Asses and Ginger Roots

CLEAN THE MIRROR Master deflecting the negative and reflecting the positive. To be able to cultivate the colorful seeds that are waiting for germination within us, it is imperative to seek the inherent gifts to clearly reflect the true inner self. If one early in life were taught that for these seeds to properly germinate and grow to bear the fruits for everyone to enjoy, one would eliminate the fear of proper social entry to the stage of humanity. We can begin with the most obvious, the excellently placed sensory receptors. Without their educated interaction, the intelligence-processing center, the brain, is of no use. However it is essential to start any human engagement with a very clean and purified heart. Since the creation of man, the heart has been the real center of true reflections. Thusly all spiritual leaders of all times have preached that all who truly want to enjoy and appreciate the image of all life compositions have the responsibility to polish the mirrors of their inner spirit. The true beauty and message of any art form is not determined by its size but the true reflection of its content. Once upon a time an Ottoman sultan was interviewing artists from different lands and different cultures to rehab two adjacent chambers in his Topkapi Palace, in Constantinople. Of the two finalists, one was from China and the other from Greece. To secure the commission the Greek told the sultan that history has recorded that his culture has been the most truly expressive of human values and beauties through the hands and hearts of Greek artists. The Chinese responded that history has shown that they not only possess all the necessary skills but also they have, through the centuries, developed the best spiritual reflective sense. Well, the Sultan offered both the challenge and gave each a chamber that was only separated by a curtain. The Greek came fully equipped with hundreds of colors, mosaic, metals and gems. The Chinese artist came only with some buffing cloth and polish. After months of work they announced that they were ready for the Sultan’s review. The Sultan arrived and first entered the chamber painted by the Greek artist. He was fascinated by the most beautiful creative and engaging work he saw. Then he asked his aid to open the curtains of the adjacent chamber. He was stunned with what he encountered. The Chinese, no more than a master craftsman, had done nothing but had masterfully buffed and polished the walls of his commissioned chamber. The engagingly reflective images of all the fabulous Greek artist’s work upon the most elegantly cleansed and polished walls by the Chinese impressed the Sultan so deeply that he assigned him as the chief palace artist. Thusly in the Middle Eastern cultures there is always a reminder to those who edit and market what others have experienced as their own. Do not do the talking but learn to truthfully and elegantly reflect with no editing, the life beauties experienced by those who did the walking. To be able to do that the least you can do is to clean and polish the inner walls of your heavenly designated spiritual chambers. The best way to enjoy life it is to develop an organic atelier where one can use the available elements to minimize waste of availed human resources. If one does not have the means to create he is inherent with the resources within and all he has to do is to learn to deflect the negative and reflect the positive.