'Spiralling Soul' watercolour by Margaret M Brownlow
If we become indifferent to doing good, our capacity to do good will diminish. It is difficult to do something well. It is still more difficult to put right something we have done wrong. But it is altogether easy to destroy something. it takes great time and effort to grow a tree, but it is easy to cut it down. When it is dry and dead, it is impossible to bring it back to life.
If we do not make use of the spiritual faculties we have been given, then we will lose them. This has happened to certain fishes living in the waters of dark caves. They have lived so long in the darkness that they have become completely blind. The same thing has happened to certain hermits I have met in the caves of Tibet. There fore, do not let your spiritual sight grow dull, but make full use of all your spiritual faculties and strengthen them so that you are able to sense God's presence.
The pipe that carries fresh water is itself clean by the clear water that flows through it. in the same way, we are kept clean and pure if we allow God's spirit to constantly flow through us for the benefit of others.
Every day of our lives is like a precious diamond. Let us at least awake now, see the value of the days that remain and use them to acquire spiritual wealth.
Extract from the teachings of Sundar Singh (1889-1929)
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