassion and to become a kinder more effective
spiritual mentor.
Treat
others the way you would want to be treated if you came across a more evolved
being than yourself.
Gauge
others evolutionary capacities and meet them exactly where they are.
You
will be amazed at what a difference this can make and how much more open younger
souls will be to actually listen to what you have to say!
