Daily Meditation: Sunday, September 17, 2023

Life and Death - always help to maintain life

09/17/2023

Existence is nothing but a never-ending struggle between two antagonistic forces: life and death.* If we observe the creatures around us, we see that these two powerful adversaries are perpetually facing off, and it is always the weakness of one that gives strength to the other. When a kingdom is powerful and prosperous, its enemies keep a low profile, but when, through the neglect of its rulers or its citizens, the same kingdom starts to weaken, its enemies quickly make their presence felt and eventually destroy it. The same phenomenon also occurs inside us, for hostile forces are always threatening to weaken us by sapping our inspiration and our courage; we must be conscious of this in order to resist it. We have come to earth to carry out some work, and must not let negative forces win. As much as we can, through knowledge, faith, hope and love, we must help to maintain life.