Safer

I ran across this quote on Facebook this morning.  

Courage
The seed cannot know what is going to happen, the seed has never known the flower. And the seed cannot even believe that he has the potentiality to become a beautiful flower. Long is the journey, and it is always safer not to go on that journey because unknown is the path, nothing is guaranteed. Nothing can be guaranteed. Thousand and one are the hazards of the journey, many are the pitfalls - and the seed is secure, hidden inside a hard core. But the seed tries, it makes an effort; it drops the hard shell which is its security, it starts moving. Immediately the fight starts: the struggle with the soil, with the stones, with the rocks. And the seed was very hard and the sprout will be very, very soft and dangers will be many. There was no danger for the seed, the seed could have survived for millennia, but for the sprout many are the dangers. But the sprout starts towards the unknown, towards the sun, towards the source of light, not knowing where, not knowing why. Great is the cross to be carried, but a dream possesses the seed and the seed moves.  

The same is the path for man. It is arduous. Much courage will be needed. This small wildflower has met the challenge of the rocks and stones in its path to emerge into the light of day. Surrounded by an aura of bright golden light, it exposes the majestyof its tiny self. Unashamed, it is equal to the brightest sun. When we are faced with a very difficult situation we have a choice: we can either be resentful, and try to find somebody or something to blame for the hardships, or we can face the challenge and grow. The flower shows us the way, as its passion for life leads it out of thedarkness and into the light. There is no point fighting against the challenges of life, or trying to avoid or deny them. They are there, and if the seed is to become the flower we must go through them. Be courageous enough to grow into the flower you are meant to be. ~Osho

Funny, I was thinking as I started to read this, that it was going to say, "It's always safer not to resist."  Hmmmm.  Safer not to resist the natural path of our growth and blossoming.  Safer to allow the Universe to have its way with us.  Safer to relax and trust in the process than to worry and tense up and get into angst about it.  This feels right to me.  Maybe all those dangers and difficulties are there simply because we anticipate them.

What if we relax into the process of life and let the burgeoning life force and the Divine Mind guide our path of growth and development?  How would our lives be different?  Would we find more wholeness, more joy, and more complete expression of our true Self?  Would our path be smoother and less stressful?

This is something I'm pondering today, and I wanted to share it with you.  Any thoughts?

Love and Blessings,
Orea