Hey Guys,
I wanted to share an amazing book that has surprised me considerably in the last two weeks. It's a book written by a friend of mine named Vaishali and it's called "Wisdom Rising". Vaishali is a spiritual advisor with the most integrity of just about anyone I've met. Now before we met I would've told you that I was perfectly capable of handling my own spirit thank you very much and in fact, she would say the same thing. Moreover, she would say that it was essential that I do. Vaishali has that rare quality of living her life the way she speaks. She suffers from being human like us all, but she continually and relentlessly strives and succeeds in her personal and professional life to give stellar and compassionate advice that will make a difference to anyone who speaks with her.
Now onto the reason I'm praising her this particular minute. Vaishali's book "Wisdom Rising" has a chapter in it about the amazing Oscar Wilde. Wilde was a man of both ultimate compassion and means who treated servants as if they were part of the family at a time when that just wasn't done. If he drank wine they drank the same bottle. If he went on vacation they did as well. This generous man was stripped from everything he had including his wealth, wife and children by the English courts. He died penniless in Paris with a sense of humor about his trials and an astounding ability to share anything he scrounged up with his fellow homeless. Now that's a way to live.
Oscar Wilde'z life reminds me that I'm happiest when I make people laugh even if it's at my own expense. He reminds me I'm fulfilled when I give as much of myself as I can others. That I'd rather build people up than tear them down. These moments are always hard to come by because I'm very flawed and human, but it's in the trying that we make a difference. At least that's what this wonderful book reminds me.
Anyway, I hope you have a chance to read it and get as much out of it as I have. I'll see you soon.
- Jeff
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