Daily Meditation: Tuesday, July 25, 2006

A young boy or girl comes to see me and says: ‘I don’t …

07/25/2006

A young boy or girl comes to see me and says: ‘I don’t think it would be good for me to marry and have children; it is the spiritual life that calls me.’ But noting his or her constitution and make-up, I reply: ‘Study yourself carefully… I think it would be better for you to start a family. Solitude will weigh heavily on you; you won’t know what to do with your freedom, and you will do nothing but bother those around you.’ And to someone who is thinking of starting a family I sometimes say: ‘Study yourself carefully before making a decision… You don’t seem very suited to marriage; right away you will feel tied down, and not only will you yourself suffer, but you will make the person you live with suffer as well.’ Each of you comes to earth with a specific constitution, a specific temperament, and it is important to be aware of your deepest inclinations and not to take a direction that will lead you astray. As a result of your experiences in previous incarnations, each of you comes with a programme to fulfil which is related to your own possibilities. At this point it is not for you to decide on your deepest aspirations.