Chance Encounters Can Change Our Lives

@Shiva49 That may or may not be true. I’ve had chance encounters I’d love to erase from my memory.

@DianneN Better to remember those too for future guidance!

Good, we all need them. A brief conversation can make us think of the art of the impossible that hitherto lay dormant in us.

Yes, life is more than the mundane. We need the fuel of a higher purpose to lift ourselves up by the bootstraps

@Shiva49 It is by faith that works.

Yes, when we fall down, we should get up and get going. I am inspired by a few who never give up.

Yes, there is some super force that has created the whole edifice that we also are part of. By living a life of gratitude, we can pay our obeisance to our creator.

Good. At times, we tend to overlook their influence on our lives The promptings for such meetings are divine.

@Shiva49 Some people think that God sends us new waves of consciousness that we can tap into, to uplift ourselves by, from time to time. They are saying that we have entered a phase in his plan called the Aquarius Age, now, for example, and so we have access to higher levels of consciousness, if we so desire to reach up into it. Some people are happy to stick with their old consciousness horizon, and their experiences then will match where they are. Reaching higher brings us to higher levels of experience too, and more awareness about our experiences as well. Experiences are a dime a dozen, to some, but are rare as hen's teeth to others, who want a certain type of experience to lift them higher.

Yes, it is in a way like first-hand and second-hand knowledge. When we reflect on what we go through in life, our own experiences, it is much deeper than the echo - what others tell about life. I have learned myself after moving within a gamut of people from different cultures and beliefs. What I read and hear from others in the media look prejudiced then. Yes, people are brainwashed by a few glib talkers that their god is in danger and to rally behind him as if God is like us in his outlook, narrow-minded!

@innertalks The reality is we are never short of surprises. The issue with second-hand knowledge is the prejudice, agenda, they have to make us toe their line. When I am within a culture I can appreciate where they come from. Of course, one needs to keep an open mind to be considerate and empathetic. One area is the western concept of democracy that may not go well with some cultures and forcing that down the throats will never solve the underlying issue. It is better they work it out themselves. Of course, there are broad parameters to fit into world order but within that, there should be freedom of choice. The sum total of our experiences should uplift our consciousness with everyone feeling comfortable and becoming part of the process. However, the primeval instincts still hold sway as I see suspicions and threats bandied about by powerful countries forcing others to fall in line or face the consequences and isolation. So we still have a lot of spadework to strengthen our foundation of unity in diversity. When we cannot accept that there is only one creator, then we are stuck at the starting block! My way or the highway is the biggest impediment.