Suffering Teaches Us How to Become Masters of Love, Part I
This is Part I of a six part blog,
I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
Albert Camus
The gift that suffering provides us is that it teaches us how to become Masters of Love! But how you might ask?
That which we call "suffering" is an experience we create for ourselves so that we can refine or increase our ability to love ourselves, love another and love the whole of the creation. When we "suffer" we ultimately feel abandoned and alone. As well, we feel that we are unworthy and unlovable. But all of this is just the ultimate illusion, an illusion that has us believing that we are somehow separate from God/Goddess and somehow undeserving of His/Her love.
We are meant to have dominion over or be the stewards or nurturers of all of creation. But that dominion or stewardship is not one of "possession," but it is a stewardship of love. It is the dominion of one who is the caretaker and caregiver. It is not a "hording of things," but it is a stewardship of nurturing and caring for all. And the way that we earn that dominion is to be more and more able to love, appreciate, nurture and embrace it all, no matter what.
But how does one learn to "love/appreciate" it all, no matter what.
Most of us believe that suffering is something that is inflicted upon us by an outside force. Whether it is illness, financial ruin, relationship issues, natural disasters, etc., we see ourselves as a "victim" of circumstances.
The problem with this way of looking at the experiences you are having is that by seeing yourself as a "victim," you are giving away your ownership of the situation and are therefore, giving away your "power" to change it.
This is Part I of a six part blog.
