Old Home of Soul

Here and there we can see people who have left behind their old home which was inherited from their parents. There are various reasons behind the tendency of many people to move away from the old house. From avoiding family conflict to looking for environments with more fresh air. But there's also cosmic signs behind the tendency of many people running away from their old home, it's the tendency of many souls to leave behind the old home of soul named family.

Some people stay away from family because of divorce, some others run away because of being troubled by children or children with special needs, there are also some others who move away because of childhood trauma. In fact, in this age the soul garden which is most likely to be saved is family. Those who can not find shelter in family, probably they will find no shelter elsewhere.

Under this light of understanding, with all the obstacles and the challenges behind family, let's start saving the soul garden named family. A number of friends who did not manage to maintain the integrity of the family shared their story, the important reason behind the broken family is the excessive desire to make others be entirely the same as them.

Suppose they could give some space in their mind to let others grow according to their natural calling, a lot of broken families can be saved. Troubled children and children with special needs are the next challenge to save the family.

In the more advanced Western civilization, many parents put children with special needs as a trophy of pride. They are proud because God trusted them to take good care of these people who need our deep compassion. But in developing countries, children with special needs are often regarded as a source of disaster, and often regarded as an  embarrassment to the society.

Having met thousands of children with special needs and their parents around Bali, there was a secret that was opened. Not all children with special needs are here on earth because of having bad karma. Most of them are sacred spirits who bring light to the parents in particular. Their presence is not a catastrophe, but it brings light.

Hearing stories like this, there were young people who asked: 'is there any children with special needs who grow spiritually? In the West there was a story of Helen Keller who could not see. As it has been recorded in history, although Hellen Keller could not see, she has managed to illuminate countless souls. One of the beautiful legacies of Helen Keller is like this: "I am sad to know that there are so many people who have eyes but they can not see".

Mother Teresa is one of the beautiful lights of our time. And the reason that Mother Teresa is such a luminous soul is because of people with special needs in Calcutta. It is similar to Mahatma Gandhi who was luminous because of the suffering of the people of India at that time. In summary, the pain presented by children with special needs can be processed from suffering into spiritual blessing.

At a different level, we are all wounded in childhood. Even the most sacred holy men were injured in childhood. And for the sake of saving the soul garden named family, it is important to transform the wounded soul into spiritual light. To put it more precisely, see the person who hurts as spiritual hands that keep purifying and perfecting. Focus your energy on seeing the guidance behind the trauma not the punishment.

In summary, in the age where there is violence everywhere, let's take good care of the soul garden named family. No matter how smart you are, learn to leave a space of tolerance in the mind. Whenever you have a problem with children, learn to transform suffering into spiritual blessings. Always keep in the heart, children with special needs are seeds of light which are sent by the future. And if your soul is wounded, use it as an opportunity to purify your soul from countless bad karma.

Author: Gede Prama.

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Proofread by: Kirsty Spence.