Daily Meditation: Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Expecting - always to be paid back limits us

09/21/2011

The capacity to love without expecting to be loved, and also to work without expecting to be acknowledged or rewarded – this is what you must be able to achieve. Understand that there is no greater obstacle than expecting appreciation for the work you do. You wait and wait, and the waiting is crippling; you lose your enthusiasm. But human beings can only blossom when they are active, when their physical body is active but, above all, when their heart, mind, soul and spirit are active. By expecting some form of recognition, do you not feel you are limiting yourself, becoming gloomy? Act only because you feel it is useful and good to do so, and for no other reason. Do not expect anything in return, and you will live in freedom and light.