There
will be times, began Ouija Cat, when the stern voices from
without and within will seek to remind you of your insignificance,
and of your powerlessness beneath the dark clouds that lurk
behind the brightest of skies... and smiles.
You will
be persuaded that, because none can control the chaos that
hides in nature - or in the nature of men - that your effort,
your struggle, your exhaustion, are all squandered and in
vain.
Then,
your heart will cry out in anger and despair, yearning for
recognition, and redemption... but only the wise learn
that these things have no meaning apart from what we alone,
ourselves, give to them.
Therefore,
do not mistake the tormented longing for acknowledgement and
appreciation, for the inner comfort of having been diligent
- and of having done one's best;
What pain
exists in all the world that does not arise from a mistaken
faith in the commerce of good will?
No. You
see, in this Life, you are given only one task: to give from
your heart, for the SOLE purpose of giving, from your
heart.
That which
you give is, without exception, the most Life will
ever entitle your existence to be;
But you
must know, too, that it is also the very most that Existence
will ever ask from your life.
And with
this understanding, let there be no disillusionment, no disappointment,
no unmet expectations, but only PEACE within you.
For no
cosmic arbiter of justice can alter this: Your fortune and
fate are bounded only by the limits of your willingness to
give - from your heart.
There,
said Ouija Cat, you will find order and harmony, not in the
slippery stream of desire and regret, but in the enduring
awareness of the spirit within.