Am I a victim or am I coming closer to the Light?
\nWhen we sacrifice for another person, organization or an institution, we give of ourselves “at our expense”, sort of speak.<\/p>\n
Actually, everything depends on the way we see things – the meaning we give them.<\/p>\n
How I speak determines how I think and feel.<\/p>\n
In the past weekend, I volunteered to be a part of Tony Robbins staff, who came to my area for his event.<\/p>\n
I was one of three hundred staff members, men and women who came from all corners of the world, yes you heard right, I said all corners of the world, to give for a purpose greater than themselves.<\/p>\n
In the past five days, I have neutralized myself from my normal life routine. I worked hard, slept little and still, I feel blessed.<\/p>\n
Why blessed? With the change in my life, since I attended Tony’s event in Chicago, three years ago, presents to me a testimony to the fact that Tony’s event, “Unleash The Power Within”, indeed released something within me.<\/p>\n
Since the change in my life, “I have stepped up”, now, I have an opportunity to be an integral part of the change for the better that can occur in the lives of others.<\/p>\n
I’m not just coming from a place where I feel that I have to sacrifice myself for this cause, only because it is the right thing to do. It’s true, and I think it is also very important to contribute from ourselves in some way to the society in which we live in, but it is not the only reason.<\/p>\n
No matter if we contribute to an organization, a person we support the message he conveys, or we stop in the middle of a road to help someone change a tire, something within us compels us in humility to be of assistance, to improve a situation for the better.<\/p>\n
We take the time we could spend on ourselves, our resources and energy, and give them to something other than ourselves.<\/p>\n
Why are we really doing this?<\/p>\n
The root of the Hebrew word korban (sacrifice) is K.R.B.<\/p>\n
It is the root of hitkarvot as well, coming closer. Coming close to what, to whom?<\/p>\n
The word also means a battle. What battle? Against whom?<\/p>\n
According to Kabbalah, (Jewish mysticism), there’s a constant battle going on between our natural inclination to please ourselves only – the physical part of ourselves and of the soul to experience Light – inner filling, loving, giving – being one with the Creator.<\/p>\n
Every time we give of ourselves from a place of happiness and true love, and not from a victim awareness – what can I do, I have to suffer so others can be happy … we are ascending a little more.<\/p>\n
If I’m happy and coming from an awareness of a tremendous privilege to serve and influence for the better, my joy is pulling the Holy enlightenment into my life.<\/p>\n
With what intention am I doing things?<\/p>\n
If I have no other choice, and this is my attitude every time I do for others, I step away from the Light, I am not coming closer.<\/p>\n
When we do acts of kindness in this world, we connect to the upper worlds.<\/p>\n
We’re not doing anyone a favor, only for ourselves. This is a battle going on within us constantly – being in a victim mentality or coming closer to being one with Source\/G-d.<\/p>\n
In my personal experience, although I gave from myself for an entire weekend for Tony and his message, I still feel I received back a thousand times more.<\/p>\n
The fact that I was a part of a team whose sole purpose was to help, support a change in the lives of others for the better, gave me an immeasurable experience of inner fulfillment. It is so vast and cannot be matched by any other experience where I am the only one who benefits.<\/p>\n
I thank God for this privilege and I encourage everyone to do the same.<\/p>\n
Thank you for taking the time to read.<\/p>\n
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