Try Something Different

Aum Sairam

May This Thursday [Baba's Day] Bring You Strength, Good luck, Success
Happiness And Joy

There is a common phrase we have all heard knowledge is power. Today's
word challenges us to become actively involved in our ongoing
education. We cannot be truly powerful people through complacency. It
is becoming increasingly important for us as individuals and as a
society to put more focus on being aware.

When we willingly accept the norm without questioning we lose our sense
of identity; we lose power in this world to make a difference. Behind
every established norm is a great deal of history, tradition, and core
values. We are so often taught to not question tradition, to accept
other people's methods and values as our own without seeking the deeper meaning.

The act of questioning and seeking understanding is a beautiful process
it causes us to open up to more of our potential. We are inspired to
find innovative new methods from which to operate, and we find new and
higher standards to hold
ourselves up to. In this process of expansion new values can be adapted
ones more in line with current times.

It can be easy to settle in and allow our routines to take over our
lives. It is human to believe that things are fine as they are, and
that may be the case many times, but fine and ok don't fuel our passion
for living. We are inspired and drawn to create and achieve greatness -
and the key tothis standard of living is knowledge. Our individual
lives and our societies
always benefit from a persistent dedication to expansion through education.

Today's Exercise:

Try something new. Look at the world through the eyes of others, view
an alternative media outlet, or read a book or magazine something
different than what you would normally select. You can do this with
other aspects too, just do something different from your usual routine,
or make a conscious effort to learn how to do something new or in a new
way. Open yourself today on this Thursday [Baba's Day] up to a
different experience and reflect on the meaning of it and what you
learned at the end of the day.

Allah Malik