Illusions
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The document discusses various philosophical concepts and life lessons. It encourages the reader to challenge limitations, see problems as opportunities, and find meaning even in difficult experiences. It also promotes non-attachment and trusting that one's path is guided by forces larger than what we can see directly.
Illusions
- 1. Illusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah By: Richard Bach
- 2. You teach best what you most need to learn Thus a Teacher, so Also a Learner. In any situation the person assigned the role of teacher is learning as much or more than the learners.
- 3. You're always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past.
- 4. Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours. Ever listen carefully when people make a statement of limitation? There is a tone of assurance in their utterance that reinforces their limitation every time they say it, up until now. You can deal with it by creating a "limitation eraser" which can be applied to the end of the previous sentence. One uses it in the following way: when you find yourself in the middle of stating a limitation, you pause at the place where you would normally end the sentence, take a deep breath, and add the words "up until now."
- 5. The world is your exercise-book, the pages on which you do your sums. It is not reality, although you can express reality there if you wish. You are also free to write nonsense, or lies, or to tear some pages. Tip : If you think of something you want to do tomorrow, do something right away that helps ensure that it happens tomorrow
- 6. Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends ." Only if you restrict your view of life to this one period between birth and death, can you be sad at the loss of a loved one. Try this instead, "Fare well, until we meet again."
- 7. There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts. This is also true for problems that seem to seek you, such as accidents or illness, they bring you gifts in the only way that you were able to receive them, up until now. Have you had an accident or illness recently? After about three weeks, ask yourself two questions, and ponder the answers. Chances you will be able to find one good thing from Question 1 or one bad thing from Question 2. Think of the first question as a "permission" question and the second one as a "protection" question.
- 8. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof Can you see them? Are all members of your family still living under one roof? Now that you're grown, don't you have friends living in various parts of the city, the country, the world, that are like family to you?
- 9. Here's a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you're alive, it isn't And if you're alive, then every statement you make about what is true for you in your life is a statement of limitation because your mission is not finished. Statements of limitation are simply expressions of the way your life has been, up until now.
- 10. LET GO!!! A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed. It feels an impulsion . . . this is the place to go now. But the sky knows the reasons and the patterns behind all clouds, and you will know, too, when you lift yourself high enough to see beyond the horizons.