Moazzam Shaikh's Blog, page 28
September 23, 2022
LIFE TEACHES EVERYONE
The warrior of light knows that no one is stupid and that life teaches everyone – however long that may take.
He always does his best and expects the best of others. Through his generosity, he tries to show each person how much they are capable of achieving.
Some of his companions say: ‘Some people are so ungrateful.’
The warrior is not discouraged by this. And he continues to encourage other people because this is also a way of encouraging himself.
September 22, 2022
SIGNS OF TOXIC PEOPLE
It’s hard to find good people and make acquaintance with them for longer period of time. Many of the people around us are not our well-wishers.
Here are some signs of toxic people:
They turn sweet and meanThey don’t respect your decisions, instead they manipulate you into doing things you don’t want to doThey disappear when you’re in troubleThey give you poor treatment as if they don’t really careThey constantly make you apologise to them for things that you didn’t do ...September 21, 2022
FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE
A warrior of light knows his own faults. But he also knows his qualities.
Some of his companions complain all the time that ‘other people have more opportunities than we do’.
Perhaps they are right, but a warrior does not allow himself to be paralysed by this; he tries to make the most of his virtues.
He knows that the gazelle’s power lies in its strong legs. The power of the seagull lies in the accuracy with which it can spear a fish. He has learned that the reason the tiger does not f...
September 20, 2022
TOUCH OF MADNESS
A warrior of light carefully studies the position that he intends to conquer.
However difficult the objective, there is always a way of overcoming obstacles. He seeks out alternative paths, he sharpens his sword, he tries to fill his heart with the necessary determination to face the challenge.
But as he advances, the warrior realises that there are difficulties he had not reckoned with.
If he waits for the ideal moment, he will never set off; he requires a touch of madness to take the ...
September 19, 2022
NEW IDEAS NEED SPACE
From now on – and for the next few hundred years – the Universe is going to help warriors of light and hinder the prejudiced.
The Earth’s energy needs to be renewed.
New ideas need space.
Body and soul need new challenges.
The future has become the present, and every dream – except those dreams that involve preconceived ideas – will have a chance to be heard.
Anything of importance will remain; anything useless will disappear. However, it is not the warrior’s responsibility to jud...
September 18, 2022
HE RECOGNISES THE PATH
The moment that he begins to walk along it, the warrior of light recognizes the Path.
Each stone, each bend cries welcome to him. He identifies with the mountains and the streams, he sees something of his own soul in the plants and the animals and the birds of the field.
Then, accepting the help of God and of God’s Signs, he allows his Personal Legend to guide him towards the tasks that life has reserved for him.
On some nights, he has nowhere to sleep, on others, he suffers from insomn...
September 17, 2022
HE CARRIES MARKS AND SCARS
The warrior of light remembers a passage from John Bunyan:
‘Although I have been through all that I have, I do not regret the many hardships I met, because it was they who brought me to the place I wished to reach.’ Now all I have is this sword and I give it to whomever wishes to continue his pilgrimage. I carry with me the marks and scars of battles – they are the witnesses of what I suffered and the rewards of what I conquered.
‘These are the beloved marks and scars that will open the ga...
September 16, 2022
THE WARRIOR CHOOSES HIS ENEMIES
According to a poet: ‘The warrior of light chooses his enemies.’
He knows what he is capable of; he does not have to go about the world boasting of his qualities and virtues. Nevertheless, there is always someone who wants to prove himself better than he is.
For the warrior, there is no ‘better’ or ‘worse’: everyone has the necessary gifts for his particular path.
But certain people insist. They provoke and offend and everything they can to irritate him. At that point, his heart says: ‘...
September 15, 2022
THE BEST WAY OF COMMUNICATING WITH ANGELS
The warrior of light does not worry that, to others, his behaviour might seem quite mad.
He talks out loud to himself when he is alone. Someone told him that this is the best way of communicating with the angels, and so he takes a chance and tries to make contact.
At first, he finds this very difficult. He thinks that he has nothing to say, that he will just repeat the same meaningless twaddle. Even so, the warrior persists. He spends all day talking to his heart. He says things with which...
September 14, 2022
GLEAM IN THE EYES
Warriors of light always have a certain gleam in their eyes.
They are of this world, they are part of the lives of other people and they set out on their journey with no saddlebags and no sandals. They are often cowardly. They do not always make the right decisions.
They suffer over the most trivial things, they have mean thoughts and sometimes believe they are incapable of growing. They frequently deem themselves unworthy of any blessing or miracle.
They are not always quite sure what ...
