Daily Meditation: Tuesday, June 26, 2001

You question someone about his beliefs: he will tell you …

06/26/2001

You question someone about his beliefs: he will tell you what he thinks about religion, politics, love, etc., and he is convinced that he is right. A few years later, following all kinds of experiences, he has changed and his convictions as well. But he still believes he holds the truth. Well, that is how people are: they think one way when they are children, another as teenagers, and they change again when they become adults - and perhaps even many times - until their old age, when they will think differently again! So you must reflect and tell yourself, 'For now I have a certain point of view on life, but since I have changed opinion many times already, who knows if I am nearer to the truth now than before?' Yes, even at 99 years old, you must say, 'I'm still waiting to express my opinion; in a few thousand years maybe I will see more clearly!' It is all right to have convictions, but not about your capacity for judgment, because that is limited and incomplete. Live some more and you will change again. Yes, opinions vary constantly according to what we have lived through and on what level of consciousness it was experienced.