This I Believe
Nothing in this world ever happens without a reason. Every person you met brings a certain story to your life, leaving traces in your path and teaching us something. I believe in destiny and the people I met in my life.
I love traveling a lot, doesn’t matter - it’s by plane, boat, walking or driving - it gives me joy. Two years ago for the very first time, I flew by plane. This trip was special not only because it was my first time - I flew alone and I was very scared. Next to me on the right, was a woman, who had beautiful charming eyes: they were blue like the ocean and deep as if they had something to say. In my hands, I was holding Laurent Gounelle’s book "The man who wanted to be happy”. She turned to me and quoted the words of Buddha, which were written on the back of the book - „We are that we think. All that we arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world”. At that moment I was a little disturbed and shocked, not understanding why she is quoting words that were clearly written on the book’s cover. Talking with the owner of these beautiful eyes I did not even realise that I was talking to someone who does not only think but sees more than usual sees.
The plane got up and she asked me if It was my first flight. I do not know if I looked worried or whether I was wearing the seat belt right, but she encouraged me and said that she felt the same, although it was not her first time flying. I settled down and felt really good as If I was sitting with someone I knew. During the flight we talked about the meaning of life, heart-warming thoughts, she even told me she had a near-death experience and ever since then she believes in god and hasn’t missed a single week of church. It was very strange since the two and a half hour flight went by so fast - I wanted it to last longer. Twenty minutes before the plane landed she turned to me and said : - “You had never fallen in love yet, just others have fallen in love with you before.” She told me about my three best friends : what do I think about them and why they are dear to me. She also wished me success and said that I’ll have the best vacation, during which I’ll meet new people, who will become so dear and close to me that I’ll be coming back to visit them more than once. And she was right. Only then I did realize that the whole time I was talking to someone who not only felt but also saw more than I could tell.
I believe that destiny sends us people in time of need, I believe that every one of us is or will be the reason for believing in something because every new person we met brings their own story which life tells us.
I love traveling a lot, doesn’t matter - it’s by plane, boat, walking or driving - it gives me joy. Two years ago for the very first time, I flew by plane. This trip was special not only because it was my first time - I flew alone and I was very scared. Next to me on the right, was a woman, who had beautiful charming eyes: they were blue like the ocean and deep as if they had something to say. In my hands, I was holding Laurent Gounelle’s book "The man who wanted to be happy”. She turned to me and quoted the words of Buddha, which were written on the back of the book - „We are that we think. All that we arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world”. At that moment I was a little disturbed and shocked, not understanding why she is quoting words that were clearly written on the book’s cover. Talking with the owner of these beautiful eyes I did not even realise that I was talking to someone who does not only think but sees more than usual sees.
The plane got up and she asked me if It was my first flight. I do not know if I looked worried or whether I was wearing the seat belt right, but she encouraged me and said that she felt the same, although it was not her first time flying. I settled down and felt really good as If I was sitting with someone I knew. During the flight we talked about the meaning of life, heart-warming thoughts, she even told me she had a near-death experience and ever since then she believes in god and hasn’t missed a single week of church. It was very strange since the two and a half hour flight went by so fast - I wanted it to last longer. Twenty minutes before the plane landed she turned to me and said : - “You had never fallen in love yet, just others have fallen in love with you before.” She told me about my three best friends : what do I think about them and why they are dear to me. She also wished me success and said that I’ll have the best vacation, during which I’ll meet new people, who will become so dear and close to me that I’ll be coming back to visit them more than once. And she was right. Only then I did realize that the whole time I was talking to someone who not only felt but also saw more than I could tell.
I believe that destiny sends us people in time of need, I believe that every one of us is or will be the reason for believing in something because every new person we met brings their own story which life tells us.
Our beliefs create the kind of world we believe in. We project our feelings, thoughts and attitudes onto the world. I can create a different world by changing my belief about the world. Our inner state creates the outer and not vice versa.
John Bradshaw