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The human being is an ambivalent being; always searching for more; always asking; not accepting what is standard; always going beyond what is current... Actually there is a an unending quest for being human and this i believe is the gift of the spirit. A taste of this gift is the endless doubt and discomfort at easy answers, shallow relationships, and the compulsion to ignore the obvious so that we may live truthfully with our open and hurting hearts. The spirit also gives gifts of anger at inju... Read More

Sometimes, considering the many problems that beset humanity today, we get overwhelmed and feel helpless and even hopeless. Yet with all the bad things that humanity can do to himself, animals, plants and the planet as a whole, it is still the finest examples of being human that we draw inspiration from. History is filled with examples of human courage, optimism, love, selflessness, martyrdom that inspire us to be our highest selves and bring out the divinity in us. There is a beautiful mystery... Read More

The Irony and Beauty of being Human Sometimes we ask the question, is the human being a species doomed to self destruction? Matthew Fox, founder of Creation Spirituality, describes the human as such: The Human became a gift but also a menace. For its powers of creativity were unique in their potential for destruction or healing. How would humans use these gifts? Which direction would they choose? The earth is still waiting. Trembling to see if humanity was gift or curse. Indeed, the... Read More

Once i had a dream. There was this small and happy child being chased by a sober and serious man wearing black clothes. This man was very angry at the small boy who kept being playful. At last the man was able to catch the small boy. Surprisingly, the man shouted at the small boy in the face saying, "I AM YOU! I AM YOU!" To my great surprise, the child also shouted back, "I am also you!" I realized that i was both the small boy and the serious man. It was my child self playing and the mature man... Read More