3 March 2002 approx. 5.00 pm  

Look all around you – see the rocks and the trees and the flowers; the birds as they fly and as they begin to build their nests.  Notice the brilliance of the sunset and the stars at night.  Do not miss a single thing – each is in its own way living and each in its own way is perfect.  Open your eyes and ears to the sounds and sights of beauty that grace your lives each day – so often going unnoticed and so often taken for granted.  Respect each thing whether it be animal, bird or stone, as you would respect another human being – for they command your respect and the world would lost its beauty if they were not present.  See the essence and the spirit in all things around you and observe the wonder of all that represents a world in motion.  Rather than seeking treasures of the material kind, look to the treasures that are around you at all times; for the world has more natural treasures than you would imagine and these treasures are more priceless than any jewel.  They are precious because they are living and all life is precious.  Each thing has its own place in the general and wider order and each was made by the Creator for a specific purpose.  People today take so many things for granted and never utter a single word of thanks for that which is in nature and has been put there to work with you.  So often these things go unacknowledged; in the eyes of so many these days the tree that gives you shelter from rain or sun is ‘just a tree’.  The bees that provide you with sweet, nourishing honey are seen as ‘just bees’.  Cherish, nurture and acknowledge everything around you and always remember that when you take you should also give.  This is the way it should be.  Each and every living thing has its own part in the cycle of life and the cycle of life continues eternally and is older than time itself.  Do not harm any living thing unless there is a specific relevant purpose – for example, to eat if it is animal or plant life; for shelter if it is tree or rock.  All things must be done in a respectful, purposeful way.  There is no need to ‘take the upper hand’ or prove your dominance over nature – for there is no higher or lower order in nature.  Everything is equal and everything works together for a specific purpose.  Even those things in nature that appear to be ugly or useless have their own purpose; their own reason for existence – so do not dismiss them off-hand, but instead respect them and take time to know their purpose.  In this world that is moving now at such a great pace it would be beneficial to you to use at least some of the time to look and see and hear and not miss a thing.  Too many things of beauty are passing you by; they may not wait to be seen forever.

‘Til we meet again…

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