He who knows my glory and power, he has the oneness of unwavering harmony. This is my truth (The Bhagavad Gita, 10:7).
The unwavering truth is the power of having all knowledge given to us. The Holy Bible says, “Ask and it is given.”
My 12-year-old son and I sat across from one another at the kitchen table. We dismantled his science kit, which came complete with a well-preserved Earth Worm for dissection. The smell of formaldehyde already reached my nostrils before we opened the package. After reading the chapter on worm dissection aloud to him, my son decided to work on his English Essay on child poverty and education instead. Uplifting material for a youngster!
Thankfully, his paper is about empowerment and how countries worldwide, particularly in the United States, would do well to offer free public education through college. He argued that an education would help people figure out how to overcome poverty, and the world would be a much better place. Wise, young lad!
Unfortunately, something was missing from my son’s homework that he couldn’t quite place his finger on. He was hungry for more, but instead of advocating for this, he began developing a somewhat melancholy attitude towards his assignments. His last essay has taken more than a week to get through, causing him to fall behind in schoolwork.
Thankfully, his home-room teacher and I already had a plan drafted between us just for moments like these. My son hasn’t remembered yet that he can study almost anything he wants and write about it for school credit. I even asked him what he wanted to learn. He didn’t seem sure of himself:
In an overwhelming sea of knowledge available, it takes getting to know oneself to figure out what to focus on.
We started to talk about my son's problems and why he was becoming overwhelmed at school. His plate was filled: lead role in the school play and rehearsals, guitar practice, and overdue assignments. To add to this, his father had cancer, and the list of burdens grew for him! So, we sat together to discuss what was eating away at my son, and soon, tears swelled up.
I felt guided in this moment to grab two very valuable books: The Seven Laws of Spiritual Success and The Soul of Leadership by Dr. Deepak Chopra. Worm Dissection and the English Essay were temporarily put on hold as we read passages from each book together. One of the passages spoke to me at this moment:
I will then ask my heart for guidance and be guided by its message of comfort or discomfort. If the choice feels comfortable, I will plunge ahead with abandon. If the choice feels uncomfortable, I will pause and see the consequences of my actions with my inner vision. This guidance will enable me to make spontaneously correct choices for myself and for all those around me (The Seven Laws of Spiritual Success, Deepak Chopra, pg. 50).
Soon, my son decided to finish writing his essay.
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