How much have I learned from my Yoga and Spiritual Quest? I like to think of myself as calm, patient, with a touch of humility and tolerance thrown in for good measure. A simple walk yesterday with my son bought all these traits into question. The sun was shining, my son was chatty and the day felt good. My son needed a trip to the dentist so we wandered slowly through the sun filled, leaf dappled afternoon along a beautiful pedestrian walk way in our city. As we walked my mind wandered and I caught glimpses of the people around us. Some rushing back to work from lunch, children outside the museum with Mums, and just ahead of us two men walking and sipping from beer cans. I took little notice of them until one spat openly onto the pavement, and I felt my disgust rise. I noticed the crude tattoos, the bag full of more cans and couldn't help but tune into their conversation. The man who spat, turned and caught eye contact, and I shuddered slightly, I felt superior and better than him, he looked dirty and unkempt. I hurried my son passed and the same man made a sexually provocative comment toward me, and fool that I am I bit. I turned and asked would he like someone to say that to his wife in front of his son, he then got very defensive and very abusive. I kept walking and we left him behind. As we sat waiting for my sons appointment I mulled over these events. All my thoughts about who I am were put into question. I like to think I have a live and let live policy, that I'm tolerant and humble but clearly I was wrong. I prejudged this man, I reacted to what I thought was bad behaviour without thinking. I was what I did not wish to be. Recently I have found this happening more and more. My conclusion is that the Universe is giving me a very much needed kick up the arse. I have, in the back of my mind, thought that I was progressing nicely with my Spirituality and that I needed do very little to gain enlightenment, I now know this is not true. Everyday we are giving situations that help us grow. It's how we react to, how we feel about and how we learn from these situations that is important. Life is not mine to judge it is mine to learn from. Have you had any similar lightening strikes that made you reassess and sit up ready to pay attention? |
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