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| I heard someone tell the story of a pilot who heard a loud gnawing sound. It didn't make sense. He was flying solo. There was no one else to hear the noise. He finally decided there must be a rat or some other rodent on board chewing on something. He panicked and was annoyed by the noise. He remembered suddenly that the rat was basically an underground animal, so he climbed 10,000 feet. The sound relented and resumed, so he went up another 10,000 feet. The noise finally stopped. When he landed, he went over it with the mechanic. They found a dead rat under his seating area. The lifeline had been seriously gnawed. The change to a higher altitude had saved his life and his plane. The speaker went on to say that there are annoying little things that are gnawing away at us every day. Personalities, worries, financial burdens, relationships, illnesses, legal issues, political policies, and so forth, eat away at our happiness, our peace of mind, our sense of direction. But we can deal with them and stay in control when we develop our spiritual lives. For the religious person, it means prayer and meditation. For some, it means yoga or exercise and meditation. A quiet time of reflection on principles, on a higher plane of living, or the Creator is a good way to calm down and focus on things that really matter. Most psychologists tell us that to be healthy we have to develop our spiritual lives. They don't want to be evangelists or theologians, but they do report that people with a heightened spiritual awareness do seem to be more fully developed, and well-rounded people with well-adjusted lives. We could all use a little more inner peace and the empowerment that brings. |
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