My meditation and readings this week led me to thoughts of people
in my life who have had some tremendous impact on who I am as a person
today. As I listed them in my journal, I was able to pinpoint their
exact roles, and I knew intuitively why I met them when I did. Some are
still in my life as close friends, and others have either drifted away
or died. But I can think about them, and know, "Oh, after I
met her, I realized how arrogant I truly am"; or, "After I met him, I
learned that I crave Community more than I ever knew," and the list goes
on.
After going back through some old notes I had from Thomas Moore's Care of the Soul,
and considering what he wrote about the eternity of the soul, I have
come to the belief that the names of these people were written on my
heart long before I took my first breath. They were destined for me, and
I for them, before the dawn of time. Our souls were knitted together
for a specific purpose, and the moment we met, fate had been
fulfilled.
My awakening only serves to further
intensify the impact these people and events have had. They are like
different phases in the beautiful- and sometimes painful- alchemy that
has transformed me throughout the years. Even the heartbreak and
sorrows, and those who caused them, were instrumental in the evolution
of my Self and the ultimate painting of my canvas.
If
you sat down and noted the people who have helped create who you are
today, I think you would be amazed at how well choreographed these
meetings of "coincidence" really were. And in the end, you might
realize, as I did, a refreshing reality:
We have the ability, and possible destiny, to love, and to be loved, by everyone we meet.
