With both human wisdom
and spiritual wisdom, you may see anything
is everything not just for yourself but also for others as well. In
other words, you may intuit the wisdom of oneness with all life, which is your
interconnection with others, not just with those who are close to you, but also
with those who are distant and unrelated to you. Life is all about anything and
everything, and their connectedness with one another.
According
to John Donne, the
famous English poet, “no man is an island”; that is, every man is a piece
of the continent, a part of the main. Therefore, we are all interconnected
with, as well as inter-dependent on, one another in many different ways.
Connectedness
Oneness
is the law of nature: what we do to others, we also do to ourselves, either
consciously or unconsciously. It is the unity of all
life—life is what we all have, and what empowers all of us, giving us the
enlightening experiences and the holistic ways of living.
The Bible has
repeatedly stated the significance of oneness of God’s creation and salvation
to all.
In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God.
(John 1: 1)
For
in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and
invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have
been created through him and for him. (Colossians 1:
16)
For we were all
baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or
Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
(1 Corinthians 12:13)
According
to Lao Tzu,
the ancient Chinese sage, one of the reasons why nature has continued to exist
for thousands and thousands of years is that all forms of life in nature have
their presence, which depends on one another for their co-existence. Just
think about that: everything in nature does not exist just for itself, and that is why it can
last forever.
Each and every being
in the universe.
is an expression of
the Creator.
We are all shaped and
perfected by Him.
(Lao Tzu, Tao
Te Ching, Chapter 51)
Blessed
is he who has no ego-self.
He
will be rewarded with humility to connect with the Creator.
(Lao
Tzu, Tao Te Ching,
Chapter 9)
So, always focus on others, instead
of just on yourself all the time. Focusing on others also initiates your
connection with the Creator, providing you with spiritual wisdom to guide you
along the rest of your life journey.
Stephen Lau
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by Stephen Lau
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