We know that the value of a human being is immense. In the deepest reassesses of out heart we know where our value comes from too, but we can’t quite put our finger on it. Does our value come from our physical strength or from what we do? Can our value be measured by our wealth or by our IQ? Or perhaps it comes from the right combination of all these things?
Today in words and pictures we will take a journey into the thing that makes us so valuable by turning the tables and exploring where our value doesn’t lie. I am hoping that with these pictures you will see that the value of a human being lies beyond what measurements and words can define.
Does our value come from our strength? Our physical strength waxes and wanes. And when we get older as our hair turns grey and the belt turns grey, our strength and agility start to diminish. But what about our value; does that diminish?
Besides if our value was merely based on physical strength, then this animal would be two tons more valuable that a human being.
And this would be the most valuable animal to ever have lived.
Does our value come from youth and beauty? As we get older the thing that makes us handsome or beautiful starts to change. But what about the value of a human being? Does that reach beyond the state that ends in decay?
Maybe our value comes from what we do? But during our lifetime we do many different things. We wash the dishes and take out the trash. We also go to work and write a book. Does it feel like our value fluctuates with our tasks?
Can our value ber measured by our wealth?
Like the stock market, during our lifetime our wealth goes up and down. But what about our value as a human being? Does that go up and down?
Is Warren Buffet really worth a billion times more that this baby?
And is Bill Gates worth 30 billion times more than Mother Tersa?
Can our value be measured in terms of IQ?
Is it true that Altert Eienstein was the most valuable person to ever live?
If our value comes from memory than a computer can remember reams of information. A human memory pales in comparison. And in a matter of days, a computer can solve problems that would take us lifetimes. I wonder why I never met a human who longed to become a computer. In a computer something seems to be missing. What is that thing?
Although words are not expansive enough to express our value, we can still know the thing that makes a human so valuable. Our value comes from the thing that lights up the person and his or her mind. This light is what we are. It is a steady flame that is neither diminished by a garbage man nor raised by a doctor. This flame is immeasurable and unfathomable. It is not affected by the things that we see or the things that we have. We recognize this flame as the being in human being; it is the hidden treasure that we find in our heart.
I hope that you get to enjoy the place that these words and pictures point to, and to abide there forever. This is what you really are; you are not trapped in the limitations that you see.
Feel free to ask questions
The revised edition of Making Your Wisdom Come Alive, a book that provides a step by step approach so that you can find your natural freedom, is hot off the press. It also gives you plenty of inspiration for your practice. Because we are doing a publicity campaign, there is a good possibility that I will have some radio and TV interviews. So look for them, and if you are allowed to, call in and ask questions. Remember, inner development is for the curious and this may be your opportunity to practice curiosity.
Now I want you to experience your true identity in its full glory. So please feel free to continue asking questions. I’m always glad to hear your reactions and clarify my answers. Unlike the path of faith, on the path of Self-Knowledge it is curiosity that destroys limitation and allows you to abide in your natural freedom.If the comment section of this blog doesn't work, please send your questions and comments to michael@ananya.com. To find out where this all leads go to, www.light-up-your-life.com. And finally, if you enjoy these blogs please tell your friend
Best Wishes for Your Practice,
Michael Gluckman
